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Unmanned Aircraft are definitely a transformative technology. They open up the lowest parts of the airspace to productive use.

On June 21, 2016, the Federal Aviation Administration released its long awaited amendments to regulations for the operation of small unmanned aircraft systems, defined as aircraft weighing less than 55 pounds.

Yesterday the FAA released new design guidelines for vertiports, the latest type of landing facility for electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft for Advanced Air Mobility (AAM) operations.

Transport of marijuana in states where it is legal to islands located within the state is complicated by the fact that transportation by air generally violates federal law

Under the FAA's rules governing the operation of Unmanned Aircraft Systems for non-recreational purposes, operations within a few miles of an airport are prohibited absent permission from Air Traffic Control (ATC).

A federal district court's recent opinion in Dietz v. AVCO Corporation reminds defendants to comply strictly with applicable statutes when removing actions from state court.

After some time passed, an agent at the gate for Plaintiff's connecting flight requested that Plaintiff approach the counter.

Whether done intentionally or not, it is important to recognize this tactic and stop it before it contaminates the jurisdictional inquiry.

On October 15, 2020, Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao announced the publication of the Federal Aviation Administration's (FAA) Streamlined Launch and Reentry Licensing Requirements Final Rule for commercial space transportation launches and reentries.

January 15 – Earth observation start-up Hydrosat Inc. raised $60m in a Series B funding round led by Hartree Partners L.P., Subutai Capital Partners and S4E Capital Ltd., with participation from the Luxembourg Future Fund, OTB Ventures and others.

Brian Lucareli, director of Foley Private Client Services (PCS) and co-chair of the Family Offices group, sits down with Ben Rikkers, partner and member of our Transactions practice group...

In 2010, Daniel Snider died after the aircraft in which he was a passenger crashed due to an engine failure.

Significant changes are expected at the Federal Maritime Commission (FMC), the bipartisan body tasked with regulating the U.S. international ocean transportation system for the benefit of U.S. exporters...

President-Elect Donald Trump has announced his pick to head the Department of Transportation: Elaine L. Chao.

Lewis Brisbois has commented extensively on the conflicts between aircraft lessors and insurance companies related to aircraft detained in Russia due to the Russia-Ukraine conflict.

The IRS has announced a new audit campaign targeted at the use of private aircraft, a/k/a "corporate jets". This has been an intensifying area of focus by the IRS over the last few years...

The Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act includes funding and financing for airlines and aviation businesses as well as grants for airports, public transit and Amtrak.