Nota Bene Episode 101: Catching up with Global Climate Regulation with Nico van Aelstyn
Meritas Capability Webinar - Restructuring Insolvent Airlines in the Americas: A Look at LATAM and Developments with AeroMexico and Avianca
Asiana Flight 214: The Potential Causes and Legal Implications - Mike Danko
Good Sunday morning from Seattle . . . Our Online Travel Update for the week ending Friday, September 5, 2025, is below. The federal court’s recent decision in the much-publicized Google anti-trust case captured most of the...more
Spirit Airlines files for bankruptcy for 2nd time in less than a year | NPR After emerging from a Chapter 11 reorganization in March, the airline has once again filed for bankruptcy protection. S&K Take: The big news in the...more
Good Monday afternoon from Seattle . . . For those of you enjoying a long holiday weekend, Happy Labor Day. Our weekly Online Travel Update for the week ending Friday, August 29, 2025, is below. With the summer doldrums...more
Alex Jones’ Infowars will go up for sale yet again, judge rules | CNN Business - The Onion is set to revive its bid on Jones’s outlet and its assets after a federal judge halted the sale in December....more
Welcome back to The Week in Weed, your Friday look at what’s happening in the world of legalized marijuana. This week, we start off with talk of federal re-scheduling. Then we note that the new DEA head is also the interim...more
Good Sunday morning from Seattle . . . Our Online Travel Update for the week ending Friday, August 8, 2025, is below. For several weeks now, we’ve all seen and read the many headlines regarding American Airlines planned use...more
On July 27, 2025, the US and EU reached a trade agreement. As part of the agreement, the US will impose a 15 percent tariff “on the vast majority of EU exports. ” President Trump signed an Executive Order on July 31...more
A recent UK High Court judgment has delivered a landmark decision for the aviation and insurance sectors as it ruled in favour of Western lessors seeking multi-billion dollar insurance payouts for aircraft stranded in Russia....more
Welcome to Industrials Regulatory News and Trends. In this regular bulletin, DLA Piper lawyers provide concise updates on key developments in the industrials sector to help you navigate the ever-changing business, legal, and...more
As travel has rebounded in the past few years and airline startups seek creative ways to enter the market, a growing number have turned to a niche area of regulation: the public charter model under 14 C.F.R. Part 380 (“Part...more
On June 27, 2025, the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) issued a warning on X to the airline and transportation sectors that the notorious cyber criminal ring Scattered Spider is attacking those sectors....more
Good Sunday evening from Seattle . . . Our weekly Online Travel Update for the week ending Friday, June 20, 2023, is below. Given summer’s official arrival this past Friday, it should be no surprise that the past week was a...more
The Ontario Superior Court recently refused to certify a class action against four international airlines. The plaintiff alleged that the airlines conspired to constrain capacity for transborder travel between the United...more
Good Sunday evening from Seattle and for those of you celebrating, Happy Father’s Day. Our weekly Online Travel Update for the week ending Friday, June 13, 2025, is below. This week’s Update features an update on the DMA and...more
While most employers in the U.S. must comply with the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA), employers in the railroad and airline industries need to understand the Railway Labor Act (RLA) and how its unique requirements impact...more
Sunnova files for bankruptcy on residential solar woes | Reuters - On Sunday, June 12, the residential solar panel installer announced that it had filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy, making it the second company of its kind...more
Takeaway: Unjust enrichment is one of the most commonly asserted causes of action in class actions seeking compensatory damages. Equitable considerations form the foundation of unjust enrichment claims under the laws of...more
On April 3, 2025, the U.S. Department of Transportation (the Department or DOT) issued a Request for Information (RFI) seeking public comment to assist DOT in identifying existing regulatory obligations “that can be modified...more
Good Sunday morning from Seatle . . . Our Online Travel Update for the week ending Friday, April 4, is below. This week’s Update features a number of follow up stories on topics covered in recent Updates, including...more
In this installment of our Aviation Symposium series of blog posts, we present the materials from the panel “Behind the Crash: Working Effectively with the NTSB, FAA, Unions, Media, Families, Employees, Who Does What!” The...more
The US Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York (the Court) recently approved third-party releases contained in a chapter 11 plan (the Plan) and found that, under the facts and circumstances, the opt-out...more
Happy Saturday from Seattle . . . Our Online Travel Update for the week ending Friday, March 14, 2025, is below. What started as a relatively quiet week in the travel industry (other than the concerning reports from several...more
In this third installment in our Aviation Symposium series of blog posts, we present the materials from the panel on Flight Attendants and Customer Service Agents: Risks and Liabilities. Our guest panelists included several...more
Good Sunday morning from Seattle . . . Our Online Travel Update for the week ending Friday, February 28, 2025, is below. This week’s Update features a variety of stories from a variety of sources, including some new sources....more
The 2025 Airline Economics Conference in Dublin highlighted several key trends and challenges currently shaping the aviation industry, with a particular focus on the leasing sector, sustainability, profitability, and...more