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Chicago Tribune
Why airport torture only got worse
Scholars Vikrant Vaze of Dartmouth and Chiwei Yan, Allison Vanderboll and Cynthia Barnhart of MIT found a sharp increase in flight cancellations.
Jan 11, 2016
The Wall Street Journal
Stranded at the Airport: A rule to stop tarmac delays leads to more flight cancellations
A new Dartmouth-MIT study finds that the Obama Administration’s Tarmac Delay Rule has backfired on passengers by causing more flight cancellations.
Jan 11, 2016
The Wall Street Journal
Dementia Discovery Fund Chooses Alector for First Investment
Alector, founded by Professor Tillman Gerngross, is developing drugs to address what its founders believe could be the root cause of dementia.
Jan 07, 2016
Fortune
New Rules to Prevent Airline Delays Are Backfiring
New regulations have “significantly increased” the number of passenger delays, according to a new study by Dartmouth and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
Jan 06, 2016
USA Today
Study: Tarmac delay rule just makes things worse
The tarmac delay rule put in place by the Department of Transportation to protect fliers from being stranded for hours has actually made overall delays longer.
Jan 05, 2016
Los Angeles Times
Airline tarmac rule leads to more passenger delays, study concludes
A study by Dartmouth and MIT concludes that one of the nation’s toughest passenger rights laws—that fines airlines for stranding fliers on an airport tarmac—may actually increase passenger delays.
Jan 05, 2016
Runway Girl Network
Researchers propose tweak to three-hour rule for tarmac delays
Experts, including Professor Vikrant Vaze, have called into question whether passengers truly are benefiting from the US Department of Transportation's “three-hour rule” for tarmac delays.
Jan 05, 2016
Chicago Tribune
Rule to prevent tarmac delays backfires for airline passengers: study
A rule intended to keep airline passengers from being stuck for long stretches on the tarmac has resulted in more delays, according to a study co-authored by Professor Vikrant Vaze.
Jan 05, 2016