Jun 09, 2023
U.S. House proposal would prohibit family seating fees

By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) -A U.S. House committee will take up a aviation bill next week that would bar airlines from charging family seating fees but would not set minimum seat size requirements or impose new rules to compensate…

Jun 07, 2023
US proposes training, pilot certification rules for air taxis

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. aviation regulator said on Wednesday it was proposing comprehensive training and pilot certification rules for flying taxis, electric vertical takeoff and landing aircraft (eVTOL), which have been touted as the future of urban air mobility. Low-altitude…

Jun 07, 2023
Hollywood actors, studios agree to media blackout for labor talks

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - The SAG-AFTRA actors union and the group representing major Hollywood studios agreed not to talk to the media during contract talks that started on Wednesday. The actors' union is seeking pay increases and protections around the…

May 30, 2023
U.S. holiday air passenger travel tops 2019 pre-COVID levels

By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. holiday air passenger travel topped 2019 pre-COVID levels over the Memorial Day weekend, which typically marks the start of the busy U.S. summer air travel season, figures from the U.S. Transportation Security Administration (TSA)…