by Alan Armstrong | Sep 8, 2014 | FAA, Legal, NTSB
Failure to Provide Air Traffic Data results in Dismissal of FAA’s Complaint In this issue of FlightWatch, we will examine the Initial Decision of Judge William R. Mullins in the case of Admin- istrator v. Michael, 2013 WL 6221805 (NTSB). In essence, Judge Mullins...
by Alan Armstrong | Mar 9, 2014 | Drone Traffic, FAA, Legal, NTSB
NTSB Judge Order Questions FAA’s Authority to Punish Commercial Operators of UAV’s On March 6, 2014, Judge Geraghty of the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) issued an Order finding that the FAA could not discipline the commercial operator of an...
by Alan Armstrong | Jun 9, 2013 | 135 Operation, Air Taxi Operations, FAA, NTSB
Airman’s Defense re Illegal 135 Operation THE DEFENSE OF AN AIRMAN IN ALLEGATIONS OF ILLEGAL 135 OPERATION Perhaps No Area of the Federal Aviation Regulations is More Fraught With Uncertainty and Ambiguity Than Issues Surrounding Alleged Illegal Air Taxi...
by Alan Armstrong | Sep 10, 2012 | FAA, Legal, NTSB, PBR
PBR’s and Enforcement of Investigative Report On August 3, 2012, the President signed into law the Pilots’ Bill of Rights as Public Law 112-153 (the “PBR” or “Act”). Now that the PBR has become law, it is appropriate to look forward and speculate about the...
by Alan Armstrong | Aug 13, 2012 | FAA, Legal, NTSB, PBR
Government Implementation of Pilots’ Bill of Rights The Pilots’ Bill of Rights, Public Law 112-153 (the “PBR” or “Act”) was signed by the President on August 3, 2012. Within days, the government began taking steps to implement the provisions of the Act. For example,...
by Alan Armstrong | Jun 13, 2012 | FAA, Legal, NTSB
Pilots’ Bill of Rights Passes Senate PILOTS’ BILL OF RIGHTS PASSES SENATE BY UNANIMOUS CONSENT A Big Step The Pilots’ Bill of Rights sponsored by Senator James Inhofe (S. 1335) passed the Senate by unanimous resolution on Friday, June 29, 2012. The legislation...