NOTICE: Requirements for Written Notification During Investigations of Airman Certificate Holders or Applicants Last July, the Congress of the United States enacted the Pilots’ Bill of Rights(S.1335), authored by Senator Inhofe. Within months of passage,…
ARTICLE: NBAA Urges NTSB to Change Its Position on Emergency Appeals The National Transportation Safety Board in 2011 issued an NPRM and an ANPRM requesting comments on a number of procedural issues that were being…
ARTICLE: NTSB Announces Final Rules On Appeals Procedures And Requests Public Comment Senator Inhofe introduced S. 1335 to reform the FAA’s treatment of pilots in enforcement cases. That bill was quickly enacted by the House…
While S.1335 sits on the President’s desk for his signature or veto (it was presented to him on July 26), Senator Inhofe’s Pilot’s Bill of Rights poses some interesting questions. A quick review of the…
ARTICLE: Congress passes bill boosting pilots’ rights As noted here, Sen. Inhofe proposed a bill that would change the balance of power between the FAA and pilots in their certificate enforcement cases. As reported in this…
ARTICLE: Pilot’s Bill of Rights passes Senate On July 6, 2011 Sen. Jim Inhofe (R-OK.) introduced the Pilot’s Bill of Rights (S.1335). Inhofe is member of the Senate General Aviation Caucus and a certified flight…
DOT data shows more than 600 incidents of passengers stuck on the tarmac 3 hours or more during this year’s first seven months. There are more than 87,000 flights per day in the skies in…