The FAA has issued a notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) to require that flight attendants at large U.S. airlines receive a rest period of at least 10 consecutive hours between periods of duty lasting 14 hours or less. Under...more
The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) recently issued new regulations codifying specific criteria for interpreting its fundamental regulatory authority under 49 U.S.C. section 41712 to prohibit airlines from engaging in...more
The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) has issued a new regulation, “Traveling by Air with Service Animals,” that substantially revises its rules governing the transportation of service animals onboard aircraft. Under...more
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
7/20/2020
/ Air Carriers ,
Airlines ,
Airports ,
Aviation Industry ,
Civil Monetary Penalty ,
Consent Order ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Department of Transportation (DOT) ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Infrastructure ,
Mexico ,
Regulatory Violations
The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) has issued an Enforcement Notice Regarding “Refunds By Carriers Given the Unprecedented Impact of the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency on Air Travel.”...more
The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) has issued an order proposing parameters for implementing authority granted to the Secretary of Transportation under the Coronavirus Aid, Recovery, and Economic Security Act (the...more
The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has announced that U.S. and foreign carriers that cancel or reduce service at U.S. slot-controlled airports will not forfeit their slots. U.S. slot-controlled airports include...more
3/16/2020
/ Air Carriers ,
Airlines ,
Aviation Industry ,
China ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Crisis Management ,
Emergency Management Plans ,
Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) ,
Infectious Diseases ,
Mandatory Requirements ,
Public Health ,
Reciprocity Rules ,
Relief Measures
The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) has issued a notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) to amend its regulations governing situations in which an aircraft remains on the airport tarmac without an opportunity for...more
The FAA has begun the process of amending its regulations to require that flight attendants at U.S. airlines receive a rest period of at least 10 consecutive hours between periods of duty lasting 14 hours or less. Under the...more
On October 5, 2018, President Trump signed into law the “FAA Reauthorization Act of 2018.” The Act, which has wide-ranging implications for the aviation industry, funds the FAA for the next five years. The legislation...more
This edition of the Cozen O’Connor Aviation Regulatory Update discusses the U.S. House of Representatives’ passage of a five-year Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) reauthorization bill, the FAA’s Airworthiness Directives...more
This edition of the Cozen O’Connor Aviation Regulatory Update discusses new restrictions on Cuba travel, DOT’s Small Community Air Service Development Grant Program, new DOT drug testing requirements for safety-sensitive...more
This edition of the Cozen O’Connor Aviation Regulatory Update discusses DOT’s 2017 U.S.-Cuba Frequency Allocation Proceeding, the FAA’s elimination of requirements to obtain Reduced Vertical Separation Minimum (RVSM)...more
This edition of the Cozen O’Connor Aviation Regulatory Update discusses the latest FAA reauthorization bills, the Department of Homeland Security’s enhanced aviation security measures, the DOT Inspector General’s audit...more
7/10/2017
/ Air Traffic Control Systems ,
Aviation Industry ,
Delta Airlines ,
Department of Homeland Security (DHS) ,
Department of Transportation (DOT) ,
FCC ,
Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) ,
GAO ,
Hazardous Substances ,
International Trade ,
Reporting Requirements ,
United Airlines
This edition of the Cozen O’Connor Aviation Regulatory Update discusses the FAA’s regulatory reform review, the FAA’s and PHMSA’s increases in civil penalty amounts, recent amendments of hazardous materials regulations, the...more
The recent forced removal of a United Airlines passenger by airport security officers from a flight at Chicago’s O’Hare International Airport to make room for the airline’s employees has prompted calls in Congress for...more
This edition of the Cozen O’Connor Aviation Regulatory Update discusses DOT’s final approval of antitrust immunity for Delta Air Lines and Aeromexico, DOT’s proceeding to reallocate some of Delta/Aeromexico’s Mexico City and...more
2/16/2017
/ Amtrak ,
Antitrust Immunity ,
Aviation Industry ,
Customs and Border Protection ,
Delta Airlines ,
Department of Homeland Security (DHS) ,
Department of Transportation (DOT) ,
Drones ,
Drug Testing ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) ,
GAO ,
Hazardous Substances ,
Reasonable Accommodation ,
SNPRM ,
Unmanned Aircraft Systems
For eight years, the Obama administration was proactive in adopting and enforcing a large volume of new “passenger protections” regulations affecting many aspects of airline services, including fare disclosures, the display...more
The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) has announced a new round of consumer protection-related rulemaking initiatives affecting U.S. and foreign airlines, ticket agents, and air travel consumers. As part of these...more
This edition of the Cozen O’Connor Aviation Regulatory Update discusses DOT’s selection of carriers to operate U.S.-Havana and U.S.-Tokyo (Haneda) air services, the FAA’s implementation of its small unmanned aircraft...more
9/26/2016
/ Air Carriers ,
Airlines ,
Aviation Industry ,
Civil Monetary Penalty ,
Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) ,
Cuba ,
Department of Transportation (DOT) ,
Drones ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) ,
GAO ,
Hazardous Substances ,
Interim Rule ,
Japan ,
Popular ,
Safety Precautions ,
Unmanned Aircraft Systems
This edition of the Cozen O’Connor Aviation Regulatory Update discusses new FAA reauthorization legislation, DOT awards for U.S. carrier scheduled service to Cuba, DOT’s decision to address consumer notification requirements...more
8/9/2016
/ Air Carriers ,
Airlines ,
Airports ,
Amazon ,
Applications ,
Arbitration ,
Aviation Industry ,
Civil Monetary Penalty ,
Cuba ,
Department of Transportation (DOT) ,
Drones ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) ,
EU ,
Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) ,
Federal Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act Improvements Act of 2015 ,
GAO ,
Greenhouse Gas Emissions ,
Hazardous Substances ,
Iran ,
NPRM ,
Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) ,
PHMSA ,
Safety Violations ,
TSA ,
UK ,
Ukraine ,
Unmanned Aircraft Systems
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
2/3/2016
/ Aircraft ,
Aviation Industry ,
Bilateral Agreements ,
Cuba ,
Department of Transportation (DOT) ,
Disability ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) ,
FedEx ,
GAO ,
Mexico ,
Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) ,
OIG ,
OSHA ,
Pilots ,
REAL IDs ,
Rulemaking Process ,
United Airlines ,
Unmanned Aircraft Systems ,
Visa Waiver Program
This edition of the Cozen O’Connor Aviation Regulatory Update reports on Congress’s six-month extension of FAA’s reauthorization; new U.S. Bilateral Aviation Safety Agreements with the European Union and Canada; the FAA’s...more
10/5/2015
/ Air Cargo ,
Air Carriers ,
Alcohol Testing ,
American Airlines ,
Anti-Discrimination Policies ,
Aviation Industry ,
Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) ,
Canada ,
Child Safety ,
Civil Monetary Penalty ,
Consent Order ,
Cuba ,
Department of Transportation (DOT) ,
Drones ,
Drug Testing ,
Enforcement ,
EU ,
Federal Aviation Act ,
Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) ,
Federal Grants ,
Final Rules ,
GAO ,
Licenses ,
New Legislation ,
NPRM ,
Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) ,
Office Space ,
OIG ,
Proposed Regulation ,
Reporting Requirements ,
Risk Assessment ,
Risk Management ,
Risk Mitigation ,
Safety Standards ,
Safety Violations ,
Sanctions ,
TSA ,
Unmanned Aircraft Systems ,
Warehouses
This edition of the Cozen O’Connor Aviation Regulatory Update discusses DOT’s launch of an investigation of alleged price gouging by airlines following Amtrak train service disruption in the Northeast Corridor, the agency’s...more
8/25/2015
/ Air Cargo ,
Air Carriers ,
Airlines ,
Airports ,
American Airlines ,
Amtrak ,
Aviation Industry ,
Biometric Information ,
Civil Monetary Penalty ,
Congressional Investigations & Hearings ,
Customs and Border Protection ,
Data Privacy ,
Delta Airlines ,
Department of Transportation (DOT) ,
Disabilities ,
Drones ,
Drug Testing ,
Enforcement ,
Exemptions ,
Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) ,
GAO ,
Mexico ,
New Legislation ,
NTIA ,
OIG ,
Pending Legislation ,
Pilots ,
Price Manipulation ,
Reasonable Accommodation ,
Southwest Airlines ,
Subsidies ,
Supply Chain ,
Tariffs ,
TSA ,
U.S. Commerce Department ,
United Airlines ,
Unmanned Aircraft Systems
This edition of the Cozen O’Connor Aviation Regulatory Update includes an update on the Department of Justice’s initiation of an antitrust investigation of alleged pricing and capacity collusion among the major U.S. airlines,...more
7/7/2015
/ Aerospace ,
Airlines ,
American Airlines ,
Anti-Competitive ,
Aviation Industry ,
Delta Airlines ,
Department of Homeland Security (DHS) ,
Drones ,
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) ,
False Advertising ,
Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) ,
GAO ,
Greenhouse Gas Emissions ,
Home Depot ,
Price-Fixing ,
Southwest Airlines ,
TSA ,
Unmanned Aircraft Systems ,
US Airways