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The President Directs Greater Urgency on Advanced Air Mobility, Drone Manufacturing & Integration

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President Trump recently signed two Executive Orders aimed at advancing the integration of unmanned aircraft systems (UAS or drones) and promoting U.S. drone manufacturing and export. The Orders underscore the Trump...more

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DOT Seeks to Identify Regulatory Obligations for Repeal or Modification [Alert]

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On April 3, 2025, the U.S. Department of Transportation (the Department or DOT) issued a Request for Information (RFI) seeking public comment to assist DOT in identifying existing regulatory obligations “that can be modified...more

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FAA Updates Aircraft Registration and Certification Processes

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On January 17, 2025, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) announced two significant, pending regulatory changes regarding the digitization of aircraft registration and certification processes. These regulatory changes,...more

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New FAA Rule Charts a Path for Deployment of Air Taxis, Advanced Mobility Aircraft

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On October 22, 2024, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) issued a long-awaited final rule providing new and amended regulations and standards to govern powered vertical-takeoff and -landing, low-speed aircraft. FAA’s...more

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New FAA Regulations Target Cybersecurity Vulnerabilities in Aircraft Design

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The Federal Aviation Administration ("FAA") has proposed new rules to standardize its criteria for addressing cybersecurity threats for transport category airplanes, engines, and propellers....more

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Spirit AeroSystems Files Lawsuit Against Texas

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Spirit AeroSystems, Inc. (Spirit), a subsidiary of a company that produces fuselages for Boeing’s 737 jets, has filed a lawsuit against Texas in response to the attorney general’s (AG) recently initiated investigation into...more

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U.S. FAA Publishes Airplane Fuel Efficiency Final Rule

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On February 16, 2024, the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration ("FAA") issued an airplane fuel efficiency final rule, which implements reduced CO2 emissions standards into the FAA's aircraft certification rules. See 89 Fed....more

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DOT Issues Rule on Aircraft Lavatory Accessibility for Passengers with Disabilities

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On July 26, 2023 (the 33rd anniversary of the signing of the Americans with Disabilities Act), the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) released a final rule that amends the agency’s air travel disability accommodation...more

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FAA Issues Final Rule Increasing Mandatory Flight Attendant Rest Periods

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The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has issued a final rule requiring 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...more

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IRS Set to Publish Final Rule on Federal Excise Tax

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The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) is expected soon to publish its final rule on federal excise tax (FET) exemption for aircraft management companies and owners. The IRS pre-published final rules incorporate several...more

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Secretary Chao Announces Commercial Space Launch and Reentry Rule

On October 15, 2020, Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao announced the publication of the Federal Aviation Administration's (FAA) Streamlined Launch and Reentry Licensing Requirements Final Rule for commercial space...more

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Civil Automotive and UAS Radars Are Removed from the USML

• On August 30, DDTC published a final rule that removes many of the radars used in civil automotive and unpiloted aerial vehicles from the USML. • This continues the targeted removal of civil items from the military...more

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DOT Publishes Long-Awaited Final Rule on Air Charter Brokers

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On Sept. 17, 2018, the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) completed its rulemaking on air charter brokers, after it had been pending for five years. The Final Rule, which becomes effective on Feb. 14, 2019, creates a new...more

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NTSB Publishes Two Rules Governing Agency Investigative Regulations

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The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) on June 29, 2017, published a final rule covering 49 C.F.R. 831 subparts A-D and an interim final rule for 49 C.F.R. 831 subpart E, both of which are effective July 31, 2017...more

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U.S. DOT Issues New Air Travel Consumer Protection Rulemaking Initiatives

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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

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Update on Significant DOT, FAA and Other Federal Agencies’ Aviation-Related Regulatory Actions - October 2015

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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

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