D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals Grants Victory to Flyers Rights Flyers Rights v FAA OPINION 7-28-2017 The D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals granted Flyers Rights and airline passengers a victory, ruling that the FAA had no reasonable basis to refuse to institute rulemaking over ever-shrinking seat sizes. The FAA relied on studies that were either irrelevant, outdated, or not included in the record… Read More
June 8, 2017 House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Hearing The House Transportation & Infrastructure Committee is holding a hearing on Thursday, June 8, 2017 at 9:30 AM in 2167 Rayburn. The committee will discuss the upcoming FAA Reauthorization. As Chairman Shuster (R-PA 9) has been pushing for the privatization of Air Traffic Control, this topic will likely dominate the hearing to the exclusion of… Read More
FAA Aviation Rulemaking Advisory Committee Meeting 12/15/16 will be held at FAA HQ at 1 pm Paul Hudson of Flyersrights.org represents airline passengers and the general public and is a voting member of this committee advising the FAA on safety issues. For more info see FAA ARAC web site.… Read More
We need you to attend the Senate Aviation Subcommittee Hearings April 11th, 2:30 pm, Russell Bldg.Washing DC Kate will be testifying and representing the hundreds of thousands of people who’ve been stranded on tarmacs, had missing or damaged luggage, flight delays that weren’t reported, frequent flyer miles swallowed up by the airlines, abandoned by airlines completely in the wrong airport, and all of the proposed items on our Airline Bill of Rights… Read More