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Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP

Executive Orders Aim to Boost Drones, eVTOLs, Counter-UAS and Supersonic Flight

Drones and eVTOLS EO. Promotes U.S. “development, commercialization, and export” of drones and creates eVTOL integration pilot program. Counter-UAS EO. Directs the U.S. Government to find ways to safeguard critical...more

Beveridge & Diamond PC

Executive Orders Boost Drones, eVTOLs, and Supersonics

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On June 6, 2025, President Trump issued three Executive Orders (EOs) aimed at ensuring U.S. leadership in the development and deployment of drones (unmanned aviation systems (UAS)), electric vertical takeoff and landing...more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

In New Executive Orders, President Trump Emphasizes American Drone Dominance

On June 6, President Donald J. Trump issued two executive orders addressing the capabilities of unmanned aircraft systems (UAS or drones). The first, titled “Unleashing American Drone Dominance,” directs agencies to...more

Wiley Rein LLP

New Drone Executive Orders Seek to Bolster U.S. Innovation and Airspace Security

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On June 6, 2025, the Trump Administration released two Executive Orders directed at uncrewed aircraft systems (UAS). In broad terms, the two Executive Orders seek to expand the ability to produce and use UAS and electric...more

Cozen O'Connor

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

Morgan Lewis

Executive Order Puts US Aviation Technology on Fast Track

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The president on June 6, 2025 issued a trio of executive orders (EOs) that aim to solidify the United States’ position in advancing new aviation technologies and accelerate the integration of uncrewed aircraft systems (UAS),...more

Braumiller Law Group, PLLC

Hot Topics in International Trade - June 2025 - Section 232 Investigation of Commercial Aircraft, Jet Engines and Parts

In a recent Federal Register notice the Bureau of Industry & Security (BIS) of the Department of Commerce announced that “On May 1, 2025, the Secretary of Commerce initiated an investigation to determine the effects on the...more

White & Case LLP

Trump Administration Initiates Section 232 Investigation on Commercial Aircraft, Jet Engines, and Parts

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On May 9, 2025, the US Department of Commerce Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) announced the initiation of an investigation into the effects on US national security of imports of commercial aircraft and jet engines and...more

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U.S. Launches National Security Investigation Into Aircraft and Jet Engine Imports

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On May 1, 2025, the Secretary of Commerce initiated a new investigation under Section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962 (Section 232) on imports of commercial aircraft and jet engines, and parts for commercial aircraft...more

Wiley Rein LLP

Commerce Seeks Comment in New Section 232 Investigations Covering Imports of Commercial Aircraft and Jet Engines and their Parts

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On May 9, the U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) released an advanced notice soliciting public comments on an investigation into the national security impacts of imported commercial aircraft and jet engines, and parts for...more

Husch Blackwell LLP

Commerce Initiates Section 232 Investigation on Commercial Aircraft, Jet Engines and Parts Thereof.

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The U.S. Department of Commerce (“Commerce”) has initiated an investigation to determine the effects on the national security of imports of commercial aircraft and jet engines, and parts for commercial aircraft and jet...more

Vedder Price

Global Transportation Finance Newsletter | April 2025

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1. Remember Basic Import Rules when Calculating Tariffs 3. Taking Off: Financing the eVTOL Revolution 5. Court Decides Lessee’s Failure to Engage Won’t Fly 7. In Discussion with Molly McCafferty 9. The Mouse That...more

Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP

Government of Canada Releases Policy Statement on Airport Investment

At a Glance - The Government of Canada is encouraging more private investment in National Airports System (NAS) airports to help grow and build more resilience into Canada’s air transportation system to meet growing...more

Holland & Knight LLP

Trump 2.0: Will This Administration Ratify Montreal Protocol 2014?

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In January 2017, Holland & Knight wrote about whether the first Trump Administration would sign and ratify the Protocol to Amend the Convention on Offences and Certain Other Acts Committed on Board Aircraft, known as Montreal...more

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Industrials Regulatory News and Trends - August 2024

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Welcome to Industrials Regulatory News and Trends. In this regular bulletin, DLA Piper lawyers provide concise updates on key developments in the industrials sector to help you navigate the ever-changing business, legal, and...more

Thomas Fox - Compliance Evangelist

To the DOJ: Think Big and Go Big on the Boeing Monitorship

Perhaps the most significant blog post in the compliance arena was penned by Matt Ellis over 10 years ago when he challenged Walmart to “Go Big” on compliance. (They did.) We are now at another inflection point in compliance...more

Benesch

Airline Security Threat Environment and Regulatory Compliance

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Government reporting contains no shortage of signals that threat actors, including traditional terroristic actors, are eager to disrupt global shipping and supply chains. This threat environment of frequent negative headlines...more

Polsinelli

Guidance for the ‘Burden of Cybersecurity Compliance’ Emerges

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Two months ago, the White House released its National Cybersecurity Strategy.  Since then, various government agencies have issued new cybersecurity guidance for certain critical infrastructure subsectors.  For example, the...more

Hogan Lovells

Initiatives to amend various laws on administrative matters. There could be potential substantial changes to various regulations.

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On March 28, 2023, President Andrés Manuel López Obrador introduced three initiatives to reform different laws to the Chamber of Deputies. The first initiative seeks to repeal, reform and add different provisions to...more

Holland & Knight LLP

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

McAfee & Taft

An introduction to aircraft registration in the US

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Many aircraft are regularly operated in multiple jurisdictions and aircraft owners have multiple choices as to where they will register their aircraft. Once the pros and cons of each registry are fully considered, owners...more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

Congress Addresses Supply Chain Domestication in Defense Authorization Legislation

[co-authors: Alex Monié, Policy Advisor and Gabriel Harrison, Public Policy Specialist] The annual “must-pass” defense authorization legislation contains provisions to address supply chain domestication in light of the...more

Hogan Lovells

BIS adds a number of companies to the Entity List, including Iran Air

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As of 16 March 2020 Iran Air and a number of other entities were placed on the Bureau of Industry and Security's (BIS) Entity List. Summary - Companies that use Iran Air as transport, particularly companies engaging in...more

A&O Shearman

Airbus Agrees Record-Breaking €3.6 Billion Settlement to Avoid Prosecution

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On 31 January 2020, Airbus SE (Airbus) reached final agreements with the French Parquet National Financier (PNF), the U.K.’s Serious Fraud Office (SFO) and the U.S. Department of Justice (DoJ) in order to resolve...more

Thomas Fox - Compliance Evangelist

Airbus Settlement: Part 6 – The Investigation, the Remediation and Final Thoughts

Over the past several blog posts, I have been exploring the Airbus SE (Airbus) international anti-corruption settlement in some depth. One of the questions I have had and hopefully raised for readers is not why the overall...more

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