News - Airline Deregulation Act
By D.R. Stewart, Tulsa World, Okla. Jan. 13--30 years of deregulation transforms airline industry What a deal the airlines have for you. Thirty years after the industry was deregulated, air fares -- adjusted for inflation -- have fallen by nearly half.
By James Oberstar and Jerry Costello When Congress deregulated the domestic airline industry in 1978, it established the Essential Air Service (EAS) program to maintain a transportation and economic link between urban and rural America.
PHOENIX, Aug. 9 /PRNewswire/ -- Commercial air service to small communities could be lost unless Congress passes legislation to allow airlines to recoup their high fuel costs, according to Regional Aviation Partners (RAP).
By Dan Reed ITHACA, N.Y. -- At 89, Alfred Kahn doesn't fly as much as he used to. When he does, he can't help but smile and feel a sense of accomplishment when he sees how crowded the planes are these days. "Sometimes, I even gloat a little bit," he admits with an impish grin.