By Alison L. Squiccimarro Conducting charter operations legally is expensive. You incur tremendous costs to comply with the Federal Aviation Regulations. You meet the rigorous record keeping requirements, meet stricter maintenance standards, implement pilot training and drug and alcohol testing programs, and...
Christopher Poreda, Esq. was quoted in AEA’s Avionics News March 2018 article, Compliance Philosophy: Latest buzz or effective method of oversight? on offices in the FAA embracing Compliance Philosophy. “Flight Standards has taken this to heart, but some other offices are not enthusiastic. For example, the...
By Paul M. Grocki, Esq. “If an airport sponsor forces a fuel provider on an FBO, the affected FBO can file a formal complaint against the sponsor pursuant to 14 C.F.R. Part 16. Complaints pursuant to Part 16 follow a process similar to traditional litigation in a civil court setting. Part 16 proceedings have...
By: Megan E. Bryson, Esq. and Alison L. Squiccimarro, Esq. In the earlier articles in this series, we discussed some of the more common grant assurances that are disputed as between airport sponsors and tenants; preserving your own documents and evidence, as well as seeking out evidence from your adversaries; and...
By Paul M. Grocki, Esq. It is well known that the Federal Aviation Act of 1958 (“Act”) was repealed, amended, and re-codified in 1994 by the Federal Aviation Administration Authorization Act (“Recodification”). Since the Recodification, there has been a litany of litigation over whether the meaning and...
By: Paul A. Lange, Esq. and Alison L. McKay, Esq. Social media sites are ripe with casual but potentially explosive comments by individuals discussing their glee over promotions, “fun” at the expense of someone else (you or your company), and other useful tidbits which can support your claim of wrongdoing. The...
By: Paul A. Lange, Esq. and Alison L. McKay, Esq. If you are considering filing a Part 16 Complaint, the first question you should ask is: Can I satisfy the strict standing requirements? The purpose of this article is to educate the average airport tenant, user or sponsor on the standing requirements for filing a...
By: Paul A. Lange, Esq. and Megan E. Bryson In the first three articles in this series, we discussed some of the more common grant assurances that are disputed between airport sponsors and tenants. Our fourth and fifth articles focused on preserving your own documents and evidence, as well as seeking out evidence...