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TravelPulse
Jan 12, 2016
Are DOT's Tarmac Delay Fines Actually Making Delays Longer?
A study by Dartmouth and MIT has shown that passengers faced longer overall delays after the U.S. DOT's 2010 tarmac delay rule was instituted.
ConsumerAffairs
Jan 12, 2016
Study: tarmac stranding rule creating more delays
Dartmouth-MIT researchers say it's another example of unintended consequences.
Chicago Tribune
Jan 11, 2016
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.
The Wall Street Journal
Jan 11, 2016
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.
The Wall Street Journal
Jan 07, 2016
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.
Fortune
Jan 06, 2016
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.
USA Today
Jan 05, 2016
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.
Los Angeles Times
Jan 05, 2016
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.