Airline regulation: Supreme Court decisions

Every U.S. Supreme Court decision from the 1946 through 2025 Terms that the Supreme Court Database classifies under the issue “Airline regulation,” part of the Economic Activity area.

Legal provisions most often involved

All 7 decisions, newest first

• Pan American World Airways, Inc. v. United States
  371 U.S. 296Decided January 14, 19635–2William O. Douglas
• Civil Aeronautics Board v. Delta Air Lines, Inc.
  367 U.S. 316Decided June 12, 19616–3Earl Warren
• American Airlines, Inc. v. North American Airlines, Inc.
  351 U.S. 79Decided April 23, 19567–2Sherman Minton
• Western Air Lines, Inc. v. Civil Aeronautics Board
  347 U.S. 67Decided February 1, 19549–0William O. Douglas
• Delta Air Lines, Inc. v. Summerfield
  347 U.S. 74Decided February 1, 19549–0William O. Douglas
• Civil Aeronautics Board v. State Airlines, Inc.
  338 U.S. 572Decided February 6, 19506–2Hugo L. Black
• Transcontinental & Western Air, Inc. v. Civil Aeronautics Board
  336 U.S. 601Decided April 18, 19496–2William O. Douglas

Source: Supreme Court Database, 2026 Release 01 (data file dated September 8, 2026). Imported into CaseTrail November 5, 2026. Coverage: decisions from the 1946 through 2025 Terms. Methodology · Report an error