On April 3rd, 2023, the International Air Transport Association’s (“IATA”) Director General, Willie Walsh, announced IATA’s Focus Africa Initiative. IATA has structured this initiative to serve six key areas of African Aviation: safety, infrastructure, connectivity, finance & distribution, sust…
Read More »On March 8th, 2023, the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation conducted a hearing to interview Billy Nolen, Acting Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration, on implementation and oversight of the Aircraft, Certification, Safety, and Accountability Act (Pub. L. 116-26…
Read More »Tuesday morning, February 7th, 2023, a United Airlines flight departed San Diego International Airport and soon needed to return due to an external battery pack catching fire onboard. The fire occurred in the cabin of the plane, a Boeing 737, United Airlines 2664, and sent four passengers to the ho…
Read More »The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) published a final rule on January 18, 2023, extending the validity of aircraft registration from three to seven years. Effective January 23, 2023, all registration certificates are valid for a period of 7 years from the date of issuance. The final rule appl…
Read More »On January 17, 2023, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) published to the Federal Register a notice and request for comments regarding the Small Unmanned Aircraft Registration System. The FAA intends to request for the Office of Management and Budget to renew the collection of Small Unmanned …
Read More »On January 13, 2023, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) published a final rule enumerating the revisions to civil monetary penalty amounts for 2023 in the Federal Register. Federal agencies are required to adjust minimum and maximum civil penalty amounts annually according to a statutory for…
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