Regulations and Government
News about bills, laws, regulations and other governmental decisions affecting aviation and aerospace. Topics include FAA re-authorizations, taxes on fuel and aviation activities, environmental legislation, ICAO decisions, governmental mediation of labor conflicts and World Trade Organization disputes and decisions.
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Mineta Is Wright Brothers Award Winner
Former Transportation Secretary Norman Mineta is the recipient of the 2006 Wright Brothers Memorial Trophy.
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Airline pilots lobby Congress to change Age 60 retirement rule
A group of current and former airline pilots rallied on Capitol Hill in late May to protest the 45-year-old FAA regulation that forces Part 121 pilots to l
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N.Y. Moves To Make Drunk Piloting a Crime
New York’s state Senate passed a bill making it a crime to fly an aircraft with a blood alcohol content of .04 or above, similar to laws covering drunk dri
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FAA Moves To Keep LGA High-density Rule
The FAA last month issued a proposed order to extend through at least next September the high-density rule at New York La Guardia Airport (LGA), including
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EASA will further delay for-hire SEIMC
The saga surrounding European approval for commercial operation of single-engine aircraft in IMC (SEIMC) continues.
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FAA Notice Addresses Part 135 Ops
Part 135 operations are the subject of FAA Notice 8400.83 focusing on clarifying the responsibility for operational control during air-taxi operations and
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Chicago and FAA settle over Meigs
The City of Chicago settled an FAA enforcement action that arose after it bulldozed Meigs Field’s runway on March 30, 2003.
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Seminars set for new UK regs
Owners, operators and manufacturers of aircraft registered in any of the UK’s overseas territories have been advised to get familiar with a comprehensive s
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Insulation rule still of concern
Controversy continues to swirl around the FAA’s September 2005 regulations regarding aircraft thermal and acoustic insulation.
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IRS To Publish Notice on Personal Use
At press time, the Internal Revenue Service had yet to officially publish IRS Notice 2005-45, Deductions for Entertainment Use of Business Aircraft.
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FAA clears Utah helicopter pilot
Salt Lake City helicopter pilot Jeremy Johnson, 29, was cleared of all alleged FAR infractions in connection with his Santa Clara River flood rescue flight
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Government Funds P&WC’s R&D
The Quebec government will provide Montreal-based Pratt & Whitney Canada $250 million in “reimbursable support” for research and development over the n
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FAA to order more de-icing equipment on Cessna Caravans
A proposed AD would require the installation of de-icing boots on the landing-gear struts and cargo pods, as well as other changes to deicing equipme
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Air-Tour rules further delayed
According to a DOT report last month on significant rulemakings, the FAA is not expected to complete until January its work on a November 2003 proposal to
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Cingular wants to keep cellphone ban
Cingular, the largest wireless service provider in the U.S., has asked the FAA to maintain its ban on cellphone use aboard aircraft in flight.
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FAA rejects Port Authority proposals to limit TEB traffic
The FAA has rejected all four proposals the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey (PANYNJ) made to limit traffic at Teterboro Airport (TEB).
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Congressional Observer: August 2005
• The House of Representatives approved appropriations for Fiscal Year 2006 for the Department of Transportation.
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House Panel Opposes Airborne Cellphones
Bipartisan members of the House aviation subcommittee agreed with chairman Rep.
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The Senate version of the so-called Highway Bill has been passed and contains a change in the way fuel taxes are collected.
If the provision is accepted by the House and the bill signed by the President, all aviation fuel will be taxed at the same rate as highway diesel fuel–24.
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New regulations that establish the amounts and conditions of insurance required for aircraft operating in the member states of the European Union have taken effect.
The object of the regulation is to set minimum insurance requirements for air carriers and aircraft operators regarding coverage for passengers, baggage, c
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FAA updates part 135 maintenance requirements
The FAA has issued Handbook Bulletin HBAW 04-06E in an attempt to clarify issues surrounding maintenance requirements under FAR Part 135.
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Carmody reflects on tenure at Safety Board
Carol Carmody left the NTSB in April after nearly five years as a member, two of them as vice chairman.
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EU Approves Joint Bid fromFormer Galileo Competitors
The European Union (EU) has approved a joint bid from two groups that previously had competed against each other for the contract to run the $4 billion Gal
ATC
FAA, controllers’ union face off at NY Tracon
The FAA and the National Air Traffic Controllers Association are at loggerheads over an FAA report describing staffing levels, scheduling abnormalities, ex
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Stage 4 To Take Effect Next Year
All jet and transport-category airplanes for which application of a new type design is submitted on or after January 1 next year will have to meet Stage 4
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EC Raps Cyprus over Air Safety Rules
The European Commission (EC) last month warned Cyprus that it is one step away from being taken to the Court of Justice over its failure to implement Europ
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UK may revise rules about foreign aircraft registration
The UK’s Department for Transport (DfT) is considering whether to prevent foreign-registered aircraft that are not operated commercially from being based p
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UK Civil Aviation bill could mean emissions charges
Users of corporate, business and executive aircraft in the UK are working to understand the implications of proposed new civil aviation rules, especially t
