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Category Archives: Aviation Law

Passenger rights to know before you board a plane

By Margaret Chadbourn, WCBD News 2 CHARLESTON (WCBD) – After a public outcry due to the forcible removal of a passenger of a United Airlines flight, more travelers are saying they’re concerned and asking for tips before boarding. Recordings of the event on social media show officers pulling a passenger from a flight Sunday after… Read More »

US F-16 crashes near Joint Base Andrews

By Jamie Crawford and Zachary Cohen, CNN A US F-16 crashed several miles outside Joint Base Andrews in Maryland on Wednesday, two Air Force officials told CNN. The crash took place about six miles outside the base, which is located in Prince George’s County, and occurred during a routine training mission, according to Air Force officials. The… Read More »

How Flying a Drone Could Send You to the Slammer Even When the FAA Says It’s OK

By Jonathan Vanian, Fortune Tech You may want to think twice about where you fly a drone the next time you travel across the U.S.   Although the Federal Aviation Administration is in charge of regulating drones—as it regulates conventional airplanes—numerous states and local governments have been enacting their own drone rules. In some cases, these… Read More »

PILOT COUNSEL: UNDER THE INFLUENCE

By John S. Yodice, AOPA Pilot Why should I have to worry about any of the federal aviation regulations dealing with alcohol and drugs? I don’t abuse alcohol. I don’t use illegal drugs. And I would never think of piloting an aircraft after legal use that could possibly affect my flying! Almost every pilot feels this… Read More »

Enroute A380 wake flips Challenger 604 upside down

By Declan Selleck, flightservicebureau.org We normally don’t report on individual aircraft incidents here, because the causal factors are related to a very narrow set of unique circumstances. This instance is different, and should be of concern to all operators. A Challenger 604 at FL350 operating from Male-Abu Dhabi passed an A380 opposite direction at FL360,… Read More »

Boeing sued in Charleston over Malaysia Airlines 777 disappearance

By John McDermott, The Post and Courier A South Carolina representative of the families of 44 passengers presumed killed when Malaysia Airlines flight 370 vanished three years ago is suing Boeing Co., alleging manufacturing defects may have doomed the missing jetliner. The case was filed in U.S. District Court in Charleston by Berkeley County resident Gregory… Read More »

FAA Releases Updated Drone Sighting Reports

February 23- The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) today released an updated list of pilot, air traffic controller, law enforcement and citizen reports of potential encounters with unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) – more popularly called “drones”. The latest data cover February through September 2016. Reports of possible drone sightings to FAA air traffic facilities continued to… Read More »

Harrison Ford Involved in Incident with Passenger Plane, FAA Opening Investigation

By Ale Russian, People Harrison Ford was involved in an incident with a passenger plane on Monday as he was landing his private aircraft, according to NBC News. The actor reportedly flew dangerously close to a taxiing passenger plane after mistakenly landing in a taxiway instead of the runway he was cleared for. Ford, 74, was… Read More »

Passenger-carrying drone to fly in Dubai

By Jon Gambrell, Associated Press DUBAI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES — Up, up and away: Dubai hopes to have a passenger-carrying drone regularly buzzing through the skyline of this futuristic city-state in July.   The arrival of the Chinesemade EHang 184 — which already has had its flying debut over Dubai’s iconic, sail-shaped Burj al-Arab skyscraper hotel… Read More »

How Military Pilots Keep Rogue Planes Out of No-Fly Zones

By Jack Stewart, Wired.com YOU’RE A PRIVATE pilot, out on a Sunday jaunt in your single engine prop plane. Lovely day for a flight—calm skies, good weather. Then you hear, feel, and then see the fast approach of two, grey, angular military jets, flying terrifyingly close to you, most definitely armed and dangerous. What have… Read More »