Topic
Airline Industry
50 published works
Truth on the Market
Nonstop to Nowhere: Spirit, JetBlue, and the Limits of Merger Doctrine
By Dirk Auer
Spirit Airlines built its brand on the promise that flying could be miserable, but cheap. Its reported shutdown and liquidation now poses a less cheerful question for antitrust: What if…
Texas Personal Injury Law Blog
What Can You Do if the Airline Loses Your Luggage?
By Paul Cannon
One thing that can mess up your vacation plans is having the airlines lose or delay your luggage. But did you know that there are multiple ways that you may…
SALT Shaker
All or nothing: Illinois Appellate Court denies tax exemption on aviation fuel
By Laurin E. McDonald, Eversheds Sutherland SALT
The Illinois Appellate Court affirmed the Illinois Tax Tribunal’s determination that aviation fuel sold to airlines and subsequently stored at O’Hare International Airport is not exempt from the Retailer’s Occupation…
The Contingency
Ordinary people catch a break (on airfares)
Spirit: The Home of the Bare Fare Keeps Flying. On January 17, 2024, a judicial appointee of a President whose administration sharply curtailed antitrust enforcement* blocked a $3.8 billion attempt…
The Contingency
Alaska-Hawaiian Merger Might Crash into the 2023 Draft Merger Guidelines
The $1.9 billion deal Alaska Airlines signed with Hawaiian Airlines on December 3 would enable the competitors to collaborate on the 12 routes they both fly between the Aloha State…
Legal Profession Blog
Discomfort Not Dangerous
The United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit has denied mandamus relief to an advocacy group seeking roomier airplane seatsFlyers Rights and its current president have…
Bankruptcy & Restructuring Law
New Chapter 11 Filing – ExpressJet Airlines LLC
By Cole Schotz
On August 23, 2022, College Park, Georgia-based ExpressJet Airlines LLC, a leading regional airline connecting millions of passengers to North America monthly, filed a petition for relief under Chapter 11…
Canadian Lawyer Mag
Aviation lawyer Jason MacIntyre on how airlines survived the pandemic (so far)
COVID-19 caused billions in losses as airline traffic plummeted by more than 70 percent
Canadian Lawyer Mag
B.C. court approves class action for baggage fees against WestJet
Failure of class action against airline not ‘plain and obvious' without prior jurisprudence
The Right Coast
Pentagon orders U.S. airlines to help fly Afghanistan evacuees
Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin has ordered U.S. commercial airlines to provide planes to help speed up Afghanistan evacuation efforts, the Pentagon said Sunday.via www.cnbc.comUnited Airlines should be forced to do…