Legal Opinion
Mitchell v. US Airways, Inc.
District Court, D. Massachusetts
Decided May 1, 2012No. Civil Action Nos. 08-10629-WGY, 08-10689-WGYPublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM & ORDER
YOUNG, District Judge.
I. INTRODUCTION
Over the course of the last century, airlines have been subject to varying levels of oversight by different regulatory bodies. The first significant national legislation regarding commercial aviation was the Air Commerce Act of 1926, vesting regulatory authority in the Secretary of Commerce to ensure air safety, and granting the President, the Secretary of War, and the states the authority to reserve airspace for certain uses. Pub.L. No. 69-254, 44 Stat. 568 (1926) (codified as amended in scattered sections of 49 U.S.C.).
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