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McLafferty v. Deutsche Lufthansa A.G. et al. (E.D. Pa. Oct. 16, 2009). In her class action complaint, the plaintiff alleged that Lufthansa, Air France, KLM and Alitalia had engaged in price fixing in violation of the Sherman Act. She alleged that, at a 2003 IATA meeting, the airlines agreed to impose surcharges on fares for passenger [...] Posted on November 2, 2009 at 06:52 pm by Kenneth Nankin

UPS Supply Chain Solutions, Inc. v. American Airlines, Inc. (N.D. Ill. Aug. 14, 2009). For a cargo damage claim, Article 31(2) of the Montreal Convention requires that "the person entitled to delivery must complain to the carrier forthwith after the discovery of the damage," and, at the latest, within 14 days from the date of [...] Posted on August 20, 2009 at 08:13 pm by Kenneth Nankin

Travers v. JetBlue Airways Corporation (D. Mass. July 23, 2009). According to the plaintiff skycaps, JetBlue diverted tip revenue to itself by imposing a $2 fee for each bag checked by a passenger at the curbside. The skycaps claimed that their compensation, most of which took the form of tips, had decreased substantially because few [...] Posted on August 16, 2009 at 07:04 am by Kenneth Nankin

That was the suggestion floated by NASA's Alan Ladwig during a speech Friday morning at the 2nd Annual Space and Telecom Law Conference in Washington, organized by Space and Telecom Law Program of the University of Nebraska's College of Law. Ladwig, who just transitioned from his former role as senior advisor to the administrator to deputy associate administrator for communications for public outreach, said that it was highly likely that regardless whatever decision the White House makes on the... Posted on November 21, 2009 at 01:17 pm by Jeff Foust

If your idea of space advocacy can't be contained to 140-character tweets, you're in luck: a couple of organizations have set plans for grassroots lobbying efforts on Capitol Hill early next year. The Space Exploration Alliance has announced plans for its 2010 Legislative Blitz, scheduled for February 21-23. (Some of the language on the web site, though, still refers to their 2009 event.) The exact legislative agenda isn't listed, although the site does refer to the Augustine committee report... Posted on November 19, 2009 at 03:49 am by Jeff Foust

It seems some NASA supporters took the news about a potential across-the-board budget cut in FY2011 (which may or may not happen, and may or may not include NASA) pretty hard: on the microblogging service Twitter, the news generated a flurry of tweets in the last day or so, all tagged with the search term "#saveNASA". While it's not clear just in how much jeopardy NASA's budget is, it hasn't stopped people from rallying that something needs to be done to, well, save NASA. What that something is... Posted on November 19, 2009 at 03:40 am by Jeff Foust

According to the Federal Aviation Administration, on Saturday a medical helicopter carrying three people crashed near Doyle, California, killing those on board. The helicopter, a Aerospatiale AS350, built in 1982 and operated by Mountain Life Flight, had reportedly delivered a patient in Reno, Nevada, when it crashed during its return to... Posted on November 19, 2009 at 02:31 pm by blogger

A recent crash involving a Coast Guard C-130 carrying seven people and a Marine Corps AH-1W Super Cobra with two crew members was remembered at the Sacramento station where the Coast Guard plane was based. The crash, in which nine servicemen are missing, occurred near San Clemente Island, a Naval training... Posted on November 10, 2009 at 11:23 am by blogger

Two planes crashed within hours of each other yesterday in Michigan. In northern Michigan around 6:30 p.m. a small plane carrying pilot Patrick J. McNamara, 52, and passenger, Christopher A. Hasty, 32, both of Gaylord died when they reportedly crashed-landed on the shoulder of the freeway. According to reports, the... Posted on October 29, 2009 at 02:14 pm by blogger

Today, in an interview with Fox News in Beijing, President Obama warned that "the US economy could head into a 'double-dip recession' unless urgent steps were taken to rein back America's mounting level of public debt," reported the Financial Times. Speculation about a double dipping, also known as W shape economy, has been on going among academics ever since the US economy showed signs of recovery. I have long been argued that there will be a U shape recovery- a sluggish recovery but not... Posted on November 18, 2009 at 11:57 am by Christine Ngo

The European Union last week produced an official notice derived from its year-long investigation on human right violation in Sri Lanka. Here are the Commission's final report, and the independent expert's report. Given the Commission's conclusion that Sri Lankan government breached its human rights commitments during it 25-year civil war with the Tamil Tiger, the country is set to loose its trade concessions, known as GSP Plus, to the European Union, a sanction which will cost the country more... Posted on October 26, 2009 at 07:40 pm by Christine Ngo

It's all over the news, and I should not be caught by surprise. Yet here I am becoming very disturbed by the loopholes in our financial institutions, which gave rise to an unprecedented amount of white collar crime - from Bernard Madoff to Raj Rajaratnam. Wall Street this week has seen the biggest insider trading charges in its history, charges alleging the involvement of various ratings firms, consultancies and half a dozen US public companies including IBM, Intel and two top hedge fund... Posted on October 21, 2009 at 12:07 pm by Christine Ngo

On October 30, 2009, the Government Accountability Office ("GAO")issued a report titled Aviation Safety: Information on the Safety Effects of Modifying the Age Standard for Commercial Pilots as a follow up to the 2007 enactment of the Fair Treatment for Experienced Pilots Act (49 U.S.C. 44729(a)) (the "Act") which extended the retirement age for Part 121 air carrier pilots from 60 to 65. The GAO reviewed the FAA&#xef&#xbf&#xbds accident and incident data and NTSB&#xef&#xbf&#xbds accident data from December 2007... Posted on November 2, 2009 at 11:34 am

According to an article in the LA Times, the FAA has issued an order revoking an airman's ATP and ground instruction certificates in the aftermath of an aircraft accident. According to the article, the airman was one of three pilots performing a formation flyover of three Aero Vodochody L-29 Delfins. During the flyover, one of the Delfins fell out of formation and crashed, killing the pilot and passenger. The FAA subsequently issued its revocation order against the airman alleging that the... Posted on October 7, 2009 at 10:53 am

Today the FAA's Engine and Propeller Directorate published announcements in the Federal Register regarding two new advisory circulars. The first, Advisory Circular (AC) 33.70-1, Guidance Material for Aircraft Engine Life-limited Parts Requirements, was actually issued on July 31, 2009. AC 33.70-1 provides definitions, guidance, and acceptable methods that may be used to demonstrate compliance with the engine life-limited parts integrity requirements of FAR 33.70 (requirements applicable to the... Posted on September 2, 2009 at 09:17 am

By Dan Vergano, USA TODAY Women had the "right stuff," too, back in the '60s. But the data on their performance tests were buried in the Mad Men era, and it was two decades before there was an American female astronaut. A report in the current Advances in Physiology Education reveals that the "Mercury 13" members of the private Woman in Space Program of the early 1960s did about as well as, or better than, male candidates identically tested. "Some of these women were told they were as good as... Posted on October 24, 2009 at 03:58 am by Phil Cameron

By JOHN ANTCZAK and ALICIA CHANG, Associated Press Writers LOS ANGELES - When a private spaceship soared over California to claim a $10 million prize, daredevil venture capitalist Alan Walton was 68 and thought he'd soon be on a rocket ride of his own. Walton plunked down $200,000 to be among the first space tourists to make a suborbital thrill-ride high above the Earth aboard a Virgin Galactic spaceship. Now he intends to ask for his deposit back if there's no fixed launch date by his 74th... Posted on October 3, 2009 at 05:35 am by Phil Cameron

By MARCIA DUNN, AP Aerospace Writer Marcia Dunn, Ap Aerospace Writer CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - Space shuttle Discovery and its seven astronauts pulled away from the international space station on Tuesday and headed home, leaving tons of fresh supplies behind as well as a new face. The shuttle is due back on Earth on Thursday. "We're pretty fat with supplies now thanks to you," called out space station astronaut Michael Barratt. "God speed you on your way home." Discovery undocked as the two... Posted on September 8, 2009 at 10:40 am by Phil Cameron