by Alan Armstrong | Mar 21, 2022 | Airports, FAA, Hot Topics, Law, Legal
Argument Before the 11th Circuit US Court of Appeals On Tuesday, March 15, 2022, the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit heard oral argument from counsel in Palm Beach County and City of Atlantis, Florida v. Federal Aviation Administration and...
by Alan Armstrong | Dec 10, 2021 | Civil Liberties, Drug Testing, FAA, Hot Topics, Law, Legal, NTSB
NTSB and FAA drug test error On Monday, December 13, 2021, the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia will hear oral arguments in Pham v. National Transportation Safety Board and the Federal Aviation Administration. At issue is whether an airman...
by Alan Armstrong | Dec 7, 2021 | Aircraft, FAA, Law, Legal
Judicial deference and the futility of litigating civil penalty cases In the sphere of administrative law that pertains to aviation litigation, due process is a commodity in very short supply. In fact, the notion of “administrative law” is an oxymoron because of the...
by Alan Armstrong | Jun 16, 2021 | Airports, Civil Liberties, FAA, Hot Topics, Law, Legal
Palm Beach requests stay on jet ban decision at Lantana Airport After five years of litigation and losing four times, Palm Beach County has sought a stay of the FAA’s order directing that jets be permitted to land at Lantana airport Introduction and Overview On May 3,...
by Alan Armstrong | Feb 26, 2021 | Airports, FAA, Hot Topics, Law, Legal
The Continuing Saga of Lantana Air Park Captain Errol Forman (a retired Eastern Airlines pilot) has been engaged in a struggle with Palm Beach County for nearly five years to force Palm Beach County to lift its restriction on the operation of jet aircraft at the Palm...
by Alan Armstrong | Jan 21, 2021 | Airports, FAA, Law, Legal
Palm Beach County Jet Ban at Lantana Air Park Struck Down by FAA, January 13, 2021 The complaining party was Captain Errol Forman who is represented by Alan Armstrong, Esq., of Atlanta, Georgia. The FAA Associate Administrator struck down as a violation of FAA Sponsor...
