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As travel has rebounded in the past few years and airline startups seek creative ways to enter the market, a growing number have turned to a niche area of regulation: the public charter model under 14 C.F.R. Part 380 (“Part...more
In this installment of our Aviation Symposium series of blog posts, we present the materials from the panel “Behind the Crash: Working Effectively with the NTSB, FAA, Unions, Media, Families, Employees, Who Does What!” The...more
In this third installment in our Aviation Symposium series of blog posts, we present the materials from the panel on Flight Attendants and Customer Service Agents: Risks and Liabilities. Our guest panelists included several...more
On January 30, 2025, a tragic midair collision near Washington, DC, resulted in multiple fatalities, including residents from Delaware and surrounding areas. The crash, involving an American Airlines regional passenger jet...more
Entering 2025, the outlook for aviation is as bright as it has been since before 2020. Global passenger demand has returned to pre-Covid highs. Interest rates are falling in the United States and Europe. And aircraft trading...more
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
Last year, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) issued a Notice of Intent to initiate a rulemaking that would prohibit air carriers with FAA authority under 14 CFR 135 from conducting public charter flights under the...more
Morrison Foerster’s State and Local Government Task Force is pleased to provide our bimonthly newsletter summarizing some of the most important and interesting developments from state attorneys general across the country and...more
The US aviation industry has been in the headlines recently with the passage of a comprehensive bill to authorize funding of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) for five more years as well as Department of...more
Brian Arnett (“Arnett”) claims that the Federal Aviation Administration (“FAA”) discriminated against him in violation of the Age Discrimination in Employment Act (“ADEA”) when he was deemed ineligible for three positions for...more
As 2023 draws to a close we are taking a moment to recap on some of the headline events that have occurred in the aviation industry during the last 12 months:... 1. A New Aviation CLO Issuance- Alternative Aviation lender...more
A federal judge has denied the Gerald R. Ford International Airport Authority‘s attempt to move an environmental lawsuit to federal court to be filed by Michigan Attorney General (AG) Dana Nessel, alleging that per- and...more
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has issued an advance copy of its Notice of Intent (Notice) to initiate a rulemaking to reconsider the way in which the FAA regulates certain air carriers that perform public charter...more
Our newsletter reflects the focus of Akin’s cross-practice autonomous systems and advanced mobility team on developments in the regulatory, policy, trade, intellectual property, and cybersecurity and privacy spaces....more
Seyfarth Synopsis: The Northern District of California recently issued two rulings with noteworthy employment implications for commercial air carriers. The first ruling represents the first time a court has found that federal...more
Congress is currently considering the reauthorization of the Federal Aviation Administration and could include changes that would allow state AGs to enforce federal aviation consumer protection laws against airlines....more
Much has been and is being said regarding the proposed merger of Jet Blue and Spirit. Recent reports suggest that the Department of Justice will make its position known shortly. One aspect of the merger that has received...more
In the wake of several high profile “close calls” and increased scrutiny from Congress, acting FAA Administrator Billy Nolen has issued a safety “call to action” memorandum for the FAA. The memorandum acknowledges that we...more
In response to the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) proposed designation of Perfluorooctanoic Acid (PFOA) and Perfluorooctanesulfonic Acid (PFOS), including their salts and structural isomers, as Hazardous Substances...more
The Airlines for America (“A4A”) submitted comments to the United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) addressing its proposal to designate two of the per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (“PFAS”) as Comprehensive...more
Key Points - - Insurance companies are bracing themselves for years of legal disputes over liability for total losses claimed by lessors to aircraft stranded in Russia as a result of sanctions over Russia's invasion of...more
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) on Dec. 7, 2022, published in the Federal Register a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM), "Update to Air Carrier Definitions," that would incorporate "powered-lift" operations into...more
On October 26, 2022, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) announced that it would not extend its COVID-19 related relief policy for U.S. slot-controlled and FAA-designated International Air Transport Association (IATA)...more
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
This week, the Court examines the jurisdictional limits on challenges to agency action in evaluating the FAA’s flight paths for Burbank and Van Nuys airports. The Court holds it lacks jurisdiction to consider challenges...more