Aviation: Hearing[s] Before the Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commere |
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... industry , therefore , has nearly trebled in the last 2 years . It is interesting to note , also , in this connection that in 1936 the total commercial aircraft operations in the United States were considerably more than twice those of ...
... industry , therefore , has nearly trebled in the last 2 years . It is interesting to note , also , in this connection that in 1936 the total commercial aircraft operations in the United States were considerably more than twice those of ...
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... industry that must be publicly regulated . That fact seems to be conceded all over the world . It is an industry which is so affected with a public interest that such regulation is necessary in order to protect that interest , and that ...
... industry that must be publicly regulated . That fact seems to be conceded all over the world . It is an industry which is so affected with a public interest that such regulation is necessary in order to protect that interest , and that ...
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... industry , but is for Congress to decide . No matter what Congress may determine upon , this industry will continue to exert its best efforts to serve with increasing efficiency and dispatch the needs of commerce , of the postal service ...
... industry , but is for Congress to decide . No matter what Congress may determine upon , this industry will continue to exert its best efforts to serve with increasing efficiency and dispatch the needs of commerce , of the postal service ...
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... industry has influenced and stimulated many of our other national industries . Our military air force is as de- pendent on commercial aeronautics as is our Navy upon our merchant marine . In the spring of 1917 I turned to Marshal Joffre ...
... industry has influenced and stimulated many of our other national industries . Our military air force is as de- pendent on commercial aeronautics as is our Navy upon our merchant marine . In the spring of 1917 I turned to Marshal Joffre ...
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... industry that has grown in the last few years to a size that even the most ambitious and far- seeing minds could scarcely have predicted on that day , less than 10 years ago , when the " Lone Eagle " landed in Paris with a sandwich and ...
... industry that has grown in the last few years to a size that even the most ambitious and far- seeing minds could scarcely have predicted on that day , less than 10 years ago , when the " Lone Eagle " landed in Paris with a sandwich and ...
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Page 7 - That it shall be unlawful for any common carrier subject to the provisions of this act to make or give any undue or unreasonable preference or advantage to any particular person, company, firm, corporation, or locality, or any particular description of traffic, in any respect whatsoever...
Page 12 - An Act to supplement existing laws against unlawful restraints and monopolies, and for other purposes...
Page 11 - ... carriers, however such result is attained, whether directly or indirectly, by use of common directors, officers, or stockholders, a holding or investment company or companies, a voting trust or trusts, or in any other manner whatsoever.
Page 329 - ... (1) that employees shall have the right to organize and bargain collectively through representatives of their own choosing, and shall be free from the interference, restraint, or coercion of employers of labor, or their agents, In the designation of such representatives or in self-organization or in other concerted activities for the purpose of collective bargaining or other mutual aid or protection...
Page 4 - No term, condition, or limitation of a certificate shall restrict the right of an air carrier to add to or change schedules, equipment, accommodations, and facilities for performing the authorized transportation and service as the development of the business and the demands of the public shall require.
Page 125 - Commission is hereby authorized and required to execute and enforce the provisions of this act; and upon the request of the Commission, it shall be the duty of any district attorney of the United States to whom the Commission may apply to institute in the proper court and to prosecute under the direction of the Attorney General of the United States all necessary proceedings for the enforcement Of the provisions of this act and for the punishment of all violations thereof...
Page 155 - Commission to perform the duties and carry out the objects for which it was created; and the Commission is hereby authorized and required to execute and enforce the provisions of this Act; and, upon the request of the Commission, it shall be the duty of any district attorney of the United States to whom the Commission may apply to institute in the proper court and to prosecute under the direction of the Attorney General of the United States all necessary proceedings for the enforcement of the provisions...
Page 8 - ... or any classification, rule, regulation, or practice affecting such rate, fare, or charge, or the value of the service thereunder, is or will be unjust or unreasonable, or unjustly discriminatory, or unduly preferential, or unduly prejudicial...
Page 36 - ... the need of each such air carrier for compensation for the transportation of mail sufficient to insure the performance of such service, and, together with all other revenue of the air carrier, to enable such air carrier under honest, economical, and efficient management, to maintain and continue the development of air transportation to the extent and of the character and quality required for the commerce of the United States, the Postal Service, and the national defense.
Page 14 - ... any information concerning the nature, kind, quantity, destination, consignee, or routing of any property tendered or delivered to such common carrier for interstate transportation, which information may be used to the detriment or prejudice of such shipper or consignee, or which may improperly disclose his business transactions to a competitor...