A criminal probe into recent airliner crashes is not going to make anyone safer, and it might do just the opposite.
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Tag Archives: Transportation Department
Airlines Should Choose Their Wishes Carefully
Airlines think they are over-regulated, but they may find the alternative is worse.
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A Slow Track To Nowhere
A streetcar in Fort Lauderdale won’t take you where you want to go, but it will deliver federal dollars. That’s good enough.
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The Road To Driverless Cars
Technology is already making our highways safer than ever. Driverless cars are on the horizon, and they will probably make things even better.
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Give A Green Light To Backup Camera Rules
We thought this administration wanted to regulate everything that moves. Unfortunately, we were wrong.
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More Of A Good Thing
There were two types of airline passengers during the worst of the recent winter’s brutal weather: the ones who faced …
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A Government Regulation That Works, So Far
Federal regulators cannot solve every problem of modern life, but that does not mean that well-targeted rules cannot solve any …
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Prosecutor, Judge And Jury
There is something disconcerting about the U.S. Transportation Department — acting as prosecutor, judge and jury — slapping the maximum …
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Liberation On The Tarmac
Airlines can continue to herd their customers like cattle, pack us like sardines and nickel-and-dime us like the suckers we …
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No More Flying Peacocks
When pigs fly – or peacocks – they won’t do so as emotional support animals.
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