Trucker Parking is Vital to a Healthy Supply Chain
July 28, 2022 — The American Economic Liberties Project sent a letter to the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works and the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure encouraging them to pass the Truck Parking Safety Improvement Act to fund the construction of additional commercial vehicle parking.
NYT: JetBlue and Spirit Airlines Announce Merger Plan
July 28, 2022 — Following the announcement of the JetBlue-Spirit Airlines merger, Economic Liberties' Senior Fellow for Aviation & Travel Bill McGee spoke to The New York Times about why M&As in the airline industry are bad for consumers, workers, and communities across the U.S.
AP: After bidding war, JetBlue agrees to buy Spirit for $3.8B
July 28, 2022 — Economic Liberties' Senior Fellow Bill McGee discussed the implications of the recently announced JetBlue-Spirit Airlines merger with the Associated Press.
Freight Waves: We might be having the completely wrong conversation about truck parking
July 28, 2022 — In an exclusive piece, Freight Waves covered a letter that Economic Liberties sent to the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works and the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure encouraging them to pass the Truck Parking Safety Improvement Act to fund the construction of additional commercial vehicle parking.
DOJ’s Airline Scrutiny Helps Halt Spirit-Frontier Merger, JetBlue Attempt Must Also Be Stopped
July 27, 2022 — — The American Economic Liberties Project released the following statement in response to news that Frontier Airlines and Spirit Airlines terminated their merger attempt, with a rival bid from Jet Blue still pending.