Remembering those still with us: protecting September eleventh survivors from their future.
INTRODUCTION Eleven days after the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, Congress passed the Air Transportation Safety and System Stabilization Act (ATSSSA). (1) Title 1V of the Act created the September 11th Victim Compensation Fund of 2001 (the "Fund"), an administrative compensation scheme for those victimized by...

Basic compensation for victims of climate change.
INTRODUCTION Global climate change is the greatest environmental challenge facing the world today. The most urgent issue is how to prevent further accumulation of greenhouse gases (GHGs) that will only fuel the process. The next priority is to implement adaptive measures, limiting harm to the extent that...

How can ADR alleviate long-standing social problems?
KEYNOTE ADDRESS Thank you very much. The Dean said that academic criticism was leveled primarily at the statute. (1) I can assure you that the families did not make that distinction. The families did not want to know, "Well, I'm constrained by the statute." That...

Tort flaws exposed; proceedings surrounding the WTC Captive Insurance Co. underscore the limitations of mass tort procedures and whether courts can efficiently resolve compensation claims.
In March, Christine LaSala, CEO of the World Trade Center Captive Insurance Co., revealed for the first time the role that the WTC captive has played in the aftermath of the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks in prepared comments for the annual meeting of the Captive Insurance Companies Association. Material...

Commercializing air traffic control: have the reforms worked?
The silence that embraced American skies on 11 September 2001 reminded us of the importance of the air transportation industry to modern society. We live in a world in which next-day deliveries and coast-to-coast travel are commonplace rather than exceptional events. This industry depends, in turn, on a network...

Company Watch September 2005.
Airlines face staggering jet fuel refining costs. The cost to turn a barrel of crude oil into jet fuel is soaring for U.S. airlines. Before hurricanes Katrina and Rita, airlines paid $11 a barrel to refine the oil into jet fuel. Now the price has climbed to $59 a...

Travel Safety Update.
Jan 21, 2008 FAA will start construction on new air traffic control tower in Memphis. The FAA broke ground on a new air traffic control tower in Memphis, Tenn. Construction will start next month. The total cost of the project is about $72 million. Jan 18, 2008...

Aircraft News - North America.
Jan 21, 2008 Aerospace industry fears aging workforce's impact. Roughly a quarter of the nation's 637,000 aerospace workers could be eligible for retirement this year, raising fears that America could be facing a serious skills shortage in the factories that churn out commercial and military aircraft. Jan...

America West Receives Conditional Approval for Loan Guarantees.
PHOENIX -- America West Airlines today announced it has received approval for $380 million in federal loan guarantees under the Air Transportation Safety and Stabilization Act subject to the resolution of two conditions. The loan guarantees will allow America West to close a loan in the amount of $445...

Vanguard Airlines Files Revised Application for Federal Loan Guarantee Assistance.
KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Vanguard Airlines, Inc. (BULLETIN BOARD: VNGD) today announced that the Company has submitted a revised application for federal loan guarantee assistance under the Air Transportation Safety and System Stabilization Act. The revisions were made in response to comments from the Air Transportation Stabilization Board (ATSB)....