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Space Politics

Covers space policy, new and commentary. By Jeff Foust.

http://www.spacepolitics.com

Jun 16
Tweaking the proposed export control reforms for hosted payloads and suborbital vehicle

Tweaking the proposed export control reforms for hosted payloads and suborbital vehicle

Last month, as previously noted here, the Obama Administration released a draft version of the revised Category XV of the US Munitions List (USML), which covers satellites and related components. The release of the draft version started a…
Jun 14
House hearing next week on new NASA authorization bill

House hearing next week on new NASA authorization bill

The House Science Committee’s space subcommittee has scheduled a hearing for the morning of Wednesday, June 19, titled “NASA Authorization Act of 2013.” The two scheduled witnesses are familiar faces for the committee:…
Jun 11
The National Academies wants you(r thoughts)

The National Academies wants you(r thoughts)

The National Academies’ Committee on Human Spaceflight is continuing its congressionally-mandated study on the US human spaceflight program, with meetings of two of its panels planned for next week in California and Washington, DC. (The…

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Aviation Law Prof Blog

By DePaul University Law Professors Brian F. Havel, Michael S. Jacobs and Andrew Eastmond.

http://lawprofessors.typepad.com/aviation/

May 31
Friday Link Roundup

Friday Link Roundup

In case you've missed anything, here are the top aviation developments from the past few days: Following Qatar's abandoned effort to seize ICAO hosting responsibilities from Canada, ICAO formally committed to keeping its headquarters in…
May 30
Spring 2013 Issue of IALP Available

Spring 2013 Issue of IALP Available

The Volume 12, Spring 2013 issue of the International Aviation Law Institutes's journal, Issues in Aviation Law and Policy (IALP), will be available next week. The following articles will appear in the issue: Jeremias Prassl, The European…
May 24
Friday Link Roundup

Friday Link Roundup

News of note before beginning your Memorial Day weekend: Qatar appears to have backed off its attempt to lure ICAO headquarters away from Canada. The European Commission has accepted the conditions proposed by Lufthansa, Air Canada and United…

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Aviation Law Monitor

Provides insight and commentary on aviation accidents and the law. By Mike Danko.

http://www.aviationlawmonitor.com/

Jun 14
Avidyne Snares Owners with Limited Time Offer of Extended Warranty

Avidyne Snares Owners with Limited Time Offer of Extended Warranty

I really like the Avidyne PFD, MFD, and autopilot in my Cirrus. In a nutshell, the Avidyne PFD and MFD tell the pilot flying in instrument conditions which way is up and how to steer a course that keeps you from hitting a…
Jun 2
Passenger Burned by Hot Coffee Sues Continental

Passenger Burned by Hot Coffee Sues Continental

A flight attendant placed a cup of hot coffee on passenger Lourdes Cervantes' tray table. Then the passenger in the row ahead of her reclined. That caused the coffee to spill on Cervantes lap. Cervantes suffered second degree…
Apr 11
$26 Million Jury Verdict After Lycoming Refuses to Turn Over Document

$26 Million Jury Verdict After Lycoming Refuses to Turn Over Document

A jury in Washington state handed down a $26 million verdict against Avco Lycoming as a result of a fatal Cessna 172 crash that killed three people in 2008. The jury's award included $6 million in punitive damages, designed…

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Res Communis

Covers the legal aspects of human activities using aerospace technologies. From the University of Mississippi School of Law.

http://rescommunis.olemiss.edu/

Nov 27
Event: Space Policy Challenges Facing the Second Obama Administration

Event: Space Policy Challenges Facing the Second Obama Administration

Source – Secure World Foundation: Space Policy Challenges Facing the Second Obama Administration
Nov 27
Disasters Charter: Flood in England

Disasters Charter: Flood in England

The Disasters Charter has been activated for a Flood in England: Flood in England Type of Event: Flood Location of Event: England, United Kingdom Date of Charter Activation: 27 November 2012 Charter Requestor: Environment Agency (of England…
Nov 26
New DoD Space Policy

New DoD Space Policy

The United States Department of Defense has released a new Space Policy and a Fact Sheet on the Policy. The press release states: New DOD Space Policy Addresses Safety, Security, Access By Cheryl Pellerin American Forces Press Service

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MARPA Blog

Provides news and commentary on the regulations, laws, policies and trends affecting the aircraft parts manufacturing community. From the Modification and Replacement Parts Association.

http://pmaparts.wordpress.com

Jun 13
FAA Commits to a Regulatory Balance

FAA Commits to a Regulatory Balance

FAA Director Dorenda Baker explained that the regulators need to adopt a balanced approach to certification oversight in order to ensure that aircraft articles and products are safe without having a chilling effect on safety improvements.…
May 23
Supply Chain Management Handbook

Supply Chain Management Handbook

Are you using the Supply Chain Management Handbook (SCMH) as a tool to support your supplier control mechanisms? All PMA manufacturers have an obligation to control their suppliers in accordance with 14 C.F.R. 21.137. The FAA-approved quality…
May 14
Updated Agenda for Int’l Safety Conference

Updated Agenda for Int’l Safety Conference

Today, EASA issued an updated agenda for the 2013 EASA / FAA International Aviation Safety Conference. The Conference is the annual meeting among EASA, FAA, TCCA and other regulators to discuss new paradigms in regulatory oversight. This…

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Aviation and Airport Development…

Aviation and Airport Development Law

Covers aviation law issues, including federal environmental and transportation regulations. By Chevalier, Allen and Lichman, LLP.

http://www.aviationairportdevelopmentlaw.com/

May 31
Local Governments Throughout Southern California File Challenge to LAX Expansion Project

Local Governments Throughout Southern California File Challenge to LAX Expansion Project

The Cities of Inglewood, Culver City and Ontario, California and the County of San Bernardino (“Cities/County”) joined together yesterday, May 30, 2013, to file a challenge to the recently approved Los Angeles International…
Apr 23
FAA Takes Two Important Steps During the Week of April 20

FAA Takes Two Important Steps During the Week of April 20

During the past week, the Federal Aviation Administration (“FAA”) has taken two actions likely to elicit “equal and opposite reactions” from the aviation community specifically, and the American public in…
Apr 8
Surrounding Communities Object to Approval of the Los Angeles International Airport Specific Plan Amendment Study Project

Surrounding Communities Object to Approval of the Los Angeles International Airport Specific Plan Amendment Study Project

On March 27, 2013, the Los Angeles County Airport Land Use Commission (“ALUC”) gave the latest in a series of approvals including those from Los Angeles Board of Airport of Commissioners (“BOAC”) and Los Angeles City…

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Covers laws which regulates actions or events that transcend national frontiers, including human rights, environmental law, immigration, intellectual property and space law. By Derek Deavenport, John Dermody, Travis Hodgkins and Christine Ngo.

http://transnationallawblog.typepad.com/transnational_law_blog/

Apr 7
The Lure of China and Economic Activism

The Lure of China and Economic Activism

I wonder what do you think about Google’s decision to confront China’s censorship by pulling out of the country entirely despite a potential lost of profit for not doing its business with now the second largest economy in the word? A…
Apr 2
March's Winners and Loser

March's Winners and Loser

We are moving further away from the double dips danger! Last month the US economy added 162,000 jobs- a strong showing of a potentially more sustained recovery for US economy. Payroll gains are largely boosted by private sectors and much less…
Nov 18
Behind President Obama’s Warning of “Double Dip” Danger

Behind President Obama’s Warning of “Double Dip” Danger

Today, in an interview with Fox News in Beijing, President Obama warned that “the US economy could head into a ‘double-dip recession’ unless urgent steps were taken to rein back America’s mounting level of public debt,” reported the…

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Aviation Law Discussions

Covers aviation law, safety and security. By Reigel & Associates Ltd.

http://www.aerolegalservices.com/AviationLawDiscussions.shtml

May 3
Deadline Approaches For Part 121 Pilots To Have ATP And 1st Class Medical Certificate

Deadline Approaches For Part 121 Pilots To Have ATP And 1st Class Medical Certificate

As you may know, when Congress passed the Airline Safety and Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Extension Act of 2010, Public Law (P.L.) 111-216, it imposed an August 2, 2013 deadline upon Part 121 pilot flightcrew members by which time…
Apr 1
When Aircraft Go Bump On The Ramp

When Aircraft Go Bump On The Ramp

Ever wonder what your obligations might be if you accidentally taxi your aircraft into another aircraft on the ramp? Can you just inspect the damage to your aircraft, decide it looks OK and then go flying? And if you do, what will the FAA…
Feb 1
Is A Safety Pilot Acting As A Second In Command? Not Necessarily.

Is A Safety Pilot Acting As A Second In Command? Not Necessarily.

If you are an instrument rated pilot, you know that you have to be "current" in order to legally exercise the privileges of the instrument rating as pilot in command. Specifically, in order to act as pilot in command of an instrument flight…

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Alexander Holburn Aviation Law…

Alexander Holburn Aviation Law Blog

Covers developments in Canadian aviation law. By Alexander Holburn Beaudin & Lang LLP.

http://www.airlawblog.com

Nov 22
Foreign Carriers Must Comply With Canadian Privacy Law

Foreign Carriers Must Comply With Canadian Privacy Law

A Canadian resident sought information from KLM about its policies and practices relating to the management of his personal information as a passenger. The airline was slow to respond and ultimately provided a minimal response. The passenger…
Nov 20
14th Annual Aviation Conference

14th Annual Aviation Conference

The aviation partners of Paterson, MacDougall LLP and Alexander Holburn Beaudin + Lang LLP are pleased to announce that the 14th Annual Aviation Conference will be held on Thursday, January 31, 2013, at the Sheraton Toronto Airport Hotel and…
Oct 3
Airline Customer Service Issue Creates Liability Under the Montreal Convention

Airline Customer Service Issue Creates Liability Under the Montreal Convention

Mr. Gontcharov travelled by air from the Dominican Republic to his home in Toronto. During the flight, he complained to the flight attendant that he was cold and requested that she either turn the heat up or provide him with a blanket. …

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The NV Flyer

Reviews legal developments affecting airlines and travel agents.

http://nvflyer.wordpress.com

Jan 31
Conditions of carriage withstand tort claims by delayed passenger

Conditions of carriage withstand tort claims by delayed passenger

Lavine v. American Airlines, Inc. (Md. Special App. Dec. 1, 2011). Using aa.com, the plaintiffs bought two American Airlines tickets for roundtrip transportation originating and terminating at Reagan National Airport, with an intermediate…
Dec 12
Ejected passenger’s claims fall, and fail, under Montreal Convention

Ejected passenger’s claims fall, and fail, under Montreal Convention

Rogers v. Continental Airlines (D. N.J. Sept. 21, 2011). The passenger and her daughter boarded the aircraft for a flight from Newark, New Jersey, to Cancun, Mexico, and stood in the forward galley while flight attendants tried to sort out…
Nov 13
Passenger not required to prove violation of regulation in order to establish that “accident” under Montreal Convention occurred

Passenger not required to prove violation of regulation in order to establish that “accident” under Montreal Convention occurred

Phifer v. Icelandair (9th Cir. (Cal.) Sept. 1, 2011). While boarding a flight from Minneapolis-St. Paul to Reykjavik, Iceland, the passenger struck her head on an overhead video monitor that was extended in the “down” position. She…

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Space Travel Law News

Covers space law and space travel. From the Space Travel Law Association (STELA). By Manuel David Masseno, Uta Stenzel and Phil Cameron.

http://spacetravellaw.blogspot.com/

Apr 24
Asteroid Mining Venture Backed by Google Execs, James Cameron Unveiled

Asteroid Mining Venture Backed by Google Execs, James Cameron Unveiled

[Source] by Mike Wall, SPACE.com Senior WriterDate: 23 April 2012 Time: 09:00 PM ET
Apr 17
Private Company's 1st Space Station Visit On Track

Private Company's 1st Space Station Visit On Track

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — A private U.S. company is on track to become the first commercial visitor to the International Space Station.NASA said Monday there's a good chance that Space Exploration Technologies Corp., or SpaceX, will make…
Jan 27
Moon or Asteroid? NASA's Next Giant Leap Depends On Who'll Be President

Moon or Asteroid? NASA's Next Giant Leap Depends On Who'll Be President

By Mike Wall, SPACE.com Senior WriterThe United States may start working toward establishing a moon colony by 2020, or an asteroid may remain the next target for manned exploration; it depends on who wins this November's presidential…

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Space Law Probe

Commentary on national and international space law issues. By Jesse Londin.

http://spacelawprobe.blogspot.com/

Jan 14
George Nield, acting AST chief

George Nield, acting AST chief

I see no announcement or notice on
Jan 10
Patti Grace Smith Rockets On

Patti Grace Smith Rockets On

"Volatus per inane homo privatus." Stamp it on your rocket.
Jan 7
Space law attractions '08

Space law attractions '08

Space-time flies and the action never stops for space lawyers and friends.

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IFTTA - International Travel and…

IFTTA - International Travel and Tourism News

Covers travel and tourism law news, events, legislation and court decisions. By the International Forum of Travel and Tourism Advocates (IFTTA).

http://ifttablog.blogspot.com/

Jan 3
IFTTA News - Recent Item

IFTTA News - Recent Item

USA: Federal Aviation Administration to reexamine passenger use of portable electronic devices on board aircraft; CJEU: no distance contract required for consumer forum pursuant to Brussels I Regulation; USA: court decides on…
Sep 3
Update on IFTTA New

Update on IFTTA New

German Court challenges EU Regulation on security standards for passports and travel documents; UK: airlines to include debit card surcharges in headline prices;
Jun 22
Most recent IFTTA news post

Most recent IFTTA news post

ECJ Advocate General delivers opinion on rail passenger rights; USA: Transportation Secretary queried on EU Emissions Trading System; Civil Juries to Receive Guidance on Damages in Scotland; Austria: Appelate court reverses…

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