| Our Breaking News Scenario –“We have reports that a Boeing 767 aircraft has run off the end of the runway at a German airport after an aborted takeoff. There are reports of injuries, and possibly fatalities, among the crew and passengers. First responders are on the scene.
We also have reports that the cargo included a significant amount of COVID-19 vaccine, packed in dry ice. |
We would like to thank everyone who was able to join us for the live presentation of the latest Aviation Webinar Series, “Remote Identification of Unmanned Aircraft and Flight Over People – The Final Rules.”
We are gratified by the huge turnout and positive feedback we have received. There were several questions from the audience that we could not address due to the time constraints. … Read More
The FAA has kept its word. As promised, the FAA has released the final versions of its rules for Remote Identification of Unmanned Aircraft, for Flight of UAS Over People, and for UAS Night Operations. These rulemakings represent an important step towards routine flight beyond visual line of sight and full integration of UAS into the National Airspace System.
The Remote ID Rule
The Remote ID proposal was the most controversial of the new rules, and garnered the most public comments. … Read More
The long awaited COVID-19 relief bill has finally arrived from Congress. Weighing in at an impressive 5,593 pages, it contains at least some of the assistance the aviation industry has been asking for since the summer.
First and foremost among these is continuation of the Payroll Support Program started under the CARES Act. Section 402 of the new law allocates $15 billion for airlines and $1 billion for aviation contractors. … Read More
Are we there yet? Are we there yet? Are we there yet? The phrase uttered billions of times each year by children, both small and large, on their way to Grandma’s house for Christmas. It is also the phrase repeated by countless UAS operators this year while waiting for the FAA to release the final UAS rules for remote identification and for flight over people.… Read More
Our fully virtual 2021 symposium features panels and presentations on cutting-edge issues, as well as our annual full-scale emergency drill, which will unfold in “real time.”
We’ll observe the corporate command center, the Go team, the family assistance response, media issues, and the whole spectrum of activities that occur after an accident/incident. We’ll explore the difficulties imposed by the “virtual” world in which we live, complicated by an event that occurs in a foreign country.… Read More
At long last, the Department of Transportation (“DOT”) has brought clarity to the use of emotional support and service animals on airplanes. As many of you will remember, the DOT proposed a sweeping set of regulations on this issue back in February. The proposed rule drew thousands of comments, many of them angry and emotional, both pro and con.
The 122-page final rule provides clear guidelines regarding what constitutes a service animal and the steps that must be met before a passenger may take a service animal onboard an aircraft. … Read More
Nowadays, whistleblowing is a very important issue, especially in these times of COVID-19 and in that vein, there are new and “creative” ways for employers to allegedly retaliate against employees who wish to report wrongdoing. In a recent variation on this theme, a Contracts Manager has sued Airbus Group under the False Claims Act, claiming that the Company falsely “turned him in” to the FBI after he stated that he believed the Company’s accounting practices were suspect and, more importantly, after the Company learned that he had kept evidence of the submission of false claims to the federal government. … Read More
True integration of unmanned aircraft into the National Airspace System will only come when advanced designs finally receive type certification. The FAA has clearly been working on certification issues behind the scenes, and is finally ready to make the next step public. The FAA has finally decided to seek public input on the criteria that it will use to certify these cutting edge UAS designs.… Read More
NOW FULLY VIRTUAL!Save the date for our 15th annual Aviation Symposium!February 2-4, 2021“An Airplane Is Down…”
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