The Biden administration wants a pro-consumer agency. Some senators would rather help interest groups.
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Whistleblower Laws That Protect Lawbreakers
The late whistleblower John Barnett described Boeing as a psychological torture chamber for anyone who cared about safety. A 2000 law makes fighting back nearly impossible.
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Congress Poised to Prevent One Form of Student Debt Relief
The FAA reauthorization bans debt cancellation for flight education loans.
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Blowing the Door Off Boeing’s ‘Epstein Deal’
The lawyer who busted open Jeffrey Epstein’s sweetheart deal sues DOJ for the goods on Trump’s slimy deferred prosecution agreement with the 737 manufacturer.
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Boeing 737 MAX Incident a By-Product of Its Financial Mindset
The door plug that ripped off an Alaska Airlines plane only exists because of cost-cutting production techniques to facilitate cramming more passengers into the cabin.
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House FAA Reauthorization Bill Would Distort True Price of Airfare
The airline industry is using a must-pass bill to decouple government taxes, fees, and other surcharges from prices listed on airfare advertisements.
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What Was Behind Last Week’s FAA Breakdown?
Pete Buttigieg’s personnel choices were certainly a factor.
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Government Spending Bill Waives Aircraft Safety Deadline
Boeing gets its way, again.
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Boeing’s Lobbying Blitz
The airplane maker is scrambling to get a deadline for improving cockpit safety systems on all planes pushed back.
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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.