This is an ETW side-by-side of the existing statutory title 49 language governing the Management Advisory Council and the changes that chairman Shuster proposed to make in his original manager’s amendment to H.R. 4 on…
Text of H.R. 4, the FAA Reauthorization Act of 2018, as introduced in the House of Representatives on April 13, 2018 by Representatives, Shuster, DeFazio, LoBiondo and Larsen. The new bill is the text of…
Over the past 15 years, changes in the airline industry have consolidated air service at the largest hub airports while passenger levels at medium hubs have remained consistent.[1] But the smallest of airports usually do…
Airport congestion, and ensuing nationwide delays, are disruptive to travelers and to the American economy. The federal government is capable of awarding grants aimed at bolstering our nation’s airports.1 But is that the best way…
Congress and the Trump administration have proposed to overhaul air traffic control (ATC) in the United States by removing the ATC function from the federal government and assigning it to a non-profit private corporation.
Airline ticket prices are near historic lows, but cheap jet fuel will not always save consumers money. People are flying more direct flights than ever before, but some medium-sized airports have seen reductions in flights…
According to the U.S. Department of Transportation (U.S. DOT), about 80 percent of domestic airline flights arrive on-time every year. That figure is largely unchanged since 2003 (Figure 1). However, those flights that are delayed…
In the United States, airlines are often perceived by the public and portrayed in the media as not being customer-oriented and as focusing more on profits than on the experience of their passengers.[1] Along with…
Throughout the United States, the average passenger is paying less to fly and is taking more direct flights than 15 years ago.[1] These broad trends are certainly positive for flyers as a whole. However passengers in…
In 1980, airline passengers were able to choose from two dozen different airlines operating across the United States. Yet even as air traffic has grown over the past few decades, the number of airlines has…
Airlines in the United States are experiencing their most profitable years since deregulation. However, average ticket prices are much lower than they were in the 1980s and early 1990s. So what is responsible for airlines’ financial success?
Eno Aviation Insights, aims to illustrate where the domestic air travel industry has been and where it is headed from an independent, objective perspective. The goal is not only look at system-wide averages, but also…
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