Regulations and Government
News about bills, laws, regulations and other governmental decisions affecting aviation and aerospace. Topics include FAA re-authorizations, taxes on fuel and aviation activities, environmental legislation, ICAO decisions, governmental mediation of labor conflicts and World Trade Organization disputes and decisions.
Regulations and Government
Associations contest FAA’s revocation of Air Trek AOC
The method that the FAA used to shut down air ambulance operator Air Trek of Punta Gorda, Fla., essentially turned into a de facto revocation of the compan
Regulations and Government
HAI Warns About ‘Costly’ Emissions Schemes
With the House Energy and Commerce Committee mulling its 900-plus-page climate change bill, the Helicopter Association International is warning operators t
Regulations and Government
Babbitt Lands Top FAA Job; Obama Names NASA Choice
The Senate on Thursday night confirmed former Air Line Pilots Association president Randy Babbitt as the next FAA Administrator for a five-year term.
Regulations and Government
TSA Bill Creates GA Security Working Group
A provision that would establish a general aviation working group to advise the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) on GA security issues is conta
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Aviation User Fees Rear Ugly Head Again
The 2010 budget proposal for the FAA released earlier this month by the White House makes it obvious that President Obama wants a fundamental change in fun
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Babbitt One Step Away From Top FAA Job
The Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee voted unanimously yesterday to recommend that the full Senate confirm former Air Line Pilots Asso
Regulations and Government
NBAA Steadfastly Behind NextGen, Fuel Tax Increases
NBAA president and CEO Ed Bolen yesterday testified during a Senate aviation subcommittee hearing on FAA reauthorization that the general aviation communit
Regulations and Government
Arinc Direct Now Offers eAPIS Filing
Business aviation flight services provider Arinc Direct has started offering electronic APIS (advanced passenger information system) reports for flights ar
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AeroEx helps operators make sense of Euro rules
For commercial and noncommercial aviation organizations trying to make sense of new rules and regulations in Europe, Swiss-based AeroEx is drawing on sever
Regulations and Government
Cuisine Air ready for stricter security rules
Caterers providing food for business aircraft flights from UK airports are being forced to meet security requirements previously applied only to airlines.
ATC
DOT IG: ATC System Vulnerable to Cyber Attacks
Web applications used in supporting FAA air traffic control systems are not properly secured to prevent attacks or unauthorized access, warns a report rele
Regulations and Government
EASA Allows More Time on Ops Rules Approval
The European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) has extended the comment periods for three key notices of proposed amendments (NPAs) under which it will assume
Regulations and Government
ETS plans due as deadline looms
Aircraft operators who will be subject to Europe’s new emissions trading scheme (ETS) from Jan.
Regulations and Government
Washington Report
The two Republican senators from Kansas joined a growing chorus in support of business aviation when they took President Obama to task for “misguided and r
Regulations and Government
Congressional Observer
President Barack Obama charged into his presidency full of enthusiasm for plans to staff his cabinet with worthies, stimulate the economy, revise fiscal po
Regulations and Government
FAA continues to operate on ‘temporary’ extensions
In late March, Congress approved legislation to extend FAA funding from March 31 until September 30, the end of Fiscal Year 2009.
Regulations and Government
U.S. and E.U. clash over FAA reauthorization bill
The FAA reauthorization bill is at odds with the European Union-U.S.
ATC
Industry to Senate: shorten NextGen timetable
Congress seems to be getting fed up with the slow pace of the Next Generation Air Transportation System (NextGen) rollout.
Regulations and Government
Babbitt: Excellent Choice for FAA Administrator
I hope that by the time you read this Randy Babbitt will have been confirmed by the Senate and be hard at work on the 10th floor of 800 Independence Ave.
FBOs
Avitat HPN files restraining order
Although Westchester County Airport in New York agreed to grant a new
lease on Hangar E-1 to JPMorgan Chase, existing leaseholder Avitat Westcheste
lease on Hangar E-1 to JPMorgan Chase, existing leaseholder Avitat Westcheste
Regulations and Government
New badge rule too onerous, says governor
The governor of Montana is the latest to weigh in on a controversial Transportation Security Administration (TSA) directive that would impose new security
ATC
EASA purview expands to cover ATC and airports
With the introduction of the second phase of the Single European Sky (SES II), the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) will greatly increase its scope b
Regulations and Government
Lobby Groups Welcome FAA Chief Nominee
The nomination of former Airline Pilots Association president J.
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Will Aces Deal Bizav a Losing Hand?
The House Energy and Commerce Committee’s draft of the American Clean Energy and Security Act of 2009 (Aces) creates greenhouse gas emission standards for
ATC
Foundation Promotes User Fees
In a recent issue of “ATC Reform News,” Reason Foundation director of transportation studies Robert Poole uses the anti-business jet rhetoric to further pu
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Industry moves toward a quieter supersonic bizjet
Reductions in supersonic boom intensity could allow for overland operation of future supersonic civil aircraft, according to a panel of supersonic technolo
Regulations and Government
Deadlines extended for comments on proposed EASA rules
The European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) has
Regulations and Government
UK Protests U.S. Loran Termination Plan
The removal in February of Loran-C and eLoran funding from President Obama’s proposed budget has drawn strong protest from the UK over the sudden U.S.
