Today on TAP: The JetBlue buyout of low-cost Spirit Airlines faces certain action from Biden’s reinvigorated antitrust officials.
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Buttigieg Under Fire From Capitol Hill Leaders
With July 4th flight cancellations approaching, the transportation secretary is faulted for having no remedial plan.
Posted inTransportation
Fourth of July Flight Cancellation Hell
It’s likely to be even worse than Memorial Day weekend, when fraudulent staffing levels caused 2,800 flights to be canceled.
Posted inTransportation
Pete Buttigieg’s Day Job
The ambitious transportation secretary has the power to go after multiple abuses by the airlines and signal administration support for suffering consumers. He’s barely touched it.
Posted inWorking in America
Proposed Federal Drug Testing Changes Could Imperil Transportation Workers
Union officials argue rules would inject chaos into the sector and mistakenly label non–drug users as users.
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Biden and the Inflation Trap
Today on TAP: Can the president be even more effective in countering the Republicans’ false narrative?
Posted inTransportation
Airline Abuses and Government’s Dormant Power
The Department of Transportation needs to be more aggressive in protecting consumers from price-gouging.
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Stratospheric Airfares
Today on TAP: Rising ticket prices are another facet of inflation that has nothing to do with overheated general demand, and everything to do with industry price-gouging.
Posted inMoney, Politics, and Power
Private Equity’s Airline Strategy Could Draw a Challenge
Budget airlines Frontier and Spirit, buoyed by a private equity investor, announced a merger earlier this week. But a revamped antitrust enforcement atmosphere awaits.
Posted inHousing and Transportation
5G Rollout Is an Administrative-State Fail
Reliable wireless networks? Safe air travel? Why not both?
