The FAA Reauthorization Act of 2018, enacted on Oct. 5, 2018, has clarified and confirmed the pre-emptive effect of the federal statute intended to shield from liability owners, lessors and secured parties not in operational...more
10/31/2018
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Airline Passengers ,
Airplane Accidents ,
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Aviation Industry ,
Bodily Injury ,
Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) ,
Immunity ,
Lessor ,
Liability ,
Owner-Operators ,
Preemption ,
Reauthorization ,
Transportation Industry
The District of Columbia Circuit Court of Appeals recently upheld a Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) decision to publish an airworthiness directive ordering the removal of certain cylinder assemblies used in piston...more
3/20/2018
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Airplane Accidents ,
Appeals ,
Arbitrary and Capricious ,
Aviation Industry ,
Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) ,
Manufacturers ,
NTSB ,
Petition for Review ,
Risk Assessment ,
Safety Reports ,
Substantial Evidence Standard
The Southern District of New York has confirmed that when the trustee of a non-citizen aircraft trust brings suit in its own name, the citizenship of that trustee may be used to establish diversity jurisdiction in federal...more
8/15/2017
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Breach of Contract ,
Citizenship ,
Diversity Jurisdiction ,
Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) ,
Federal Rules of Civil Procedure ,
Foreign Trusts ,
Leases ,
Real Party in Interest ,
Section 17(a) ,
Trustees
A Florida district court has taken the rare step of referring a dispute between aerospace industry competitors to the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) under the "primary jurisdiction doctrine." Under this doctrine, a...more