Air Law Blog

Dear Airline – The Only Bags I Have Are Under My Eyes

All airlines lose baggage or have baggage delays. This is a fact, unfortunate as it is, and this post addresses what you should do when it happens to you. Why this happens is another question, and it is one being asked more frequently now that the airl …

Southwest Airlines Set To Add Non-Stop Flights At Dallas Love Field

The Wright Amendment, passed in 1979, is about to expire, and this will mean a big change for air traffic in Dallas. The Wright Amendment currently restricts flights in and out of Dallas Love Field. When passed, it was designed to protect the relativel …

Emergency Slide Deploys In Flight on Jet Blue Aircraft

Passengers on board a Jet Blue flight from Fort Myers, Florida, to Boston’s Logan airport on Wednesday heard a loud bang while in flight. What caused the frightening noise? Much to everyone’s surprise, it was the in-flight deployment of one of the plan …

Korean Air Jet Dumps Fuel Over DFW

About a week ago, a Korean Air flight, operating a Boeing 777, experienced a problem with the left engine shortly after take-off from Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport in route to Seoul, Korea. Passengers reported hearing a large boom, and some r …

How The Government Shutdown May Affect Aviation Safety

Washington politicians, demonstrating behavior fitting of a group of kindergarteners, has resulted in a government shut down. What does this mean to aviation? Well, how do you feel about commercial aircraft not being inspected? Yes, the government shut …

Southwest Airlines Jet Forced To Make Emergency Landing After Bird Strike

Another Southwest Airlines’ 737 was taken out of service Monday night following a bird strike. The flight was taking off from Raleigh-Durham International Airport, and heading to Chicago’s Midway Airport, at the time of the incident. News reports indic …

Update on the American Airlines Merger with US Airways

As discussed in an earlier entry, AMR Corporation’s proposed $11 billion mega-merger with US Airways was called into question recently when the United States Department of Justice (“DOJ”), six state attorneys general and the District of Columbia filed …

DOJ Sues to Stop the Merger Between American Airlines and US Airways

AMR Corporation’s proposed mega-merger with US Airways appears to be on the ropes. The likelihood that the $11 billion deal will close was called into question yesterday, when the United States Department of Justice (“DOJ”), six state attorneys general …

Asiana Airlines Flight 214 Passengers Need Qualified Aviation Attorneys (Shysters Need Not Apply)

There is a news story floating around today about the NTSB reporting a law firm to the Illinois State Bar for allegedly making inappropriate contact with Chinese victims of Asiana Flight 214. I do not know anything about the specific facts of that case …

Southwest Airlines Flight Gear Collapse Under Investigation

As everyone has heard by now, the nose gear on a Southwest Airlines flight from Nashville to New York’s LaGuardia Airport collapsed on landing Monday, causing several injuries as well as flight delays and cancellations. The gear reportedly collapsed re …