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101 records in 2017
United States · United States Congress · 30 November 2017
Recognizes the Aviation Cadet Museum in Eureka Springs, Arkansas, as the national aviation cadet museum of the United States.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 29 November 2017
To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the risk to UK citizens resulting from their decision to ban flights between the UK and Sharm el Sheikh.
Netherlands · House of Representatives · 29 November 2017
United States · United States Congress · 28 November 2017
Strengthening Aviation Security Act of 2017 This bill directs the Department of Transportation to require the Federal Air Marshal Service to use a risk-based strategy when allocating resources between international and domestic flight coverage, including when setting its annual target number of flights to cover.
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 22 November 2017
192. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans to review or if he has reviewed the workplace health and safety implications of atypical employment practices in the aviation sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43131/17]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 22 November 2017
95. Deputy Imelda Munster asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his views, and the actions taken by his Department, in response to recent media reports that indicate that concerns were raised repeatedly with a group (details supplied) in the past number of years regarding locator beacons on life jackets which were not installed correctly; if the attention of the Irish Aviation Authority was drawn to these complaints; and if so, when it became aware of these complaints; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49285/17]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 22 November 2017
80. Deputy Gino Kenny asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his views on the actions and statements of the Irish Aviation Authority, IAA, and the Commission for Aviation Regulation, CAR, in respect of the cancellation of services by a large airline operator; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49283/17]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 22 November 2017
75. Deputy Bríd Smith asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will meet with representatives of an association (details supplied) to discuss the outcome of the examination under section 32 of the Irish Aviation Act 1993 of the Irish Aviation Authority; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49281/17]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 22 November 2017
60. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport further to Parliamentary Question No. 180 of 18 October 2017 and the response of the Irish Aviation Authority, IAA, to same, his views on the findings of a report (details supplied) that there are widespread and negative perceptions of airline safety culture among pilots working at airlines where atypical employment is common; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49338/17]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 22 November 2017
51. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his views on the fact that no section 32 reports on the performance by the IAA of its functions relating to the application and enforcement of technical and safety standards for aircraft and air navigation were commissioned by his Department in the years 2007, 2010 and 2013; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49337/17]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 22 November 2017
49. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport further to Parliamentary Question No. 180 of 18 October 2017, if he is satisfied with the regulatory oversight and enforcement duties carried out by the IAA in regard to its oversight of proactive crew fatigue mitigation through adequate manpower planning in the context of safety management systems, in view of the recent revelations in regard to insufficient pilots at an airline (details supplied) to crew a schedule which was published approximately six months beforehand. [49339/17]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 22 November 2017
41. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will report to Dáil Éireann on the progress made regarding his promised review of the issuing of permits for carrying weapons and munitions on civilian aircraft. [49341/17]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 22 November 2017
40. Deputy Bríd Smith asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the actions he will take in view of the deficiencies within the Irish Aviation Authority highlighted by the Helios section 32 report; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49282/17]
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 21 November 2017
To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Sugg on 13 November (HL2710), when they expect to be able to provide a final figure of the total cost to the taxpayer of repatriating to the UK passengers of Monarch Airlines; in r
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 21 November 2017
506. Deputy Noel Rock asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport when legislation will be in place for the Irish Aviation Authority to become the noise regulator for the State's airports; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48820/17]
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 20 November 2017
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what is the (a) location and (b) establishment by rank of the Royal Air Force Centre of Aviation Medicine.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 20 November 2017
To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have for the UK to remain a member of the European Aviation Safety Agency.
Netherlands · House of Representatives · 16 November 2017
Onderzoek waaruit blijkt dat de groeiende luchtvaart het halen van klimaatdoelstellingen onmogelijk maakt
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 14 November 2017
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether the UK plans to participate in the European Aviation Safety Agency after the UK has left the EU.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 13 November 2017
To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Sugg on 7 November (HL2559), when they last carried out an assessment of Sharm el Sheikh airport; and whether that assessment involved UK officials visiting that airport.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 10 November 2017
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to his Department's policy paper, UK Airspace Policy: A framework for balanced decisions on the design and use of airspace, published in February 2017, what the timetable is for introducing the p
European Union · European Parliament · 10 November 2017
Austria · National Council · 9 November 2017
Schriftliche Anfrage der Abgeordneten Michael Bernhard, Kolleginnen und Kollegen an den Bundesminister für Landesverteidigung und Sport betreffend Eurofighter Typhoon Betriebskosten pro Flugstunde
United States · United States House of Representatives · 9 November 2017
United States · United States Congress · 9 November 2017
Missed Opportunities in Aviation Act of 2017 This bill requires the Department of Transportation to report to Congress the total number of airport development project grant requests that were under review for funding during the preceding fiscal year. The report must include the number of requests that were granted, were denied, and remained pending at the end of the fiscal year. The report must detail those that were denied or remained pending but showed the greatest potential for improving aviation in the United States.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 7 November 2017
To ask Her Majesty's Government what is their estimate of the number of agency pilots who consistently work for only one airline which holds a UK operating licence, who are (1) self-employed, and (2) employed, for tax purposes.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 7 November 2017
To ask Her Majesty's Government whether HMRC has conducted, or is conducting, a review or inquiry into the practice of any airline which holds a UK operating licence that is supplied with pilots who are either agency workers or self-employed, but who only
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 7 November 2017
1227. Deputy Darragh O'Brien asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she will consider in the forthcoming social welfare and pensions Bill-specific measures targeted at members of the IASS pension scheme to reduce the impact of cuts to their pension benefits; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46294/17]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 7 November 2017
1226. Deputy Darragh O'Brien asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if her attention has been drawn to the substantial cuts imposed on members of the IASS pension scheme in advance of the sale of the State's stake in Aer Lingus; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46293/17]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 7 November 2017
1027. Deputy Darragh O'Brien asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if his attention has been drawn to the substantial cuts imposed on members of the IASS pension scheme in advance of the sale of the State's stake in Aer Lingus; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46291/17]
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 6 November 2017
To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Sugg on 2 November (HL2460), whether they intend to seek binding agreements with Greybull Capital and its associates to contribute towards the cost of repatriating passengers booke
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 6 November 2017
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many air miles have been (a) earned by his Department's personnel flying on business, (b) collected by those personnel and (c) offset against his Department's business travel in the last five years.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 3 November 2017
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the barriers to through-ticketing for luggage across different airlines and within individual airlines.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 2 November 2017
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if his Department will introduce legislative proposals to address the shining of lasers at aircraft and other vehicles.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 2 November 2017
To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the remarks by Lord Callanan on 25 October (HL Deb, cols 946–7), whether the internal review being carried out in response to the insolvency of Monarch Airlines will be fed into their wider review and consultati
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 1 November 2017
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the involvement was of Monarch Airlines crew in repatriating UK passengers after the collapse of the airline.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 1 November 2017
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps he has taken to assist former employees of Monarch Airlines since its collapse.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 1 November 2017
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps the Government has taken to help former Monarch Airlines employees who did not receive redundancy payments.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 1 November 2017
To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they have sought a contribution from Vantage Guernsey, an associate of Greybull Capital, towards the cost to the taxpayer of repatriating to the UK passengers of Monarch Airlines.
United States · United States Congress · 1 November 2017
America Wins Act The bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to impose an excise tax on the carbon dioxide content of coal, petroleum and petroleum products, and natural gas sold by the manufacturer, producer, or importer and require the revenues to be used for infrastructure and other purposes. Refunds or credits for the tax must be issued for carbon substances that are: (1) not emitted due to use as a feedstock or through carbon capture and sequestration, or (2) previously taxed carbon substances used to make another taxable carbon substance. The bill includes border adjustment provisions that require certain fees, credits, or refunds for carbon-intensive goods that are exported or imported. The bill also establishes a Build America Trust Fund and appropriates to the fund amounts equal to the increase in revenues attributable to the tax. Specified amounts of the funds must be used, without further appropriation, for infrastructure, including highways and transit; aviation; passenger rail; harbors, waterways, flood protection, and dams; clean water; Department of Agriculture water and waste disposal programs; and broadband deployment. Specified portions of the funds must also be used for: providing assistance to workers and communities reliant on industries that primarily produce taxable carbon substances or carbon-intensive goods, an energy refund program to provide payments to certain low-income households, and a refundable tax credit for households that meet specified income requirements.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 31 October 2017
To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they asked Greybull Capital, or any other secured creditor of Monarch Airlines, to subordinate their security to grant precedence to HM Government in respect of costs incurred by the taxpayer in repatriating custome
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 30 October 2017
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 30 October 2017 to Question 108866, on aviation, how many employees with substantial experience of bilateral aviation negotiations and agreements were employed by his Department (a) be
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 30 October 2017
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate his Department has made of the potential effect of the relocation of some aviation operations from the UK to other countries on the economy when the UK leaves the EU.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 30 October 2017
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate his Department has made of the cost to the public purse of delivering services provided by EU agencies in relation to aviation after the UK leaves the EU.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 30 October 2017
To ask Her Majesty's Government what were the details of the agreement they reached with the Civil Aviation Authority, the Air Travel Organisers Licence (ATOL), and Greybull Capital to cover the cost of repatriating the stranded UK passengers of Monarch A
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 30 October 2017
To ask Her Majesty's Government whether, in the matter of making claims for a contribution towards the cost of repatriating to the UK passengers of Monarch Airlines, they have (1) established the identity of the owners of Monarch Airlines, and (2) obtaine
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 30 October 2017
To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they have engaged with the directors of Petrol Jersey to establish whether that company will reimburse or contribute towards the cost of repatriating customers of Monarch Airlines to the UK.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 30 October 2017
To ask Her Majesty's Government what is their estimate of the total cost to the taxpayer of repatriating to the UK passengers of Monarch Airlines; and who were the top ten recipients.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 30 October 2017
To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they intend to pursue the assets of Monarch Aircraft Engineering (MAE) in obtaining a contribution to public funds to cover the cost of repatriating customers of Monarch Airlines to the UK; and whether they plan to
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 27 October 2017
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment his Department has made of the effect of no deal with the EU on the aviation sector when the UK leaves the EU; what plans he has to support the aviation sector in the event of no deal with the E