House Transportation Committee Ignores Passengers Rights For Immediate Release June 13, 2023, Washington, DC - On Friday afternoon, the leadership of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee (T&I) introduced a 773-page bill setting FAA policies, organization, spending for the next five years. The bipartisan leadership group (Sam Graves (R-MO Chair), Rick Larsen (D-WA Ranking Member), […]
Canceled or Delayed Flights Would Cost Airlines Excerpts from KTVU.com The airline industry which was propped up during the pandemic by $50 billion dollars from taxpayers, is now facing a sort of payback if they have a post-pandemic service breakdown. Travelers would get paid for flights that are canceled or seriously delayed under a proposal […]
No Country has such Dysfunctional Aviation Policies Excerpts from eTurboNews Years of federal underfunding caused the current air travel woes in the United States, as reported on eTurboNews earlier this week. Paul Hudson, President, FlyersRights and a Member of the FAA Aviation Rulemaking Advisory Committee said wait a minute. The press release by the US […]
President Biden Announces Flight Delay Compensation Rulemaking FlyersRights welcomes this long overdue initiative by the DOT to compensate airline passengers for meals, overnight stays, and prohibit rebooking charges for lengthy delays and cancellations caused by airlines. Under present law for domestic flights, there is no delay compensation required unless the passenger is bumped from an […]
Boeing 737 MAX Documents FOIA Oral Argument on Thursday, April 20 Public Access to Safety and Health Data at All Federal Agencies at Stake See Flyers Rights Education Fund v. FAA (21-5257) Oral Arguments In Person Where: United States Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit, Prettyman Courthouse, Courtroom 31, 333 Constitution Ave. NW; (Use […]
FlyersRights Files 737 MAX FOIA Reply, Oral Arguments on 4/20 FLYERSRIGHTS.ORG FILES BOEING 737 MAX FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT LAWSUIT REPLY BRIEF The D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals set Oral Arguments for April 20, 2023. For more information, contact, Paul Hudson, President of FlyersRights.org, 800-662-1859, paul@flyersrights.org Washington, DC – March 13, 2023 FlyersRights.org submitted its […]
Eight Lines of Code Could Have Saved 346 Lives Excerpt from Matt Hamblen's article, "Eight lines of code could have saved 346 lives in Boeing 737 MAX crashes, expert says" “If we could trust the FAA, then 346 people would be alive. The FAA outsourced its job to Boeing and Boeing intentionally withheld information from […]
Appeals Court Denies FlyersRights' Mandamus Petition For Immediate Release APPEALS COURT DENIES FLYERS RIGHTS MANDAMUS PETITION; RULES THAT CONGRESS DID NOT COMMAND FAA TO SET MINIMUM SEAT SIZE STANDARDS Airline passenger group’s lawsuit sought to compel the FAA to enact the seat size minimums required by the 2018 FAA Reauthorization Act March 9, 2023, Washington, […]
US Court Won't Require FAA to Make Seat Size Rule Excerpts from Reuters Airline passengers who have long felt squished in cramped seats suffered a setback on Friday as a U.S. appeals court refused to order the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to adopt minimum requirements for seat size and spacing. The D.C. Circuit Court of […]
“All this Occurred While Other Airlines had Empty Seats” Excerpts from Lynnwood Times “All this occurred while other airlines had empty seats,” Hudson said. Senator Cantwell highlighted this in her opening remarks as chair of the committee. “While bad weather can happen and is expected — and many airlines recovered quickly — Southwest stood out […]
