In the FAA Reauthorization Act of 2018, Pub. L. 115254, § 188, Congress required the Federal Aviation Administration (“FAA”) to “evaluate alternative noise metrics to current average day-night level standard, such as the use of actual noise sampling to address
Aviation & Airport
Development Law News
The Aviation & Airport blog published by Buchalter focuses on legal issues related to airport operations, aviation regulation, and environmental compliance. It covers topics such as Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) policies, airport development and expansion, noise impact on communities, aeronautical activity definitions, and relevant legislation affecting airports and airspace. The blog also discusses court decisions impacting agency authority and environmental review requirements under laws like NEPA and CEQA. Additionally, it addresses emerging aviation technologies including drones, commercial space vehicles, and advanced air mobility, highlighting their regulatory and community impact.
Latest from Aviation & Airport - Page 4
A Guide to Navigating the DOD Siting Clearinghouse Process for Wind Farm Siting and Development
Attorney Paul Fraidenburgh shares insights from his recent meeting at the Pentagon about navigating the DOD Siting Clearinghouse process for the siting and development of new wind farms. Click here to read the full article.
Permissible Uses of CARES Act Grant Funds by Airport Sponsors
If there is anything to be learned from the FAA’s distribution of the $10 billion in funds allocated to airports in the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act, it is that allocating billions of dollars in just a…
Regulation of VTOLS Lags Far Behind Technology
The development of Vertical Take-Off and Landing Vehicles (“VTOL”) looks like the wave of the future, especially where highway traffic is becoming an increasing impediment to a constructive workday. All is not rosy, however, where VTOL must share the air…
Update Regarding European Travel Ban
Over the weekend, the Trump administration added the United Kingdom and Ireland to the list of countries subject to the European travel ban (sometimes the “Ban”) it originally announced on Wednesday, March 11, 2020. In addition to prohibiting the entry…
Travelers, Airlines, and Airports Face Uncertainty after President Trump Announces European Travel Ban
Airports, airlines, and travelers face a number of dynamic questions and challenges in the wake of the Trump administration’s abrupt televised announcement that the federal government “will be suspending all travel from Europe to the United States for the next…
FAA Seeks to Free Airlines from “Burden” of Consumer Protections
In a somewhat unsubtle attempt to implement the current Administration’s 2017 Executive Order “Enforcing the Regulatory Reform Agenda,” allowing federal agencies to simplify their regulatory mandates, the Department of Transportation (“DOT”), on behalf of its subsidiary agency the Federal Aviation…
DOT Proposes New Regulations on Service Animals in Air Travel
Passengers seeking to travel with their service animals in the main cabin may soon face new restrictions from airlines, as the Department of Transportation (“DOT”) recently published a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (“NPRM”) to alter existing DOT regulations. 85 Fed.…
Quiet Skies Congressional Caucus Gets Brush Off from FAA
Many communities rely on Congressional representation to establish lines of communication with the Federal Aviation Administration (“FAA”) because communication with federal agencies in general and FAA particularly is difficult for the public at large. That reliance may have been overly…
FAA Focuses on Controlling Revenue Diversion
The concern of the Federal Aviation Administration (“FAA”) regarding the use by airport operators of airport generated revenues to soften budget shortfalls off the airport appears to be growing. In a speech delivered at the November 11, 2019 National Air…