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负责反垄断事务的众议院司法小组委员会将举行主题为“三万英尺视角：美国航空业的竞争与监管”的听证会。美国航空业协会首席执行官克里斯·苏努努预计将在听证会上作证。
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共和党人可能会利用此次听证会辩称，拜登政府的航空业竞争政策未能保住就业岗位，而民主党人则会抨击特朗普政府试图撤销航空消费者保护措施，并废除拜登政府时期因航空公司不当行为开出的罚款。
今年5月，精神航空破产，此前唐纳德·特朗普总统曾提议提供500万美元救助精神航空，尽管这一提议遭到了他的一些最亲密顾问和国会中许多共和党人的反对。
尽管特朗普政府为挽救精神航空付出了巨大努力，但债权人还是拒绝了这项救助协议。此次破产导致精神航空及其承包商约15000个工作岗位流失。
特朗普政府辩称，前总统乔·拜登政府在2024年阻止了捷蓝航空（JBLU.O）与精神航空的合并，为该航空公司的破产埋下了隐患，但拜登政府官员驳斥了这一说法。精神航空在一年内两次申请破产保护，自2019年以来从未实现盈利。
本周，美国交通部宣布结束对达美航空（DAL.N）2024年7月航班系统崩溃事件的调查，该事件导致130万旅客的出行计划被打乱；去年，美国交通部免除了对西南航空（LUV.N）1100万美元的罚款，原因是该航空公司在2022年12月繁忙假日旅行期间发生的航班系统崩溃事件。
美国联邦航空管理局于5月结束了对40个主要机场在2025年政府停摆期间未遵守要求削减航班的航空公司的调查，未开出任何罚单。
去年11月，美国交通部撤回了拜登政府时期提出的一项提案，该提案要求航空公司在航班因自身原因导致美国国内航班延误时，向乘客支付现金补偿。
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Congress to hold hearing on US airline competition, regulation
2026-06-17T21:09:52.244Z / Reuters
A Spirit Airlines jet sat on the tarmac as operations ceased for the company after hitting an impasse in talks with some creditors on a $500 million government bailout plan, at Orlando International Airport in Orlando, Florida, U.S. May 2, 2026. REUTERS/Miguel Rodriguez/File Photo Purchase Licensing Rights, opens new tab
WASHINGTON, June 17 (Reuters) – A House of Representatives panel will hold a June 24 hearing on the state of U.S. airline competition and regulation after the collapse of low-cost carrier Spirit Airlines last month.
A House Judiciary subcommittee that oversees antitrust issues will hold a hearing titled “The 30,000 Foot View: Competition and Regulation in the U.S. Airline Industry.” Airlines for America CEO Chris Sununu is expected to testify at the hearing.
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Republicans are likely to use the hearing to argue the Biden administration’s airline competition policies failed to save jobs, while Democrats will seize on Trump administration efforts to roll back aviation consumer protection measures and void airline fines for misconduct issued under Biden.
Spirit Airlines collapsed in May after President Donald Trump had proposed $500 million to save Spirit despite opposition from some of his closest advisers and many Republicans in Congress.
Creditors rejected the deal despite intense efforts by the Trump administration to keep Spirit alive. The collapse resulted in the loss of about 15,000 jobs of Spirit employees and contractors.
The Trump administration has argued the former administration of President Joe Biden paved the way for the airline’s collapse by blocking a merger in 2024 between JetBlue Airways
(JBLU.O)
and Spirit, but Biden officials rejected the contention. Spirit had filed for bankruptcy protection twice within a year and had not made a profit since 2019.
This week, USDOT said it closed an investigation into a July 2024 meltdown at Delta Air Lines
(DAL.N)
that disrupted the travel plans of 1.3 million customers; and last year, it waived an $11 million fine imposed on Southwest Airlines
(LUV.N)
over the carrier’s December 2022 meltdown during a busy holiday travel period.
The Federal Aviation Administration in May closed its investigation into airlines that did not comply with required flight cuts at 40 major airports during the 2025 government shutdown without seeking any fines.
In November, USDOT withdrew a proposal issued under Biden that sought to require airlines to pay passengers cash compensation when carriers are responsible for U.S. flight disruptions.
Reporting by David Shepardson, Editing by Franklin Paul and Aurora Ellis
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