by Alan Armstrong | Apr 9, 2020 | Accident, Air Museums, Aircraft, Airshows, FAA, Legal
The FAA in an Order issued March 25, 2020, rescinded and refused to extend the exemption for the Collings Foundation to operate former military aircraft that served in World War II as part of Living History Flights. The FAA has a policy of permitting Living History...
by Alan Armstrong | Apr 2, 2020 | FAA, Legal, Pilot's Bill of Rights
In an extraordinary act, the FAA has promulgated an enforcement policy notice declaring that it will not take enforcement action against airmen whose medical certificates expire from March 31, 2020 through June 30, 2020. This policy will remain in force and effect...
by Alan Armstrong | Mar 8, 2019 | Airports, FAA, Law, Legal, Travel
by Alan Armstrong1 On February 22, 2019, the FAA Director of Airport Compliance found that the jet ban implemented by Palm Beach County at Lantana Airport violated FAA Sponsor Grant Assurance No. 22 which requires recipients of federal funds at public airports make...
by Alan Armstrong | Nov 10, 2017 | Legal, Pilot's Bill of Rights
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, Phencyclidine (PCP), and Amphetamines during each test...
by Alan Armstrong | May 10, 2013 | Companies, FAA, Flight Department, Legal
THE HAZARDS OF OPERATING FLIGHT DEPARTMENT COMPANIES Scope of the Inquiry Flight department companies are routinely employed as subsidiaries of parent corporations or holding companies. These flight department companies, financed by the parent corporations or holding...
