Tarmac-Delay Rule Making U.S. Flight Cancellations More Likely, GAO Says

Posted on January 16th, 2019

As if you needed another reason to charter a private jet with JetOptions, now a GAO study shows that commercial airlines are 24 to 33% more likely to cancel flights: The U.S. government’s effort to eliminate longer delays on airport tarmacs has made it more likely that airlines will cancel flights, according to a study by…

Vague GAO Report Fails To Address Security Risk Issue

Posted on June 23rd, 2011

In response to a Senate committee request, the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) assessed security at 13 U.S. general aviation (GA) airports and found that they “had multiple security measures in place to protect against unauthorized access.” The 33-page GAO report notes that the senators who asked for the study are interested “in the security…