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Yesterday, May 15, 2018, FAA filed its Response Brief in the Southern California Metroplex matter currently pending in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit. http://bit.ly/2GrN8Mw In case you missed it, here is our Opening Brief http://bit.ly/2rIsmCO that … Continue reading →

Georgetown residents file Motion for Rehearing En Banc in their fight against new departure routes from Reagan National Airport that bring aircraft lower and closer to Georgetown creating much more noise and pollution. The residents claim that the three judge … Continue reading →

U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit decides that the Georgetown Neighborhood Associations did not file their Petition for Review within the 60-day limit mandated by 49 U.S.C. 46110. Therefore, their petition regarding the increase in noise over Georgetown … Continue reading →

In the process of searching the internet for information about aviation noise, I often run across web pages like this one:http://www.beechtalk.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=7&t=127555 where pilots lament how people move next to airports and then complain about the noise. They also frequently state … Continue reading →

On Tuesday, June 21, 2016, the Federal Aviation Administration announced that it had finalized the first operational rules for routine commercial use of small unmanned aircraft systems (#UAS, #drones, #UAV). The new rules will take effect in late August. These … Continue reading →

Recognizing that aviation noise is a public health issue that can no longer be ignored, the Aviation Innovation, Reform and Reauthorization Act of 2016 (AIRR) contains several provisions that seem to address the problem of aviation noise. Section 614, for … Continue reading →

House Republicans have promised to unveil their bill to reauthorize the FAA in a coming weeks. A proposal to privatize the air traffic control system of the United States as well as stern words about the failure of the FAA … Continue reading →

Top stories in aviation for Friday, June 28, 2013: Are you ready for round two of sequester related delays?  Round Two air traffic control towers furloughs seemed to be headed our way on October 1, 2013, unless Congress can find … Continue reading →

Taber Law Group, P.C.’s Aviation and Airport Development Newsletter has been published for the week of November 11 – 17, 2012.