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D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals Says FAA Drone Registration Rules Do Not Apply to “Model Aircraft”
On May 19, 2017, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit issued its opinion in the case Taylor v. Huerta, Case No. 15-1495. The court concluded that the drone registration rules that the Federal Aviation Administration promulgated … Continue reading
Santa Monica City Council Votes, Once Again, To Close Santa Monica Municipal Airport (SMO)
On August 23, 2016, the Santa Monica California City Council unanimously approved a resolution to reduce flights and close the Santa Monica Municipal Airport (SMO) by July 1, 2018. This is not the first time the City Council has taken … Continue reading
Posted in Airport, FAA, Litigation
Tagged closure, FAA, Grant Assurance, Santa Monica, SMO
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Drones in the News This Week
Regulation of drones by the FAA tops the coverage of drone activity this week. Appearing before the House Subcommittee on Aviation, FAA Deputy Administrator Michael Whittaker said that the FAA will finalize its small drone (under 55 lbs) rule sometime in … Continue reading
Drones Once Again Top Aviation News
Sen Chuck Schumer (D-NY) said that he would introduce a bill that would force drone manufacturers to implement technology that would keep “unmanned aerial vehicles” (#UAV) or “unmanned aerial systems” (#UAS) or “drones” as everyone else calls them away from … Continue reading
FAA Announces New Small Unmanned Aircraft Systems Regulations
Secretary of Transportation Anthony Foxx and FAA Administrator Michael Huerta announced on a Sunday, February 15, 2015, conference call that the FAA would publish its long-awaited proposed regulations for commercial use of small drones. Copy of NPRM: http://1.usa.gov/1yGVSD5 Copy of … Continue reading
Posted in Aircraft, Aviation, Drones, FAA, Regulatory
Tagged DOT, Drones, FAA, NPRM, regulation, UAS, UAV
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Judge Dismisses the City of Santa Monica’s Action Regarding the Santa Monica Municipal Airport.
Judge John F. Walter of the Central District of California granted the Federal Aviation Administration’s Motion to Dismiss the City of Santa Monica’s lawsuit regarding whether the City had to continue to operate the airport as an airport. (Download a … Continue reading
Posted in Airport, FAA, Litigation
Tagged AOPA, FAA, NBAA, Santa Monica, Santa Monica Airport
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Aviation/Airport Stories We Are Following for the Week of August 19 – 23, 2013
Monday, August 19, 2013. More Fallout and Analysis of the AMR/US Airways Merger Antitrust Lawsuit. First the fallout: Teamsters, seeking to organize employees of American Airlines drop their effort blaming the lawsuit. http://bit.ly/16CDUZU At the same time US Airways CEO … Continue reading
Posted in Airport, Aviation, Congress, FAA
Tagged American Airlines, Climate Change, FAA, FOIA, McCaskill, TWA Flight 800, UPS, US Airways
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Aviation Stories We Have Been Following This Past Week
Here are some of the news stories we have been following this past week, July 22 – 26, 2013. Most these were posted on Taber Law Group, P.C.’s Google+, Facebook, LinkedIn and Twitter account. Please follow us on one or … Continue reading
Posted in Airlines, Airport, FAA, Litigation, Regulatory
Tagged AirVenture, bird strike, boeing, Deer Trail, Drones, EAA, FAA, LaGuardia, Oshkosh, southwest airlines, THUD, UAV
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FAA Can Require Helicopters to Fly the North Route Along Long Island, D.C. Circuit Holds
On Friday, July 12, 2013, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit held that the Federal Aviation Administration could require that helicopters use a route one mile off the north shore of Long Island for the purpose of … Continue reading
Posted in Aircraft, Aviation, FAA, Litigation
Tagged D.C. Circuit, FAA, Helicopter, Long Island, noise
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NTSB Says FAA Needs Safeguards to Prevent Mid-Air Collisions; Top Aviation Stories for July 2, 2013
FAA Needs to Add Adequate Safeguards To Maintain Space between Planes, NTSB Says In a recommendation to the Federal Aviation Administration, the National Transportation Safety Board has asked the FAA to modify its air traffic control procedures to avoid mid-air … Continue reading
Posted in Airport, Aviation, Congress, FAA, Regulatory
Tagged American Airlines, DHS, FAA, IG DOJ, merger Essential Air Services, Mid-Air Collision, NTSB, U.S. Airways
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