Government

GAMA, NATA: DHS Inaction Hurts Security
January 4, 2012 - 3:15pm

The U.S. aviation industry won’t be getting a final rule on the aircraft repair station security issue until the fourth quarter of this year, the Department of Homeland Security announced. The issue dates back to a 2004 public meeting held by the TSA in response to the Vision 100 Century of Aviation Act passed by Congress in 2003.

The DHS made the announcement after 20 industry leaders sent a letter to DHS Secretary Janet Napolitano asking that the rule, which has been under consideration for eight years, be finalized before the end of last year.

Europe Faces Retaliation as Court Rules Against ETS Appeal
December 26, 2011 - 10:00am
The European Union could face trade sanctions over the emissions trading scheme

The European Union (EU) appears to be on a political collision course with the United States and other leading nations after the European Court of Justice in Luxembourg blocked an appeal by Airlines for America (A4A) against the imposition of the emissions trading scheme (ETS) on non-European airlines.
U.S. Congress Passes 2012 Defense Authorization; Cuts Likely for 2013
December 23, 2011 - 9:30am
The Bell Boeing V-22 Osprey is a target for cutback or cancellation.

In mid-December the U.S. Congress authorized $662 billion in defense spending for fiscal 2012, trimming $27 billion from President Obama’s request in probably the last budget before deeper, more painful, cuts are required by the Budget Control Act passed in August.

FAA Should Describe NextGen Interoperability, GAO Says
December 8, 2011 - 1:44pm
FAA and EU representatives sign agreement in March in Budapest.

Citing “continuing skepticism” among aviation industry stakeholders in both the U.S. and Europe, the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) has recommended that the FAA provide more information on its efforts to align with Europe on ATC modernization.
Congressional Probe Calls TSA ‘Mismanaged Failure’
November 17, 2011 - 3:49pm

The Transportation Security Administration suffers from bureaucratic morass and mismanagement, according to a staff report from two congressional committees.
AIN Blog: For a Beleaguered Industry, It Ain’t Over Yet
November 16, 2011 - 12:45pm
globe with dollar sign

Here we go again. Three years after the bottom dropped out of the economy, and just months after a long, slow and painful climb toward recovery seemed to be producing results, the flooring is starting to feel awfully flimsy again.
Political Battlelines Drawn over ETS as European Court Denies Challenge
November 2, 2011 - 2:40am

The U.S. and its allies in opposition to the European Union’s emissions trading scheme (ETS) are expected to step up political pressure on Europe after apparently failing to block the controversial cap-and-trade program on legal grounds.
AIA Analysis: U.S. Defense Cuts Could Eliminate One Million Jobs
October 28, 2011 - 10:33am
Marion Blakey

An economic impact analysis commissioned by the Aerospace Industries Association (AIA) predicts that more than one million jobs will be lost in the aerospace and defense industry, if the U.S. Congress fails to reach an agreement that would prevent automatic government spending cuts.
U.S. House of Representatives Stokes Firestorm over Emissions Scheme
October 26, 2011 - 10:15pm
John Mica

The U.S. House of Representatives helped stoke a threatened trade war with Europe, passing legislation October 24 that would prohibit U.S. aircraft operators from participating in the European emissions trading scheme (ETS).
U.S. House Passes Anti-EU Emissions Tax
October 25, 2011 - 3:29pm

The House of Representatives voted overwhelmingly yesterday against U.S. participation in the European Union’s emissions trading scheme (EU-ETS), setting up an international confrontation between Western Europe and the rest of the world.

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