http://lawprofessors.typepad.com/aviation/ A Member of the Law Professor Blogs Network en-US 2009-07-14T21:12:36-04:00 AviationLawProfBloghttp://feedburner.google.com http://lawprofessors.typepad.com/aviation/2009/07/the-financial-times-reported-last-week-that-virgin-america-is-seeking-regulator-approval-to-receive-capital-from-a-new-group.html The Financial Times reported last week that Virgin America is seeking regulator approval to receive capital from a new group of U.S. investors. See Justin Baer, Virgin America Moves to Head Off Challenge, Fin. Times, July 10, 2009 (available here).... Aviation LawProf 2009-07-14T21:12:36-04:00 http://lawprofessors.typepad.com/aviation/2009/07/havel-on-dotdoj-tensions.html Prof. Brian Havel, Director of the International Aviation Law Institute, was quoted in Saturday's edition of the Chicago Tribune concerning the recent decision of the Department of Transportation to grant approval and broad (though not absolute) antitrust immunity for Continental... Aviation LawProf 2009-07-13T12:34:32-04:00 http://lawprofessors.typepad.com/aviation/2009/07/despite-strong-protests-from-the-senate-judiciary-committee-and-the-department-of-justices-antitrust-division-the-department.html Despite strong protests from the Senate Judiciary Committee and the Department of Justice's Antitrust Division, the Department of Transportation issued a final order today granting Continental Airlines approval and antitrust immunity to join the Star Alliance. Here are some of... Aviation LawProf 2009-07-10T14:04:03-04:00 http://lawprofessors.typepad.com/aviation/2009/07/flying-to-ithaca-the-olympic-epic-continues.html Another chapter was written Monday in the legal odyssey involving the European Commission and the Government of Greece concerning State aid the latter provided to Olympic Airways, its longsuffering national carrier whose corporate structure has been twice transmogrified over the... Aviation LawProf 2009-07-08T17:00:21-04:00 http://lawprofessors.typepad.com/aviation/2009/07/air-canada-to-bankruptcy-court.html There are reports circulating that Air Canada may file for bankruptcy protection if three of its five unions are unwilling to ratify agreements which include wage freezes and a 21 month moratorium on payments to the airline's pension plans. See... Aviation LawProf 2009-07-08T13:12:50-04:00 http://lawprofessors.typepad.com/aviation/2009/07/measuring-the-airlines.html Yesterday's Financial Times had an illuminating story on the way airlines, particularly low-cost carrier Ryanair, plays with its traffic numbers to support such boasting slogans as "[t]he world's favourite airline." See Kevin Done, Airline Publicity Dogfight Hides the Real Numbers,... Aviation LawProf 2009-07-08T12:57:13-04:00 http://lawprofessors.typepad.com/aviation/2009/07/americans-riposte-to-the-doj.html On Monday, both Continental Airlines and its fellow joint applicants from the Star Alliance along with American Airlines filed separate responses to the Department of Justice's recent comments on the pending Star application. See previous discussion on the blog here... Aviation LawProf 2009-07-07T00:25:00-04:00 http://lawprofessors.typepad.com/aviation/2009/07/a-global-blacklist-for-unsafe-airlines.html A number of news sources, including the Financial Times and The Daily Telegraph, are reporting that European Commisioner for Transport Antonio Tajani is calling for a global blacklist of unsafe airlines following the crash of a Yemeni passenger jet which... Aviation LawProf 2009-07-02T12:50:47-04:00 http://lawprofessors.typepad.com/aviation/2009/07/wsj-on-the-dojs-opposition-to-star.html The July 2 edition of the Wall Street Journal has a brief, but acute, commentary on the Department of Justice's recent filing opposing any grant of broad antitrust immunity by the Department of Transportation for Continental Airlines to join the... Aviation LawProf 2009-07-01T23:16:00-04:00 http://lawprofessors.typepad.com/aviation/2009/07/alliances-and-antitrust-immunity-a-brief-reading-list.html In light of the recent news concerning the Justice Department's strong opposition to the expanded Star Alliance receiving broad approval and antitrust immunity, blog readers may be interested in consulting the following articles on airline alliances and the Department of... Aviation LawProf 2009-07-01T12:29:49-04:00 http://lawprofessors.typepad.com/aviation/2009/07/late-last-week-the-us-house-of-representatives-passed-the-american-clean-energy-and-security-act-of-2009-hr-2454-111th.html Late last week the U.S. House of Representatives passed the American Clean Energy and Security Act of 2009, H.R. 2454, 111th Cong., by a narrow margin of 219 to 212. The Act mandates a 17% reduction in carbon dioxide, methane,... Aviation LawProf 2009-07-01T11:20:45-04:00 http://lawprofessors.typepad.com/aviation/2009/07/the-economic-impact-of-regulation.html According to the business news website StreetInsider, airline stocks have been adversely impacted by the recent filing from the Department of Justice on the pending application for Continental Airlines to join the Star Alliance with full antitrust immunity. This comes... Aviation LawProf 2009-07-01T00:21:19-04:00 http://lawprofessors.typepad.com/aviation/2009/06/more-on-the-dojstar-alliance-fallout.html Today's Wall Street Journal has a good story on the Department of Justice's opposition to Continental Airlines joining a Star Alliance fully immunized from U.S. antitrust law. A few points from the story worth considering: "The Justice Department . .... Aviation LawProf 2009-06-30T12:36:51-04:00 http://lawprofessors.typepad.com/aviation/2009/06/when-it-was-first-discussed-on-the-blog-that-the-department-of-justices-antitrust-division-would-in-the-words-of-us-attorn.html When it was first discussed on the blog that the Department of Justice's Antitrust Division would, in the words of U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder, "have some input" into the pending final order for Continental Airlines to join the Star... Aviation LawProf 2009-06-29T13:20:55-04:00