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Year in Review 2016

Year in Review 2016Zika. Terrorism. Hotels vs. OTAs. Airbnb. Cuba. Fathom. River cruises. The Virgin America-Alaska merger. TSA PreCheck. Brexit....

Congressmen reintroduce airline-seat billThe Seat Egress in Air Travel (SEAT) Act proposes legislation to establish minimum seat sizes on commercial aircraft and a...

DOT fines American $1.6M for tarmac delaysThe figure equals the largest fine the DOT has levied for a violation of the 2010 rule that prohibits carriers from keeping...

DOT proposes to improve airplane restroom access for disabledA second proposal would improve in-flight entertainment for blind and deaf passengers.

New DOT rule would require informing fliers about in-flight phone useThe move is necessary, the DOT said, because existing Federal Communications Commission rules, while banning phone calls on...

After nearly 3 years, DOT approves Norwegian Air permit

After nearly 3 years, DOT approves Norwegian Air permitThe application to operate a subsidiary in Ireland had drawn fierce opposition from U.S. network airlines, airline unions and...

WTO panel deems Wash. state tax incentives to Boeing illegalThe World Trade Organization also found that six other tax incentives disputed by the EU were not prohibited.

The Alaska Airlines-Virgin America merger still has not received antitrust approval.

Regulators taking harder look at air-service consolidationTwo recent antitrust-immunity decisions and delays in approving Alaska Airlines' acquisition of Virgin America hint that the...

American and Qantas withdraw application for antitrust immunityThe airlines won't ask the Department of Transportation to reconsider its Nov. 18 decision to block the airlines' proposed...

Trump continues to threaten reversal of Obama's Cuba policyFollowing the death of Fidel Castro on Nov. 25, president-elect Donald Trump continued with his stern Cuba rhetoric.

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