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Adams and Reese LLP

A Piece of the MOSAIC: Simplified Flight Controls for Light Sport Aircraft and Beyond

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It’s the stuff of science fiction: walk out to your airplane, strap in, and, instead of a control wheel and assortment of dials and levers, you are presented with a slender device resembling an iPad. Touch “takeoff” on the...more

Baker Donelson

FAA Proposes Rules for Powered-Lift Aircraft Operations and Pilot Certification

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The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) published a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) in June for alternative certification standards for pilots operating powered-lift aircraft, as well as specific operating rules for...more

Cozen O'Connor

House Passes Bill to Create NOTAM Task Force After Significant System Failure

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On January 25, 2023, the U.S. House of Representatives overwhelmingly voted to pass the NOTAM Improvement Act of 2023, which would require that the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) establish a task force to study how to...more

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Pilot Records Database Compliance Deadline for Certain Part 91 Operators is June 10. Is Your Company Ready?

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The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) issued the final rule for the establishment of a new electronic pilot records database (PRD) on May 25, 2021, with the goal of providing transparency on pilot training deficiencies,...more

Carlton Fields

High Crimes and Misdemeanors: Federal Criminal Aviation Cases From 2021

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Join Carlton Fields attorney Ed Page, former federal prosecutor and active pilot and flight instructor, as he discusses federal criminal aviation cases from the past year, including the main tools used by the Department of...more

The Volkov Law Group

Boeing’s 737 MAX Scandal: A Review of Boeing’s Deception of the FAA (Part II of III)

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Boeing’s criminal conduct, as described in the settlement papers, centered on two of its 737 MAX Flight Technical Pilots, who deceived the FAA about an important aircraft part called the Maneuvering Characteristics...more

Carlton Fields

WEBINAR: The ABCs of Pilot Deviations

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This webinar, hosted by Carlton Fields for the Alaska Airmen's Association, explains how the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) responds to pilot deviations that violate the code of federal regulations or call into...more

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

Aircraft Purchase, Ownership and Operation: Protecting the Interests of a Family Business Owner – Part 4

As noted in Part 1 of this series, owners of private aircraft will often want to share ownership and/or use of their aircraft with others. In most cases the motivation for sharing ownership and/or use of an aircraft is to...more

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

Aircraft Purchase, Ownership and Operation: Protecting the Interests of a Family Business Owner – Part 3

As noted in Part 1 of this series, Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) rules govern the ownership, operation and use of private aircraft. Most private aircraft are operated under Part 91 or Part 135 of the Federal Aviation...more

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Update on Significant DOT, FAA and Other Federal Agencies’ Aviation-Related Regulatory Actions - February 2016

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This edition of the Cozen O’Connor Aviation Regulatory Update includes the recently signed U.S.-Mexico bilateral agreement that liberalizes air services between the two countries, new Cuba-related regulations loosening...more

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