A new blanket Certificate of Waiver or Authorization issued by the FAA earlier this week allows small UAS operating under a Section 333 exemption or under the authority of a government agency to operate at altitudes up to 400 feet,
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Challenges for Chinese Aircraft Manufacturing Demonstrate Strengths of Mutual Recognition
Over the weekend, the Wall Street Journal published an in-depth article on China's past and current forays into aircraft manufacturing. The story provides an excellent case study in the operation of international safety standards in the aviation sector. It would…
Ban on Hunting Trophies Draws Discrimination Suit
The following is a guest post by Daniel L. Spivey, a 2nd-year J.D. student at DePaul University College of Law.For the first time since the Civil Aeronautics Board was in existence, an airline has been challenged on whether it is…
U.S. Extends Smoking Ban to E-Cigarettes
The U.S. Department of Transportation has issued a final rule prohibiting the use of electronic cigarettes on scheduled and charter flights. Like the broader smoking ban, the rule applies to both domestic and foreign carriers despite past criticisms that applying…
FAA Reauthorization Update
Late last week news reports confirmed that U.S. House of Representatives Transportation Committee Chairman Bill Shuster's ambitious, but controversial version of the FAA Reauthorization bill has been abandoned. The Senate still intends to introduce a bill this month, but…
New Report Suggests Russian Military Responsibility for MH17
A controversial new report emerged today, accusing Russian military forces of firing the missile that downed Malaysian Airlines Flight MH17 in 2014. The report's conclusions have not been confirmed or endorsed by other experts or representatives of the Joint Investigation…
DOT Invites Carriers to Apply for Scheduled Air Services to Cuba
The U.S. Department of Transportation announced this morning the finalization of an agreement to permit the operation of scheduled air services between the United States and Cuba for the first time in approximately half a century. Beginning March 2, U.S.…
ICAO Committee Recommends Standard for CO2 Emissions
The Committee on Aviation Environmental Protection (CAEP) yesterday recommended that the ICAO Council adopt a new standard that has been prepared with regard to CO2 emissions from aircraft. It would be the first international standard concerning CO2 emissions, though standards…
Air Navigation Commission Recommends Banning Batteries
In a somewhat unexpected development, the Wall Street Journal is reporting that ICAO's air navigation commission will recommend to the ICAO Council that lithium ion batteries be banned from cargo holds of passenger aircraft. The decision is surprising because it…
Airlines for Europe Seeks to Eclipse Association for European Airlines
Europe has a new lobbying group, Airlines for Europe (A4E), which hopes to replace the Association for European Airlines (AEA) as the primary trade association for European carriers. AEA was beset by defections last year over the association's opposition to…