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High Crimes and Misdemeanors: Busted by the Feds: The Anatomy of a Federal Criminal Prosecution of a Drone Pilot
High Crimes and Misdemeanors: Unruly Passengers on Flights
High Crimes and Misdemeanors: Federal Criminal Aviation Cases From 2021
DOT’s Disadvantaged Business Enterprise Program: What Large and Small Construction Contractors Need to Know
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The Federal Aviation Administration ("FAA") has proposed new rules to standardize its criteria for addressing cybersecurity threats for transport category airplanes, engines, and propellers....more
Saying it wants to protect consumers from unfair, deceptive or anticompetitive practices, the Transportation Department on Sept. 5 launched an investigation into the rewards programs operated by the nation’s four largest...more
Owning an aircraft can save company executives time and add prestige to brands. But companies should carefully review the tax consequences, which can be substantial depending on how the aircraft agreement is organized. One...more
Ireland is the global hub for aircraft leasing and financing, with over 60%1 of the world’s leased aircraft being managed from there, and Dublin being home to more than 30 aircraft leasing companies2. This is thanks in no...more
Welcome to Industrials Regulatory News and Trends. In this regular bulletin, DLA Piper lawyers provide concise updates on key developments in the industrials sector to help you navigate the ever-changing business, legal, and...more
Carbon Quarterly is a newsletter covering developments in carbon policy, law, and innovation. No matter your views on climate change policy, there is no avoiding an increasing focus on carbon regulation, resiliency planning,...more
On July 31, Attorney General (AG) Michelle Henry announced a new way for Pennsylvania residents — or those traveling through Pennsylvania — to file complaints against airlines. The move is in response to allegations of a...more
Eyes on Energy Tax Update is a regular publication of the Holland & Knight Renewable and Alternative Energy Tax Team that provides highlights of important developments. The Renewable and Alternative Energy Tax Team also...more
In this week’s edition, we discuss a Colombian court’s ruling in favor of an indigenous community who challenged the legality of a carbon credit project and a letter written by environmental activist groups to 71 airlines...more
When it comes to corporate accountability few cases are as significant as the ongoing litigation involving Boeing. Since the 737 MAX safety scandal erupted in 2021, the company has been embroiled in a complex legal journey....more
On May 14, 2024, Brazil’s National Civil Aviation Agency (“ANAC”) approved Resolution No. 743/2024 (“Resolution”), which regulates the monitoring and offsetting of carbon dioxide (“CO2”) emissions on international flights....more
In its proposed Plea Agreement, the Department of Justice (DOJ) lays out the abject failures of Boeing which led the DOJ to conclude the underlying Deferred Prosecution Agreement (DPA) from 2021 has been breached. The DOJ...more
When it comes to corporate accountability and the often murky waters of compliance, few cases are as illustrative and significant as the ongoing litigation involving Boeing. Since the 737 MAX safety scandal erupted in 2021,...more
Boeing’s Plea Agreement includes two Separate Factual Statements — the January 7, 2021 DPA, which is discussed in a prior blog post, and a factual outline of Boeing’s breach of the original DPA, resulting in the current Plea...more
DOJ and Boeing have entered into a proposed plea agreement that will require judicial scrutiny and determinations of the public interest and the victims’ rights under the Crime Victims’ Rights Act, 18 U.S.C. § 3771 [“CVRA”]. ...more
The Boeing 737 MAX case took another dramatic turn. On July 24, 2024, the Department of Justice filed with the United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas a proposed plea agreement with Boeing. The plea...more
The Department of Justice (DOJ) has filed its Plea Agreement in the wake of the Boeing guilty plea. Due to Boeing’s legal challenges, some probation conditions have been imposed to ensure the company adheres to enhanced...more
In probably a move that will surprise no one, the families of the victims of the two Boeing 737 MAX crashes have objected to the Department of Justice’s (DOJ) announced approach to a monitorship for Boeing. Having been so...more
Welcome to The On-Ramp, the newsletter published by Venable's Autonomous and Connected Mobility Team. The On-Ramp explores legal and policy developments in the world of autonomous and connected vehicles, smart infrastructure,...more
Highly regulated operational sectors often have bountiful, and sometimes conflicting, defined terms that make all the difference in legal matters. The domestic and international transportation and logistics sector is no...more
I recently wrote a series of blog posts and articles on why the Department of Justice (DOJ) should think big and go big with a completely new approach to the monitorship for Boeing under its agreement to take a guilty plea....more
Perhaps the most significant blog post in the compliance arena was penned by Matt Ellis over 10 years ago when he challenged Walmart to “Go Big” on compliance. (They did.) We are now at another inflection point in compliance...more
In the recent case of Zephyrus Capital Aviation Partners 1D Ltd & Ors v Fidelis Underwriting Ltd & Ors (Re Russian Aircraft Operator Policy Claims (Jurisdiction Applications)) [2024] EWHC 734 (Comm), London’s High Court held...more
In a potentially significant development that may impact the economics of aviation, the California Air Resources Board (“CARB”) is proposing a policy, as we previewed in January 2024, to update the state’s Low Carbon Fuel...more