If you are a tenant at a federally obligated airport, changes are your lease contains a provision that requires that you comply with the Minimum Standards as may be promulgated and amended periodically. Agreeing to a lease that allows the landlord to unilaterally change the terms that bind tenants without notice is...
On Friday, April 4, 2020, the FAA released the CARES Act Airport Grants – Frequently Asked Questions. This document answers frequently asked questions stakeholders may have related to the approximately $10 billion in grants for airports under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act....
On March 31, 2020, the U.S. DOT issued a show cause order proposing parameters implementing the authority granted to the Secretary of Transportation for the Cononavirus Aid, Recovery, and Economic Security Act (the CARES Act). The full order can be found here. Additional information can be found at the U.S....
Order 5190.6B sets forth policies and procedures for the FAA Airport Compliance Program. The Order discusses the obligations set forth in the standard airport sponsor assurances, addresses the application of the assurances in the operation of public-use airports, and facilitates interpretation of the assurances by...
To determine if your airport has received federal funding in the past 14 years and types of grants awarded, visit https://www.faa.gov/airports/aip/grant_histories.
By Alison L. Squiccimarro Conducting charter operations legally is expensive. You incur tremendous costs to comply with the Federal Aviation Regulations. You meet the rigorous record keeping requirements, meet stricter maintenance standards, implement pilot training and drug and alcohol testing programs, and...
By Paul M. Grocki, Esq. “If an airport sponsor forces a fuel provider on an FBO, the affected FBO can file a formal complaint against the sponsor pursuant to 14 C.F.R. Part 16. Complaints pursuant to Part 16 follow a process similar to traditional litigation in a civil court setting. Part 16 proceedings have...
By: Megan E. Bryson, Esq. and Alison L. Squiccimarro, Esq. In the earlier articles in this series, we discussed some of the more common grant assurances that are disputed as between airport sponsors and tenants; preserving your own documents and evidence, as well as seeking out evidence from your adversaries; and...
By: Paul A. Lange, Esq. and Alison L. McKay, Esq. If you are considering filing a Part 16 Complaint, the first question you should ask is: Can I satisfy the strict standing requirements? The purpose of this article is to educate the average airport tenant, user or sponsor on the standing requirements for filing a...
By: Paul A. Lange, Esq. and Megan E. Bryson In the first three articles in this series, we discussed some of the more common grant assurances that are disputed between airport sponsors and tenants. Our fourth and fifth articles focused on preserving your own documents and evidence, as well as seeking out evidence...