by Alan Armstrong | Nov 29, 2022 | FAA, Uncategorized
The United States Court of Appeals, on Friday, November 18, 2022, affirmed the decision of the Federal Aviation Administration, that the ban on jet aircraft landing at Lantana Airport in Palm Beach County was a violation of FAA Sponsor Grant Assurance No.22 which...
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
