Compliance Into The Weeds - Delta Airlines Responds to the Delta Variant
Airlines are creatures of interstate and international commerce: roaming the skies and crossing territorial boundaries to deliver passengers and cargoes to destinations not cabined by state lines. To avoid unfair application...more
While the Ninth Circuit’s recent decision in Bernstein v. Virgin America, Inc., et al., ___ F.3d ____, 2021 U.S. App. LEXIS 5197 (9th Cir. Feb. 23, 2021), gave some wins to the airlines, air carriers employing...more
The Federal Aviation Administration (“FAA”) is proposing to extend its slot utilization waiver at John F. Kennedy International Airport (“JFK”), LaGuardia (“LGA”) and Ronald Reagan Washington National (“DCA”) through March...more
In Washington - White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows has “drawn his line in the sand” on a new coronavirus relief bill during an interview on NBC’s Meet The Press Sunday, saying the Trump administration is standing...more
In recent years, several major US airlines have entered into loan facilities secured solely by certain of its slots, gates and routes (“SGR”). This alert provides (i) a brief overview of SGR, (ii) how SGR collateral may be...more
The California Supreme Court's recent opinions in Oman v. Delta Air Lines, Inc. and Ward v. United Airlines, Inc. clarify when, and under what circumstances, employees who even occasionally work in California are entitled to...more
Executive Summary - This week, the California Supreme Court issued two decisions, Ward v. United Airlines, Inc., Case No. S248702, and Oman v. Delta Air Lines, Inc., Case No. S248726, that will significantly impact...more
A federal judge has granted preliminary approval of Southwest Airlines Co.’s settlement with a class of plaintiffs alleging antitrust violations against Southwest, American Airlines, Inc., Delta Air Lines, Inc., and United...more
This edition of the Cozen O’Connor Aviation Regulatory Update discusses the latest FAA reauthorization bills, the Department of Homeland Security’s enhanced aviation security measures, the DOT Inspector General’s audit...more
California leads the nation in micromanaging pay statements, including (but not limited to) exposing an employer’s officers or agents who intentionally violate the law to criminal prosecution and fines up to $1,000. The...more
This edition of the Cozen O’Connor Aviation Regulatory Update discusses the Justice Department’s antitrust lawsuit against United Airlines and Delta Air Lines seeking to block the carriers’ proposed slot swap at Newark, DOT’s...more
Press reports have revealed that the U.S. Department of Justice Antitrust Division, in its ongoing investigation of the major airlines for price-fixing and collusion, has requested that the airlines disclose information about...more
Last week, we discussed public reports of an investigation by the DOJ of four major airlines (American, Delta, Southwest, and United) regarding possible collusion. Over the past two months, a number of consumers have filed...more
This edition of the Cozen O’Connor Aviation Regulatory Update discusses DOT’s launch of an investigation of alleged price gouging by airlines following Amtrak train service disruption in the Northeast Corridor, the agency’s...more
Last month, the Associated Press was the first to report that the DOJ is investigating whether American Airlines, Delta Air Lines, Southwest Airlines, and United Airlines have engaged in collusion. Since that time, there has...more
In April 2014, the U.S. Supreme Court held that the Airline Deregulation Act (ADA) preempted a frequent flyer program member's common law claim for breach of the implied covenant of good faith and fair dealing because the...more