Aviation

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The Supreme Court has declined to take up a lawsuit filed by a trio of U.S. airlines against the Department of Transportation (DOT) over rules regarding advertising of tickets prices.

The suit, which was filed by Southwest, Spirit and Allegiant airlines, challenged DOT's requirement that advertisements include all taxes and fees in ticket prices for flights.

The airlines argued that the requirement makes the rules for their industry more stringent than any other because they have to include money that is paid to the federal government in their quotes to passengers.

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President Obama named four members Monday to the newly crated National Commission on the Structure of the Air Force.

The commission was created in the 2013 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) to study the appropriate make-up of the Air Force, after Congress and governors were angry at the service's proposal to cut Air Guard units.

A compromise was ultimately reached for the 2013 budget proposal, but the Armed Services Committees included a provision creating the commission in order to “place the Air Force's judgment on appropriate force structure mixes under the scrutiny of a national commission.”

The lawsuits allege the FAA has not properly studied the safety impacts of closing control towers because of sequestration. 

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The 13 air traffic control towers were set to be closed because of the sequester. 

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DHS is considering allowing air travelers from Saudi Arabia to use a pre-screening system to enter the United States.