On June 2, 2014, The Wicks Group signed a one-year contract to provide technical assistance and consulting services to the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) of India. The contract was supported by the U.S. Trade and Development Agency (USTDA), who provided funds for a bilateral assistanc…
Read More »The Wicks Group is pleased to announce that Ms. Cornelia (Connie) Wilson-Hunter will be joining the firm as a Senior Advisor. She joined TWG effective May 1, 2014. Ms. Wilson-Hunter recently completed a long career with the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) that included managing the $20 mil…
Read More »On May 5, 2014, the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) announced that the second of the six test sites chosen for unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) research has been deemed operational. The FAA granted a Certificate of Waiver or Authorization (COA) to the Univer…
Read More »On April 16, 2014, the European Parliament and Council published Regulation No. 421/2014, which clarifies the geographical scope of the European Union’s Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS). The EU ETS, established to reduce the effects of emissions on climate change, requires that aircraft operators wit…
Read More »On April 25, 2014, the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) announced the prohibition against certain flights in the Simferopol (UKFV) Flight Information Region (FIR) under the Special Federal Aviation Regulation (SFAR) No. 113, § 91.1607. The affected airspace includes sovereign Ukrainian a…
Read More »On April 21, 2014, the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) announced that one of the six test sites chosen for unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) research has been deemed operational. The six test sites were selected on December 30, 2013 by congressional mandate. …
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