Airline Law and Regulation: A Brief History [POLICYbrief]

Why is the airline industry one of the most heavily regulated and subsidized industries in America? Gary Leff, Mercatus Center CFO and author at ViewFromTheWing.com, explains his point of view.

As always, the Federalist Society takes no position on particular legal or public policy issues; all expressions of opinion are those of the speaker.

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Related Links & Differing Views:

Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco: Competition and Regulation in the Airline Industry
https://www.frbsf.org/economic-resear...

Huffington Post: Airline Deregulation: A Triumph of Ideology Over Evidence
https://www.huffingtonpost.com/david-...

Forbes: Why The Airline Industry Needs More Regulation And Some Suggestions
https://www.forbes.com/sites/douggoll...

New York Times: Do Airlines Need to Be Re-Regulated?
https://www.nytimes.com/roomfordebate...

Related Links:

US Department of Transportation: Fly Rights
https://www.transportation.gov/aircon...

Oyez: Nader v. Allegheny Airlines, Inc.
https://www.oyez.org/cases/1975/75-455

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