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DC Circuit Issues Landmark Ruling Holding CEQ Lacks Authority to Issue NEPA Regulations The two-judge majority opinion in Marin Audubon Society v. Federal Aviation Administration effectively invalidates the White House Council on…

FAA updates guidance on electronic flight bags, pointing toward the digital, paper-free cockpit The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has issued updated guidance for aircraft owners, operators, and pilots on the use of electronic flight bags…

Using Your Aviation Counsel: When Nothing Happens, It’s Intentional I had a professor in business school who, on the first day of class, said something that I never forgot: People do what is in their best interest…

Corporate Aircraft: 15 Days Left to Really Mess Things Up (or, the most expensive ski trip ever taken) Especially with 100% bonus depreciation phasing down to 80% in 2023, companies are intent upon closing on the acquisition of their new or pre-owned…

Is Your Letter of Intent an Accident Waiting to Happen? I was talking with a friend of mine ("Bill") who has been a business aircraft pilot for more than 50 years, rated on many types of corporate aircraft…

Electrified R44 Makes Historic Intercity Flight | Aviation Week Network A Robinson R44 converted to electrified propulsion by Tier 1 Engineering has completed the first helicopter flight between airfields solely on electric power.

Eviation's Alice Achieves Milestone with First Flight of All-Electric Aircraft Successful First Flight of Zero-Emission Alice Ushers In New Era of Electric AviationMOSES LAKE, Wash., Sept. 27, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Eviation Ai...

Man overboard: How critical is achieving autonomous flight? Pretty critical, according to Embraer executives speaking to the media last week about the future of the eVTOL market. While various models of eVTOL…

MD Helicopters Files Chapter 11 Bankruptcy MD Helicopters receiving $60 million in debtor financing, will continue operating, while assets sold.

Parties Engaged in Aircraft Serving Activities: Beware On Friday, March 18, 2022, in response to the continued escalation in Ukraine, the U.S. Commerce Department’s Bureau of Industry and Security (“BIS”)…

Delaware Court of Chancery Allows Caremark Claim To Proceed Against Boeing Directors In a significant decision, the Delaware Court of Chancery recently denied a motion to dismiss, thus allowing discovery to proceed, on a Caremark claim…

Textron Aviation Receives Order For Up To 150 Cessna Grand Caravan EX Aircraft Textron Inc. (NYSE: TXT) announced that Surf Air Mobility had signed a purchase agreement with Textron Aviation for up to 150 Cessna Grand Caravan EX single-engine turboprop aircraft, with an initial fleet order of 100 aircraft and an option for 50 more. The order from Surf Air Mobility, a company a...