Posts in Government Regulation
Qatar launches service to Atlanta amid drama

Qatar Airways launched its Doha-Atlanta service with an A380 superjumbo. While the airliner was greeted with the usual inaugural flight festivities, there was drama surrounding the arrival. Delta Air Lines, which it has been feuding with Qatar, controls the only gate that can handle an A380 and was not able to make it available to Qatar. The solution? Unloading the world's largest airliner with airstairs. Welcome back to 1963.

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US-Cuba scheduled flights could resume in 2016

Last week, the governments of the United States and Cuba reached an agreement that could allow scheduled commercial airline service to resume between the two countries for the first time in decades. Since then, several airlines have expressed interest in resuming flights to the island nation.

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Justice Department sues United, Delta over Newark-Liberty agreement

The Justice Department is challenging an agreement between Delta and United to swap takeoff and landing slots at Newark-Liberty International Airport and John F. Kennedy International Airport. But should they?

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