ATA recently filed a lawsuit against the Federal Aviation Administration, in response to its decision to auction takeoff and landing slots at New York-area airports. Several industry groups have voiced support for ATA's action. To find out more about ATA's lawsut, please see our Aug. 11, 2008 press release, and related materials.
Below, read more about why various industry groups and organziations are also opposed to the plan to auction airport slots:
- Senators Murray and Bond investigate legality and Anti-Deficiency Act implications of slot auction (Aug. 21, 2008)
- RAA Supports ATA Lawsuit - "DOT Scheme Must Be Stopped" Regional Airline Association (Aug. 12, 2008)
- Letter from bipartisan delegation of Congressmen to Secretary Peters, opposing slot auctions as congestion management tool (Aug. 8, 2008)
- IATA Objects To Newark Airport Slot Auctions International Air Transport Association (Aug. 7, 2008)
- Continental Airlines Opposes DOT's Plan to Auction Additional Flight Operations at Newark Liberty International Airport Continental Airlines (Aug. 5, 2008)
- Port Authority Statement on U.S. DOT Auction Announcement Port Authority of New York & New Jersey (Aug. 5, 2008)
- Statement of Senator Hilary Rodham Clinton (D-NY) on Port Authority Announcement to Block Federal Government Plans to Auction Airport Slots Clinton.Senate.gov (Aug. 5, 2008)
- Senator Robert Menendez (D-NJ) Statement on Port Authority's Opposition to Airport Slot Auctions Menendez.Senate.gov (Aug. 4, 2008)
- Port Authority Acts to Block Flights Resulting From Federal Auctioning of Slots at New York Metro Airports Port Authority of New York & New Jersey (Aug. 4, 2008)