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.

May 18, 2022 - 1:00 PM
Companies participating in the EBAA Ambassador program will meet in person with their counterparts in the NBAA Leadership Council during EBACE 2022.
May 18, 2022 - 12:09 PM
AIN has compiled a summary of upcoming EASA regulations to help business aircraft operators, manufacturers, and others prepare for what is coming ahead.
East Hampton Airport
May 17, 2022 - 1:47 PM
A court-ordered temporary restraining order has put East Hampton Town's plans to close its airport and reopen it as a private use facility on hold.
EBAA secretary-general Athar Husain Khan
May 17, 2022 - 6:35 AM
EBAA secretary-general Athar Husain Khan spoke with AIN in the trade body’s office in Brussels, Belgium, ahead of this year’s in-person EBACE in Geneva.
May 16, 2022 - 12:33 PM
Operators with ADS-B Out receivers with selective availability are no longer required to perform a preflight performance availability prediction check.
May 13, 2022 - 11:53 AM
Flight department manual and safety services specialist AviationManuals has issued an updated version of its flight planning guide.
Ice accumulating on Pilatus PC-12 N56KJ on the ramp at South Dakota’s Chamberlain Municipal Airport
May 12, 2022 - 11:44 AM
Accumulated snow/ice, excessive gross weight, and out-of-limit center of gravity are among factors eyed by investigators of a Pilatus PC-12 crash.
May 10, 2022 - 12:25 PM
Results from recent NASA-backed flight tests with Joby’s eVTOL prototype demonstrate that its noise would be barely audible from city streets below.
Dassault's FalconEye Combined Vision System
May 9, 2022 - 11:07 AM
The FAA has issued an update of its previous 2018 advisory circular (AC) that provides regulatory guidance for operators to obtain EFVS approval.
May 6, 2022 - 12:04 PM
A draft report prepared by Russia’s Ministry of Transport projects a drop in traffic of between 24 and 48 percent over the next three years.