It’s time to admit that airline deregulation has failed passengers, workers—and economic efficiency.
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Posted inLaw and Justice
Has American Airlines Abandoned Its Promise to Airport Workers?
Amid the threat of a high-profile strike one year ago, the airline vowed to clear the path for its contractors’ low-wage employees to unionize. Now, the workers’ union says the company is backtracking.
Posted inEconomic Policy
Trickle Downers of the Week: The Republicans on the House Transportation Committee
Instead of demanding answers from airline executives, House Republicans echoed the industry’s anti-regulation talking points.
Posted inEconomic Policy
Flying the Bloody Skies
Dr. Dao received exceptional treatment, but passenger abuse is built into the airlines’ business model.
Posted inMoney, Politics, and Power
How the DNC Avoided a Philly Airport Worker Strike
Faced with the prospect of an airport strike that could have blocked convention delegates from landing in Philadelphia, senior Democratic officials pressured American Airlines to the bargaining table.
Posted inAmerica and the World
Long Lines and Disasters: The TSA in a Time of Troubles
A conversation with former Homeland Security Assistant Secretary Juliette Kayyem on the future of airport security.
Posted inEconomic Policy
Republicans Against Legroom
Maximizing airline shareholder value means minimizing passenger comfort, and GOP senators vote to keep it that way.