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The 2020 Aviation Symposium: Lessons Learned From Major Aviation Issues
Fox Rothschild’s 2020 Aviation Symposium is less than two weeks away, and there’s still time to sign up. Registration is complimentary and, in addition to a comprehensive program on aviation
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Setting the Record Straight: The NTSB’s Authority to Investigate Commercial Space Launch Accidents
Politico recently published the results of its investigation of the gaps in government agencies’ legal authorities to investigate space tourism accidents and impose safety protections for space launch participants. Politico’s
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FREE WEBINAR – The Future of Drones Is Here! FAA Releases Long-Awaited UAS Rule Wednesday, January 8, 2020 | 1 pm ET | 10 am PT
| After an 18-month delay, the FAA released a draft of the new rule for remote identification of unmanned aircraft, providing the industry with a comprehensive roadmap for the full implementation |
A Slippery Slope . . . Redefining the National Airspace System
The manned and unmanned aviation communities do not see eye-to-eye on any number of issues. Each side has a vision of how unmanned aircraft fit into the National Airspace System,
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FAA Efforts Aim to Reduce Drone Jurisdictional Disputes
In an article for Law360, Mark Dombroff explains how the Federal Aviation Administration and local governments continue to vie for control of the airspace being used by drones —
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The Safe and Quiet Skies Act of 2019: A Blow to Federal Oversight of Aviation and Airspace
In a recent post, we discussed the Safe Landings Act (H.R. 4166), pending legislation introduced in August of this year. In this post, we discuss another piece
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The Safe Landings Act: An Unnecessary Piece of Legislation
With the enactment of the FAA Reauthorization Act of 2018 in October of last year, Congress, to a large extent, has taken a breather from introducing aviation legislation. Two recent
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Criminalization of Aviation: ‘You Have the Right to Remain Silent’
In Managing the Risks of Organizational Accidents (1997), Dr. James Reason defined “just culture” as:
An atmosphere of trust in which people are encouraged, even rewarded, for providing essential safety-related information–but in which they are also clear about where the line must be drawn between acceptable and unacceptable behavior.
While line drawing often involves sensitive tradeoffs and judgments, recent judicial decisions by the courts in Switzerland involving air traffic controllers provoke vigorous head-scratching, not to mention strong condemnation from the international air traffic control community.
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Towing Aircraft …Things Don’t Always Go as Planned!
How do accidents happen? Sometimes, the cause of an accident is hidden. It is an occurrence that is unexpected and unforeseeable. Most of the time, it is not. This video is a case in point.
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