Air21 Claim
The Wendall H. Ford Aviation Investment and Reform Act for the 21st Century (AIR21) prohibits discrimination against air carrier industry employees who report information related to air carrier safety. For more information…
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Grant Assurance (FAA website)
Order 5190.6B sets forth policies and procedures for the FAA Airport Compliance Program. The Order discusses the obligations set forth in the standard airport sponsor assurances, addresses the application of the assurances…
Grant History Lookup (FAA Website)
To determine if your airport has received federal funding in the past 14 years and types of grants awarded, visit https://www.faa.gov/airports/aip/grant_histories.
Fairness to Pilots Act Enhances Pilots Bill of Rights
Paul A. Lange, Esq. was quoted in the January 16, 2019 National Business Aviation Association’s article, Fairness to Pilots Act Enhances Pilots Bill of Rights. “The Fairness to Pilots Act, Section 392…
FAA Enforcement Action: Understand the process and know how to respond
Paul A. Lange, Esq. was quoted in AEA’s Avionics News September 2018 article, FAA Enforcement Action: Understand the process and know how to respond. “Enforcement numbers are drastically lower in the past…
Has Your Charter Company Been Damaged by a Competitor Cutting Corners? Aviation Business Journal, 3rd Quarter 2018
By Alison L. Squiccimarro Conducting charter operations legally is expensive. You incur tremendous costs to comply with the Federal Aviation Regulations. You meet the rigorous record keeping requirements, meet stricter maintenance standards,…
Compliance Philosophy: Latest buzz or effective method of oversight?
Christopher Poreda, Esq. was quoted in AEA’s Avionics News March 2018 article, Compliance Philosophy: Latest buzz or effective method of oversight? on offices in the FAA embracing Compliance Philosophy. “Flight Standards has taken…
What Happens When An FBO Cannot Select Its Own Fuel Provider?
By Paul M. Grocki, Esq. “If an airport sponsor forces a fuel provider on an FBO, the affected FBO can file a formal complaint against the sponsor pursuant to 14 C.F.R. Part…
Subleasing Considerations for FBO Operators
By: Megan E. Bryson, Esq. and Alison L. Squiccimarro, Esq. In the earlier articles in this series, we discussed some of the more common grant assurances that are disputed as between airport…
Examining Consequences and Issues Stemming from the FAA’s Implementation of Aircraft Re-Registration and Expiration Regulations that are Just Now Beginning to Develop through Litigation
By Paul M. Grocki, Esq. It is well known that the Federal Aviation Act of 1958 (“Act”) was repealed, amended, and re-codified in 1994 by the Federal Aviation Administration Authorization Act (“Recodification”)….