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Argument Before the 11th Circuit US Court of Appeals

The case involves the jet ban at Lantana Airport which has been stricken as unlawful by the FAA on three occasions. Arguing a case before an appellate court requires a great deal of preparation.
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Delta Requests Department of Justice To Establish a National ‘No Fly List’ For Unruly Passengers

Ed Bastian, CEO of Delta Airlines dispatched a letter seeking cooperation from the US Department of Justice in establishing a National No Fly List.
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NTSB and FAA drug test error

Can a pilot be sanctioned for refusing a drug test when the technician administering it fails to follow the rules? 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.
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Palm Beach requests stay on jet ban decision at Lantana Airport

On May 3, 2021, Palm Beach County (“PBC”) submitted a letter to the FAA Director of Airports requesting a stay of the FAA’s Final Agency Decision (“FAD”) requiring PBC to permit jets to operate at the Lantana Airport (KLNA). Three days after the FAA Final Agency Decision, PBC filed a Petition for Review with the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit.
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Alan Armstrong on CNN: United Flight 328 catastrophic engine failure

Alan Armstrong interviewed by CNN’s Brianna Keiler on Feb. 22, 2021, about the grounding of the Boeing 777 fleet following a catastrophic engine failure on United Flight 328 on Feb. 20, 2021. This  interview disclosed the fact that there were two prior catastrophic failures, one on Feb. 13, 2018, and a second prior failure on…
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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 Beach County Park commonly known as Lantana Airport (hereinafter as “Lantana” or “KLNA”). Captain Forman’s…
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Press Release: Washington DC, March 6, 2020

Today, the Tuscola Area Airport Authority, the Friends of Tuscola Airport Authority, Inc., and other concerned governmental entities and private citizens caused to be filed with the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia the Initial Brief of Petitioners in the case styled: Tuscola Area Airport Authority, et al. v. Stephen Dickson, Administrator,…
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HOT TOPIC March 2020: Aerial Demonstrations and Dynamic Maneuvering

Alan Armstrong speaks to us about Aerial Demonstrations and Dynamic Maneuvering.
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