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.
The FAA has included several key deadlines as part of an interim final rule overhauling aviation maintenance technician school regulations.
The FAA created a new feature on its MedXpress system that enables medical certificate applicants to check on status throughout review process.
Eve Urban Air Mobility and Zanite Acquisition expect to complete their merger on May 9 and then float shares in the new Eve Holding entity on the NYSE.
President Biden has reaffirmed his commitment to sustainable aviation and sustainable aviation fuel in remarks yesterday at an Iowa biofuel plant.
Goodyear is joining a U.S. Department of Defense-led project to test a dandelion species as a natural rubber source for aircraft tires.
Aeroflot, S7, UTair are among 21 airlines added to the EU’s Air Safety List.
There is no time for pilots to delay action if they receive a letter from the FAA asking for additional medical intervention. Act immediately!
Ukraine-war related sanctions has led to the almost complete collapse of the Russian business aviation industry.
IATA says the fall-out from Russia's invasion of Ukraine has been relatively limited, with the exception of rising fuel prices and risks to leasing assets.
The proposed amendment would require the installation of lightweight flight data recorders on nearly all Canadian-registered general and business aircraft.
