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Introducing a bills for fees "not reasonalbe or proportional."
Aviation Week Network
Air Transport Digest
 
Ben Goldstein

A group of Democratic lawmakers from the U.S. House and Senate introduced a bill that seeks to regulate airline ancillary fees that are judged to be “not reasonable or proportional” to the cost of the services provided.
 
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The airframers face another year of focus on operational and quality issues, market uncertainties and product development challenges.
 
Unlike traditional IT system operations, critical infrastructure doesn't allow for planned downtime. Yet systems must still be updated, technologies refreshed, and new security threats countered. How does Verizon do it?
 
Linda Blachly

In the pandemic era, airport lounges are seeing a shift in purpose. While still a place of luxury, lounges must now serve as a safe space for travelers, according to Pininfarina designer Paolo Trevisan.
 
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Up until this point in 2021 the most interesting partnerships in the Americas have occurred in the US and Latin America, as American solidified its tie-ups with Alaska and JetBlue and also worked to ensure its stature in Latin America via a new partnership with JetSMART and a deeper relationship with GOL. 
 
 
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