Sep 1, 2018 | Air and Space, Brooke L. Hauglid, Comment, Labor and Employment
By Brooke L. Hauglid Abstract Airline Companies have a clouded history when it comes to sex discrimination. Open any textbook on gender and law and you are sure to find cases like Wilson v. Southwest Airlines, Burwell v. E. Air Lines, Inc., or numerous others...
Sep 1, 2018 | Air and Space, Comment, Klayton Sweitzer Hiland
By KlaytonSweitzer Hiland Abstract The U.S. Airline Industry has a rich history of regulation, deregulation, competition, labor disputes, and solvency problems. Airlines play an irreplaceable role in American society. The industry is responsible for over $1.5 trillion...
Sep 1, 2018 | Administrative, Air and Space, Comment, Jonathan Petree
By Jonathan Petree Abstract LUDDITES BEWARE: advances in modern technology may warrant the reevaluation of Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) regulations that practically serve only to impede the technological growth within, and the subsequent evolution of, the...
Jun 1, 2018 | Administrative, Air and Space, Comment, Health Law and Policy, Katie Manworren
By Katie Manworren Abstract In 2015, a pilot for Germanwings (an airline based in Germany) purposefully crashed a plane into a mountain in France while en route to Dusseldorf, Germany. Germany is one of thirty-two member nations whose aviation industries fall under...
Jun 1, 2018 | Administrative, Air and Space, Comment, Luke Strieber
By Luke Strieber Abstract Drones, Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs), and Unmanned Aerial Systems (UASs) are relatively new innovations. Their uses have ranged from recreational toys to lethal weapons on the battlefield. As drones’ popularity has grown among hobbyists...
Sep 1, 2017 | Administrative, Air and Space, Alexander P. Cohen, Comment
By Alexander P. Cohen Abstract “Uber in the sky,” while catchy, does not accurately capture the business models of Flytenow and AirPooler. Instead, pilots would post to an online bulletin board on a semiprivate website, members would decide which flight to join based...
Sep 1, 2017 | Air and Space, Catherine Parsley, Comment
By Catherine Parsley Abstract Despite shocking and frequent news stories about intoxicated pilots, current United States government- and airline-imposed regulations actively monitor employees’ conditions, allow and encourage pilots to seek help when they need it, and...
Sep 1, 2017 | Air and Space, Comment, Lindsey Rattikin
By Lindsey Rattikin Abstract On June 30, 1956, two commercial airplanes collided over the Grand Canyon. No one saw the crash occur, but the impact was heard around the world. All 128 people aboard the two planes died in the accident, making it “the deadliest aviation...
Jun 1, 2017 | Air and Space, Comment, Courtney Luster
By Courtney Luster Abstract “Spirit Airlines passengers battered . . . ,” “Lawsuit: American Airlines Failed to Protect Girl,” “JetBlue [ ] passenger . . . interfering with flight safety . . . ,” “$10 million [passenger assault] lawsuit filed against [a]irlines . . ....
Jun 1, 2017 | Air and Space, Andrew J. Upton, Comment
By Andrew J. Upton Abstract After an air ambulance transported Ivan Mitchell’s wife from Grand Forks, North Dakota to the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota, Mr. Mitchell received a bill for about $54,000. The total bill was $67,325, but the Mitchells’ insurance only...
