by Alan Armstrong | Aug 15, 2018 | Air Service, Airports, Law, Legal, Media appearance, Travel, Video
Interview on CNN TV about flight diverted with unaccompanied minors on board On August 9th, 2018, Alan Armstrong, pilot and aviation lawyer, was interviewed by Brooke Baldwin of CNN on August 9, 2018, regarding Frontier Flight No. 1756 that was to have landed in...
by Alan Armstrong | May 30, 2018 | Airport Vulnerability, Airports, Legal, Media appearance, Travel, Uncategorized, Video
Interview on WSB-TV about mechanic who threatened to sabotage aircraft Nicole Carr of WSB-TV, Channel 2 interviewed Alan Armstrong about aircraft mechanic Nuetne Williamson who, in Las Vegas, threatened to sabotage aircraft in the presence of law enforcement officers....
by Alan Armstrong | Nov 10, 2017 | Legal, Pilot's Bill of Rights
An Airman’s Survival Guide to FAA Drug Testing Drug testing is the bane of pilots and mechanics. According to 14 C.F.R. §120.107, “Each employer shall test each employee who performs a safety-sensitive function for evidence of Marijuana, Cocaine, Opiates,...
by Alan Armstrong | Sep 1, 2016 | Airports, FAA, Legal
Importance of Airport Noise Studies It is the FAA public policy to maintain public airports as part of a national transportation system. In conflict with this policy, many local governments fail to enact or enforce airport zoning ordinances. As a result,...
by Alan Armstrong | Aug 16, 2016 | FAA, Legal, NTSB
FAA Abandons Appeal in Failed Prosecution of Counterfeit Aircraft Parts Case Press Release WASHINGTON, DC FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION ABANDONS APPEAL IN FAILED PROSECUTION OF COUNTERFEIT AIRCRAFT PARTS CASE FRIDAY, AUGUST 19, 2016: Yesterday, the Federal Aviation...
by Alan Armstrong | Mar 16, 2016 | FAA, Legal
FAA Misses the Mark with New Rules on Flight And Duty On March 7, 2016, the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia heard oral argument on a petition for review filed by the Independent Pilot’s Association (hereinafter “IPA”) against the FAA in the...