The Fox Rothschild aviation team would like to thank the hundreds of aviation professionals who joined us for our 21st annual aviation symposium. As always, the all-star panels had an unrestrained discussion of the key...more
As part of the global UN-led effort to tackle climate change, the aviation sector has agreed a basket of measures to decarbonize the industry and achieve net zero carbon emissions by 2050. One of those measures is the Carbon...more
On December 19, 2022, the Treasury Department and the IRS released Notice 2023-6 (the Notice), which provides guidance with respect to the credit for sustainable aviation fuel (SAF). The Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 (the...more
On September 26, 2022, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) issued a notice of policy statement (Notice) announcing several key changes to its International Aviation Safety Assessment (IASA) program....more
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) to require that certain passenger aircraft be outfitted with “installed physical secondary barrier[s]” or “IPSBs” to further protect...more
Voici la première édition de 2022 de notre Infolettre du groupe Aviation et aérospatiale, qui résume et analyse les principaux développements dans le secteur canadien de l'aviation. SORTIE EN BOUT DE PISTE - En août...more
Welcome to our Aviation & Aerospace group’s first newsletter of 2022, which summarizes and analyzes key developments in the Canadian aviation industry. RUNNING OUT OF RUNWAY - Due to inclement weather conditions, an...more
For airlines and airports regulated by the Transportation Security Administration (TSA), aviation security nomenclature is rife with acronyms: airline passengers pass through ASLs (automated screening lanes) every day,...more
On January 11, 2021, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency ("EPA") issued the first-ever U.S. greenhouse gas ("GHG") emission standards for aircraft (the "Standards"). The Standards align with the United Nations...more
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has adopted the first-ever Clean Air Act (CAA) aircraft emission standards for greenhouse gases (GHGs), assuring the worldwide acceptance of U.S. manufactured airplanes and airplane...more
The long awaited COVID-19 relief bill has finally arrived from Congress. Weighing in at an impressive 5,593 pages, it contains at least some of the assistance the aviation industry has been asking for since the summer. ...more
The International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) has determined that 2019, rather than 2020, will be used as the emissions baseline for the Carbon Offsetting and Reduction Scheme for International Aviation (CORSIA). Here...more
On July 22, 2020, the Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) proposed a rule establishing Greenhouse Gas (“GHG”) emissions standards for larger civilian jet and turboprop aircraft. Civilian aircraft account for ten percent...more
Despite a historic and costly slowdown in air travel due to COVID-19 impacts, the Carbon Offsetting and Reduction Scheme for International Airlines (CORSIA) continues to advance in several key areas. During its June Session,...more
FAA and FARS - The FAA has issued two new Safety Alerts for Operators (SAFO) this last week. One was specifically on health guidance for Air Carriers and Crews and replaces the prior SAFO 20003. Importantly, the FAA and...more
The aviation industry is facing a myriad of issues as a result of the current COVID-19 pandemic, including potential air carrier liability for claims by passengers and others under a variety of scenarios and pursuant to...more
Participants in the Carbon Offsetting and Reduction Scheme for International Aviation (CORSIA) now have increased certainty over eligible carbon offsets. At its March 2020 Council meeting, the International Civil Aviation...more
On March 9, 2020, the Interim Investigation Report (“Report”) into the March 10, 2019, crash of Ethiopian Airlines Flight 302, a Boeing 737-8 (MAX) was issued. The Ethiopian Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau’s...more
The Montreal Convention governs the rights and liabilities of parties for claims arising during international carriage between State Parties. Specifically, Articles 21 and 22 of the Convention set forth limits of liability...more
U.S. transportation officials have taken two separate actions which will affect transportation between the United States and Latin America. These developments are summarized below...more
Safety hazards presented by the air transportation of lithium ion batteries are once again the subject of regulatory action in the United States. The U.S. DOT’s Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA)...more
Airlines and airline associations have broadly welcomed ICAO’s new carbon offsetting scheme, scheduled to commence on January 1, 2019. However, the scheme’s Standards and Recommended Practices (the SARPs) impose an immediate...more
In This Issue: - Federal Safe Harbor from Liability Expanded for Aircraft Lenders and Lessors - ICAO CORSIA Update: Compliance Complexities Under ICAO’s New Carbon Offsetting Scheme Federal Safe Harbor from Liability...more
• The recent release of the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) Cybersecurity Roadmap (Roadmap) is the result of several years of discussion across administrations to determine which U.S. government agency should be...more
On Nov. 21, 2018, multidistrict litigation (MDL) Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson dismissed all pending wrongful death cases arising from the disappearance of Flight MH370 on forum non conveniens (FNC) grounds. The court concluded...more