Delta CEO Ed Bastian asked U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland to create a special no-fly list for passengers convicted of creating onboard disruptions.
His judicial philosophy emphasized promotion of democracy, a theme in tension with his emphasis on the need for deference to expertise.
The bumbling TSA and performative mask requirements are ineffective air-travel hassles.
Should the no-fly list include another 70 million Americans?
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TSA security screenings led to more driving and thus more auto deaths. Mandating vaccines on airplanes could have a similar effect.
We don't have a gridlock problem. We have a spending problem.
The company has agreed to purchase 15 supersonic airliners from Denver-based aerospace startup Boom.
The agency's rule, which it recently extended until mid-September, makes no sense as a safety measure.
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It's too late for health passports to make a difference, but the damage could be immense.
The idea is looking less like a Get Out of Jail Free card and more like a hall pass.
Airlines keep claiming they need a second bailout to bring back 35,000 furloughed employees. Don't buy their argument.
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The grants and loans Congress has approved for the airline industry aren't about saving jobs.
House Democrats are working to extend another round of emergency aid to airlines in a stand-alone bill after the passage of a larger coronavirus relief package stalled in the Senate.
Passenger airlines are demanding another $25 billion in taxpayer support to prevent mass layoffs.
The federal government has already made $32 billion available to distressed airlines. The industry wants another $25 billion.
Never mind the court order showing the child as a dependent in her care.
Unless you are especially dedicated to seeing the world and willing to run a gauntlet of hassles to do so, travel is poised to become a more local activity.
Lawmakers who voted for the $50 billion bailout of the airline industry are just shocked at these companies' behavior.
The CARES Act gives the federal government the power to take large ownership stakes in the airlines and dictate much of their operations.
Pending minimum service rules would require airlines to keep operating a certain number of flights, regardless of how little demand there is for air travel.
A lot of industries and individuals are suffering right now. A select few corporations are getting big bailouts.
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It took the TSA multiple weeks to complete its review and conclude that Coke bottles are not a tool of terrorism.
If it takes a QAnon conspiracy theorist to get the president pissed off at the TSA, then so be it.
The passengers of the Ethiopian Airlines jet that crashed March 10 had not even been buried before some commentators had identified the cause: deregulation.
"The safety of the American people and all people is our paramount concern," Trump said.
Q&A with economist Veronique de Rugy.
Elizabeth Nolan Brown talks about DHS's "Blue Campaign," which is pushing hotel and airline workers to call the feds if they suspect human trafficking.
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The possibilities and perils of voluntary, privately operated biometric screening
Blame normal TSA incompetence, not the government shutdown, for allowing a passenger to smuggle a firearm through security.
The swashbuckling Southwest Airlines honcho is dead at 87.
Santa Claus is coming to town with all his liquids in a single quart-sized baggie.
Air marshals might still treat you like a terrorist. But they'll stop documenting your every move.
The future we've fantasized about really is coming, and soon.
The TSA's policy is to report any weed they find to local law enforcement. But they'll have to notice it first.
The limo company and driver in the deadly New York crash were already flouting the state's strict rules.
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In New Zealand, customs officials can now demand that travelers unlock their electronic devices.
It makes no sense. Then again, neither does prohibition.
Congress gives a nod to new technologies in renewing the aviation safety agency's legal authority, while punting on real reforms.
The trays are germier than the airport toilets.
No curtain calls for any security theater performances.
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