Categories: Government

American Eagle Faces Second FAA Penalty of February

Posted by: Justin Bachman on February 17

Seventeen days into February, and American Eagle’s (AMR) civil penalty tally with the government stands at $5.4 million. The Federal Aviation Administration proposed a $2.9 million penalty against the…

IRS: Checked Luggage Fees Aren’t Taxable

Posted by: Justin Bachman on January 28

Paying to check your luggage is not a taxable event, the IRS has ruled in response to an airline’s query from last spring. That means the U.S. airline industry won’t…

Virgin America’s (New) Owners Set a Course to an IPO

Posted by: Justin Bachman on January 08

Virgin America was deemed a U.S. citizen airline today by the Department of Transportation, ending a protracted skirmish with rivals who questioned whether Sir Richard Branson’s Virgin Group was…

Virgin America: Will the DOT Find Its Owner Fit?

Posted by: Justin Bachman on September 03

The very long, contentious dispute surrounding Virgin America’s citizenship took another incremental inch forward today when that airline responded to the latest legal blast from Alaska Air Group (ALK). Its…

FAA Chief: New Pilot Rest Rules Urgent for Industry

Posted by: Justin Bachman on August 05

As the FAA revises pilot training and rest rules, Administrator Randy Babbitt threw down a bit of a warning to pilots and airlines: Don’t hinder the process. Babbitt spoke Wednesday…

EADS Passes on an Air Force One Fight

Posted by: Justin Bachman on January 28

Away from the gloomy financial times for Boeing on Jan. 28, a small piece of good news: it appears the company will keep the White House’s business. The parent company…