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Bilzin Sumberg

Public-Private Partnerships as Successful Procurement Vehicles for Airport Infrastructure Upgrades

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A Comparative Analysis of Airport Infrastructure Development through Public-Private Partnerships - Handling over 52.3 million travelers in 2023, the Miami International Airport ("MIA") has emerged as a leading hub for...more

Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP

Congress Begins Overhaul of Civil Aviation Policy Amidst Turbulent Summer Travel Season and Increased Demands from Nascent...

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Reauthorization bill is a crucial piece of legislation that affects the safety and efficiency of air travel in the United States. It is an important, multi-year tool for Congress to...more

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Mexican Bill May Allow Cabotage in Civil Aviation

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Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador sent a draft bill on Dec. 15, 2022, to the Chamber of Deputies pursuing an amendment of the Airports Law and the Civil Aviation Law. The objective of the bill is to grant more...more

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Mexico's President Presents Bill to Allow Cabotage Flights

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The bill would modify current Mexican law to permit international airlines to operate domestic flights within the country, a practice known as "cabotage." ...more

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Upheaval in the Aviation Sector: Challenges for the Biden Administration

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The COVID-19 pandemic has had a particularly pronounced effect on the aviation sector. Passenger carriers have grounded their aircraft and slashed their schedules, cargo carriers scrambled to maintain healthcare and other...more

Cozen O'Connor

Senate Bill Would Require TSA Temperature Checks at U.S. Airports

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Under a bipartisan bill introduced in the U.S. Senate, the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) would be required to conduct temperature checks on all passengers and other individuals seeking entry to an airport’s...more

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DOT Provides Airline Payment Flexibility for Enforcement Penalty During COVID-19

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The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) recently issued a consent order assessing a $70,000 civil penalty against Volaris, the Mexican low-cost airline, for alleged violations of DOT’s regulations governing lengthy tarmac...more

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Under African skies – The liberalisation of civil aviation in Africa

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With a population of over 1 billion people and a landmass larger than the combined areas of the USA, India and China, Africa presents a significant opportunity for the air transport industry. The Single African Air Transport...more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

President Trump Continues to Make Unmanned Aircraft Systems a Priority

The President’s fiscal 2019 (FY19) budget proposal was outlined yesterday, and it shows a willingness to invest in the safe integration of unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) or drones into the National Airspace System, to the...more

Nossaman LLP

Financial Close for Denver International Airport’s Great Hall Project

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On December 21, 2017, the City and County of Denver and Denver Great Hall LLC reached financial close on the $1.8 billion Jeppesen Terminal redevelopment project (Great Hall Project) at the Denver International Airport....more

Hogan Lovells

Aviation in Nigeria set to fly high

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On 11 September 2017, the President Buhari-led government of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, announced plans to grant operating concessions over four of the ten international airports in Nigeria – the Murtala Mohammed...more

Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP

Canadian Airports: Who Has Governing Power?

With possible airport privatization on the horizon for Canadian airports, and thanks to Liberal Transport Minister Marc Garneau’s recent promise to introduce legislation loosening restrictions on foreign investment in...more

Nossaman LLP

FAA Proposes More Flexible Eligibility Criteria For Expenditure Of Passenger Facility Charge Funds On Airport Rail Projects

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The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) proposes to amend (81 Fed. Reg. at 26611) (May 3, 2016) a 2004 rule, restricting expenditure of proceeds from passenger facility charges (PFC) funds to airport access infrastructure...more

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