High Crimes and Misdemeanors: The FAA and Pilot DUIs
High Crimes and Misdemeanors: Federal Criminal Aviation Cases From 2021
WEBINAR: The ABCs of Pilot Deviations
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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