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GAO Releases Testimony Regarding FAA’s “Some Progress” In Implementation of NextGen

Posted on October 5, 2011 by Steven M. Taber

In testimony before the the House Subcommittee on Aviation, Gerald L. Dillingham, Government Accountability Office’s Director of Physical Infrastructure reported that the Federal Aviation Administration has made “some progress” in the implementation of the “Next Generation Air Transportation System” also … Continue reading →

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GAO Issues Glowing Report on Airports and the Environment

Posted on September 21, 2010 by Steven M. Taber

On September 21, 2010, the Government Accountability Office issued its report entitled “Aviation and the Environment: Systematically Addressing Environmental Impacts and Community Concerns Can Help Airports Reduce Project Delays.” This is a topic that is not unfamiliar to readers of … Continue reading →

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Why the Airports and the Aviation Industry Need to Be Concerned About Climate Change: Part One, Facts about Aviation and Climate Change

Posted on September 24, 2009 by Steven M. Taber

In the grand scheme of things, aviation may not represent a huge source of concern with respect to climate change. But neither should the aviation industry (airports included) ignore the fact that aviation does contribute to climate change not only through … Continue reading →

Posted in Aircraft, Airlines, Aviation, Environmental | Tagged Airports, atag, atmospheric environment: Aviation, Aviation, CE, Climate Change, Delft", Environmental, EPA, FAA, gao, GHG, greenhouse gas, IATA, icao, IPCC, lavin, lee, Manzoor, NLR, radiative forcing, Regulatory, sausen | Leave a comment

FAA Reauthorization, NextGen and ATC Modernization Are theTopics Discussed at U.S. Senate Subcommittee on Aviation Hearing

Posted on March 24, 2009 by Steven M. Taber

Although originally billed as a Senate hearing on FAA Reauthorization, because another continuing resolution was passed last week, the Senate Subcommittee on Aviation Operations, Safety and Security switched the focus of the hearing from Reauthorization to NextGen and “the Benefits of … Continue reading →

Posted in Airlines, Airport, Congress, FAA | Tagged ATC Modernization, ATO, Dale Wright, FAA, FAA Reauthorization, gao, Gerald Dillingham, Hank Krakowski, Honeywell Aerospace, Hutchison, Joe Kolshak, JPDO, NATCA, NextGen, Rockefeller, Senate Subcommittee on Aviation, T.K. Kallenbach | Leave a comment

GAO Supplies Responses to Questions Posed at FAA Reauthorization Act Hearing

Posted on March 11, 2009 by Steven M. Taber

On March 10, 2009, the GAO made public its response to questions submitted for the record related to the February 11, 2009, hearing concerning the FAA Reauthorization Act of 2009. At that hearing, Dr. Gerald Dillingham, Director, Physical Infrastructure Issues, … Continue reading →

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GAO Reports That FAA’s “Voluntary Airport Low Emissions” Program Has Yet To Meet Expectations

Posted on November 13, 2008 by Steven M. Taber

The GAO released its Report to Congressional Committees on the FAA’s “Voluntary Airport Low Emissions” (VALE) program on November 10, 2008. Entitled Aviation and the Environment: Initial Voluntary Low Emissions Program Projects Reduce Emissions, and FAA Plans to Assess the … Continue reading →

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Legal Analysis of the FAA’s Slot Auction Rule for JFK and Newark Part 2

Posted on October 28, 2008 by Steven M. Taber

Analysis of Legal Issues Regarding Slot Auctions, Part Two. Having established previously that the FAA does not have specific authority to lease or otherwise dispose of slots, FAA turns to its general power to dispose of property in order to … Continue reading →

Posted in Airport, FAA, Litigation | Tagged antideficiency act, ATA, Cleveland v. United States, FAA, gao, IATA, inspector general, murray, oberstar, petition for review, Port Authority, property right, purpose statute, scovel, slot auction, user fee | Leave a comment

Legal Analysis of the FAA’s Slot Auction Rule for JFK and Newark Part 1

Posted on October 26, 2008 by Steven M. Taber

Pt. 1: Setting The Stage When the FAA adopted its slot auction rules for LaGuardia, JFK and Newark Airports, it did so despite the fact that the GAO had issued a legal opinion stating that it believed that the FAA … Continue reading →

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Despite GAO Ruling FAA Issues Congestion Management Rules for JFK, Newark and LaGuardia

Posted on October 12, 2008 by Steven M. Taber

In a gutsy move that is sure to draw the ire of Congressional leaders as well as the Air Transport Association, the FAA announced last Friday, October 10, 2008, that it had promulgated two “congestion management” rules: one for LaGuardia … Continue reading →

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GAO Declares FAA Does Not Have Legal Authority to Auction Slots

Posted on October 1, 2008 by Steven M. Taber

The GAO, in a legal opinion issued September 30, 2008, declared that “FAA currently lacks the authority to auction arrival and departure slots, and thus also lacks authority to retain and use auction proceeds.” This legal opinion came as a … Continue reading →

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