Aviation Law Prof Blog
A regularly-updated blawg featuring aviation law news and commentary.
Author: Brian F. Havel is a law professor and director of International Aviation Law Institute at DePaul University College of Law. Michael S. Jacobs is co-director of the International Aviation Law Institute at DePaul and Andrew Eastmond is the FedEx/United Airlines Resident Research Fellow at the International Aviation Law Institute at DePaul.
Blawg Related Categories: Aviation & Space Law • Law Professors • DePaul University • Law Professor
Recent Posts from Aviation Law Prof Blog
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The U.S./EC Divide on oneworld
Last week's edition of the Economist provided a good overview of the potential divergence between the U.S. and European Community with respect to the oneworld Alliance. See All Together Now, Economist, Oct. 29, 2009 (available…
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Economic Impact of Continental Airlines
There's a new report out about the economic impact of Continental Airlines in New York and New Jersey. While not directly law related, it may be of help to those of you doing research in…
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Renewed Continental/United Merger Rumors
There's been a new round of reporting on the possibility of a Continental/United Airlines merger. See, e.g, Michael Doermer & Tom Lavall, Continental May Reconsider Combining with United, Bloomberg, Nov. 3, 2009 (available here); Alison…
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Delta and American Continue to Court JAL
The Wall Street Journal is reporting that both American Airlines and Delta Air Lines are intensifying their efforts to forge a deepened alliance relationship with Japan's JAL. See Mariko Sanchanta, American, Delta Step Up JAL…
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New Rule Favors Airline Labor
Further evidence that labor holds significant sway over U.S. air transportation policy surfaced yesterday as the National Mediation Board announced that it is contemplating revising its longstanding rule under the Railway Labor Act which counts…
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Labor Softening Up to Alliances?
The Associated Press ran a story a few days ago indicating that the Association of Professional Flight Attendants, the union representing American Airlines' flight attendants, is supporting the airline's bid to receive antitrust immunity for…
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Are the Bunkrupt Skies the Friendliest?
Though it's not available yet, a working paper by University of Virginia economists Federico Ciliberto and Carola Schenone may interest blog readers. See Are the Bankrupt Skies the Friendliest? (Working Paper, Oct. 12, 2009) (available…
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No Japan/U.S. Open Skies?
U.S. and Japanese negotiators concluded their latest round of air transport talks without finalizing an open skies agreement. See Mariko Sanchanta, Hurdles Remain for U.S.-Japan Open Skies Deal, Wall St. J., Oct. 30, 2009 (available…
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ANA Looking to Expand
The Wall Street Journal has a new story up on All Nippon Airways's (ANA) aggressive plan to acquire more slots at Tokyo's two major international airports even as fellow Japanese carrier JAL struggles to survive.…
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Open Skies, Closed Markets
Cornelia Woll of the Max Planck Society for the Advancement of Science, has an interesting working paper available. See Open Skies, Closed Markets: The Importance of Time in the Negotiation of International Air Transport(APSA 2009…