Regulations and Government
News about bills, laws, regulations and other governmental decisions affecting aviation and aerospace. Topics include FAA re-authorizations, taxes on fuel and aviation activities, environmental legislation, ICAO decisions, governmental mediation of labor conflicts and World Trade Organization disputes and decisions.
Hansen Helicopters CEO John Walker was remanded into custody on Monday after judge expressed concerns about 'getting burned.'
FlightLevel Aviation has logged several wins in litigation with Boston Executive Helicopters.
The UK government is asking foreign leaders to take commercial flights to Queen Elizabeth's funeral, with London's Heathrow Airport closed to private jets.
The FAA STCs clear the path for the Boeing-Leonardo MH-139A helicopter's operational testing.
A Daher TBM 700 that crashed near Lansing, Michigan, on Oct. 3, 2019, was low, slow, and overweight, in addition to having a c.g. aft of the limit.
Prosecutor: Case 'about greed.'
With discussions of govermentmental regulations on private jet avation in Europe, the European Business Aviation Association warns of consequences.
AviationManuals's revised minimum equipment list guide includes a new section on trends and pitfalls to avoid with MELs.
Matthew Jones, 35, was indicted last month in a Federal District Court in Utah for violating FARs and wire fraud, mirroring an indictment from last year.
EASA has postponed by two years a rule requiring large airplanes to be equipped with emergency locator transmitters with distress tracking capability.
