... Air Transport Association (ATA), Airline Pilots Association (ALPA), Association of Flight Attendants (AFA), International Association of Machinists (IAM), Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Department of Transportation (DOT), National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB), International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO), and Transportation Security Administration (TSA). The IATA (http://www1.iata.org/index.htm) originally founded in ... transportation. Through a series of specialized agencies, this department oversees aviation, highways, railroads, mass transit, the U.S. merchant mari...

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... was in constant communication with each other via email, phone or web chat. We only hope that this report is a reflection of our sincerest hard-working efforts. Bibliography Website References DOT Issues Monthly Air Travel Consumer Report http://www.bts.gov/PressReleases/2001/dot6001.htm TownHall.com Columnists/ Airports: The new Roman arena http://www.townhall.com/columnists/anncoulter/ac20011122.shtml ... /portercase.html Billings Logan International Airport http://www.flybillings.com/terminal.html FedEx Technology http://www.fedex.com/us/about/overview/technology.html?link=4 US airlin...

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... , but it is impossible to say when and where they will occur. Government Regulations At a time when the airline industry is experiencing drastic losses, airlines and the Department of Transportation (DOT) are seeking changes in regulations to help the lackluster performance of recent business trends. The airline industry faces many government regulations, but one that has seen more emphasis recently has ... been that of foreign ownership. DOT Secretary Norman Mineta is pushing and asking the Bush administration to seek changes in the level of foreign ownership that is currently allowed (...

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... know what is going on with the government and all its politics. In 1999, the federal government took steps to boost the competition in the airline industry. According to the (DOT)- Department of Transportation, the industry was given the option to get rid of restrictions that kept the new carriers of certain airports. This would allow airport operators to give more ... ...

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