Aviation

270. Deputy Jerry Buttimer asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the way the draft aviation policy will shape the future of Cork Airport; the way the growth and expansion of Cork Airport will be facilitated by the policy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35001/14]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 18 September 2014

270. Deputy Jerry Buttimer asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the way the draft aviation policy will shape the future of Cork Airport; the way the growth and expansion of Cork Airport will be facilitated by the policy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35001/14]

269. Deputy Jerry Buttimer asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the position regarding the draft aviation policy; if public consultations were held regarding the policy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35000/14]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 18 September 2014

269. Deputy Jerry Buttimer asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the position regarding the draft aviation policy; if public consultations were held regarding the policy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35000/14]

258. Deputy Finian McGrath asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide an update on a matter (details supplied) regarding the Irish aviation superannuation scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34874/14]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 18 September 2014

258. Deputy Finian McGrath asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide an update on a matter (details supplied) regarding the Irish aviation superannuation scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34874/14]

246. Deputy Terence Flanagan asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if planning permission is needed for an aviation fuel pipeline from Dublin Port to Dublin Airport; his views regarding the proposed pipeline; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35056/14]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 18 September 2014

246. Deputy Terence Flanagan asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if planning permission is needed for an aviation fuel pipeline from Dublin Port to Dublin Airport; his views regarding the proposed pipeline; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35056/14]

40. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection in relation to the Irish airlines superannuation scheme, if she will consider amending existing legislation to reverse the separation of deferred members from pensioners; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34901/14]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 18 September 2014

40. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection in relation to the Irish airlines superannuation scheme, if she will consider amending existing legislation to reverse the separation of deferred members from pensioners; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34901/14]

Judgment of the Court (Fifth Chamber), 18 September 2014.#Vueling Airlines SA v Instituto Galego de Consumo de la Xunta de Galicia.#Request for a preliminary ruling from the Juzgado de lo Contencioso-Administrativo No 1 de Ourense.#Reference for a preliminary ruling — Air Transport — Common rules for the operation of air services in the European Union — Regulation (EC) No 1008/2008 — Pricing freedom — Checking in baggage — Price supplement — Concept of ‘air fares’ — Consumer protection — Imposition of a fine on an air carrier for an unfair contract term — National law requiring the carriage of passenger and checked-in baggage to be included in the base price of a plane ticket — Whether compatible with EU law.#Case C‑487/12.

European Union · Court of Justice of the European Union · 18 September 2014

Commission Decision of XXX authorising France to derogate pursuant to Article 14(6) of Regulation (EC) No 216/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council from certain common aviation safety rules concerning supplemental oxygen dispensing units and outlets in an aeroplane passenger compartment

European Union · European Parliament · 17 September 2014

1674. Deputy Sean Fleming asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his views in relation to proposals whereby airlines from outside the USA and EU will be allowed pick up passengers here and the implications this will have for the airline industry in the EU; and the arrangements that will be in place to protect these airlines from competition that operates in a much less regulated and lower cost base area outside the EU and the USA; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33024/14]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 17 September 2014

1674. Deputy Sean Fleming asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his views in relation to proposals whereby airlines from outside the USA and EU will be allowed pick up passengers here and the implications this will have for the airline industry in the EU; and the arrangements that will be in place to protect these airlines from competition that operates in a much less regulated and lower cost base area outside the EU and the USA; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33024/14]

1665. Deputy Joe Higgins asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the position regarding the proposed reduction by the trustees of the Irish airlines superannuation scheme of the defined benefit payments to pensioners beginning on 1 January 2015; his views that the employers should make a payment to IASS to ensure such a reduction in payments does not take place; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34059/14]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 17 September 2014

1665. Deputy Joe Higgins asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the position regarding the proposed reduction by the trustees of the Irish airlines superannuation scheme of the defined benefit payments to pensioners beginning on 1 January 2015; his views that the employers should make a payment to IASS to ensure such a reduction in payments does not take place; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34059/14]

1197. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will report on the role his Department had in permitting two F16 fighter jets from the United States of America military enter Irish airspace and fly over Croke Park and Dublin city on 30 August 2014; if he will report on the correspondence his Department had with the Embassy of the United States, the Gaelic Athletic Association, other Government Departments and aviation authorities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33988/14]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 17 September 2014

1197. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will report on the role his Department had in permitting two F16 fighter jets from the United States of America military enter Irish airspace and fly over Croke Park and Dublin city on 30 August 2014; if he will report on the correspondence his Department had with the Embassy of the United States, the Gaelic Athletic Association, other Government Departments and aviation authorities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33988/14]

163. Deputy Jerry Buttimer asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection if she will review the Social Welfare Act 2009 and examine the possibility of reversing the impact of the Act on the Irish aviation superannuation scheme deferred members; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34802/14]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 17 September 2014

163. Deputy Jerry Buttimer asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection if she will review the Social Welfare Act 2009 and examine the possibility of reversing the impact of the Act on the Irish aviation superannuation scheme deferred members; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34802/14]

127. Deputy Dominic Hannigan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection if her attention has been drawn to the concerns of the deferred members of the Irish aviation superannuation scheme about the potential for a 60% cut in their pensions due to a provision in the 2009 Social Welfare and Pensions Act; the action she will take in order that the potential reduction of 60% does not happen; the communication she has had with either the IASS trustees or the Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport regarding the potential cuts. [34183/14]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 17 September 2014

127. Deputy Dominic Hannigan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection if her attention has been drawn to the concerns of the deferred members of the Irish aviation superannuation scheme about the potential for a 60% cut in their pensions due to a provision in the 2009 Social Welfare and Pensions Act; the action she will take in order that the potential reduction of 60% does not happen; the communication she has had with either the IASS trustees or the Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport regarding the potential cuts. [34183/14]

124. Deputy Ciarán Lynch asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection if she will address the concerns regarding the Irish aviation superannuation scheme raised by a person (details supplied) in County Cork; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34079/14]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 17 September 2014

124. Deputy Ciarán Lynch asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection if she will address the concerns regarding the Irish aviation superannuation scheme raised by a person (details supplied) in County Cork; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34079/14]

No Fly for Foreign Fighters Act

United States · United States Congress · 16 September 2014

No Fly for Foreign Fighters Act - Requires the Director of the Terrorist Screening Center to: (1) review the completeness of the Terrorist Screening Database and the terrorist watch list utilized by the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) to determine if an individual who may seek to board a U.S.-bound or domestic flight, and who poses a threat to aviation or national security or a threat of terrorism and is known or suspected of being a member of a foreign terrorist organization, is included in the Database and on such watch list; and (2) report findings to the House Committee on Homeland Security and the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

Strongly supporting the right of the people of Ukraine to freely determine their future, including their country's relationship with other nations and international organizations, without interference, intimidation, or coercion by other countries.

United States · United States Congress · 16 September 2014

Supports the right of the people of Ukraine to determine their future, including their country's relationship with other nations and international organizations, without interference or coercion by other countries. Calls on the President to work with nations around the world to reaffirm Ukraine's sovereignty, independence, and territorial integrity and to refuse to recognize the Russian Federation's illegal annexation of Crimea. Condemns the Russian Federation's political, economic, and military aggression against Ukraine and the violation of its sovereignty, independence, and territorial integrity. States that the Russian Federation's military intervention: is a breach of its obligations under the United Nations (U.N.) Charter and its commitments under the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe; is a violation of the 1994 Budapest Memorandum on Security Assurances in which it pledged to respect Ukraine's independence, sovereignty, and borders; and poses a threat to international peace and security. Demands that the Russian Federation: (1) remove its military forces and military equipment from the territory of Ukraine; and (2) end its political, military, and economic support of separatist and paramilitary forces in Ukraine. Demands that the Russian Federation and the separatist and paramilitary forces it supports end their violations of the cease-fire announced on September 5, 2014. Calls on the President to: cooperate with other nations around the world to impose visa bans, targeted asset freezes, sectoral sanctions, and other measures on the Russian Federation and its leadership sufficient to compel it to end its violation of Ukraine's sovereignty and territorial integrity; provide the government of Ukraine with defense articles, services, training, and intelligence information; work with the government of Ukraine, other nations, and international organizations to ensure that the multinational team investigating the destruction of Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 is able to conduct an unrestricted investigation and to ensure that those responsible for this tragedy are brought to justice; and expand U.S. international broadcasting efforts to Russian-speaking audiences in Ukraine and inside and outside of Russia. Calls on our European allies, other countries, and international organizations to join the United States in assisting the government of Ukraine to ensure that the parliamentary elections scheduled for October 26, 2014, are held in all regions of Ukraine in accordance with international standards. Calls on Ukraine and other countries to support energy diversification initiatives to reduce the Russian Federation's ability to use its energy exports as a means of applying political or economic pressure. Reaffirms the commitment of the United States to its obligations under the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) and calls on member states to provide their full share of the resources needed to ensure their collective defense.

To amend title 49, United States Code, to provide for limitations on the fees charged to passengers of air carriers.

United States · United States Congress · 15 September 2014

Revises aviation passenger security fee requirements to limit per round trip fees to $11.20.

Bericht der Kommission an das Europäische Parlament und den Rat über die gemeinsame Überprüfung der Durchführung des Abkommens zwischen der Europäischen Union und Australien über die Verarbeitung von Fluggastdatensätzen (Passenger Name Records - PNR) und deren Übermittlung durch die Fluggesellschaften an den Australian Customs and Border Protection Service KOM(2014) 458 endg.; Ratsdok. 11815/14

Germany · German Bundestag · 12 September 2014

Flugstundenkürzung bei der Luftraumüberwachung

Austria · National Council · 11 September 2014

Schriftliche Anfrage der Abgeordneten Mario Kunasek, Kolleginnen und Kollegen an den Bundesminister für Landesverteidigung und Sport betreffend Flugstundenkürzung bei der <i>(militärischen)</i> Luftraumüberwachung

Disappearance of Malaysia Airlines flight MH370

European Union · European Parliament · 11 September 2014

Civil Aviation Authority

United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 10 September 2014

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what structures are in place within the Civil Aviation Authority to hold employees to account for (a) incompetence, (b) issuing erroneous advice and (c) malicious actions.

Civil Aviation Authority

United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 10 September 2014

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, to whom the Civil Aviation Authority is accountable.

Civil Aviation Authority

United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 10 September 2014

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many employees of the Civil Aviation Authority have been subject to formal disciplinary action in each of the last five years.

Student Visa Integrity Act

United States · United States Congress · 9 September 2014

Student Visa Integrity Act - Amends the federal criminal code to subject to fine and a 15-year prison term an owner, official, employee, or agent of an educational institution who commits fraud or misuse of visas, permits, and other immigration documents in connection with the institution's participation in the Student and Exchange Visitor Program (SEVP). Directs the Secretary of Homeland Security (DHS) (Secretary) to require academic institutions (other than seminaries or other religious institutions) to be accredited for F-visa purposes if: (1) the institution is not already required to be accredited, and (2) an accrediting agency recognized by the Secretary of Education is able to provide such accreditation. Authorizes the Secretary to waive the accreditation requirement for an established college, university, or language training program that is otherwise in compliance with F-visa requirements and has been a candidate for accreditation for at least one year and continues to progress toward such accreditation. Amends the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 to authorize the Secretary to impose a monetary fine and suspend authority to issue a Form I-20 with regard to an institution failing to comply with Student and Exchange Visitor Information System (SEVIS) reporting requirements. Authorizes the Secretary, upon reasonable suspicion that an owner of, or a designated school official at, an approved institution of higher education, another educational institution, or a designated exchange visitor program has committed SEVP-related fraud, to: (1) suspend such certification without prior notification, and (2) suspend such official's or such school's SEVIS access. Disqualifies permanently an owner or school official who is convicted of SEVP-related fraud from filing future petitions and from having an ownership interest or a management role in any U.S. educational institution that enrolls nonimmigrant alien students or nonimmigrant alien vocational students. Prohibits an individual from serving as a designated school official or from being granted access to SEVIS unless the individual: (1) is a U.S. national or a lawful permanent resident alien who, during the most recent three-year period, has undergone a specified background check; and (2) has completed a SEVP and SEVIS training course. Authorizes the Secretary to collect a fee for each such security check. Prohibits any flight school in the United States from accessing SEVIS or issuing a Form I-20 to an alien seeking a student or vocational student visa if the flight school has not been certified to the satisfaction of the Secretary and by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). Requires: (1) an accrediting agency or association, at the time it is required to notify the Secretary of Education and the appropriate state licensing agency of the final denial, withdrawal, suspension, or termination of an institution's accreditation, to notify the Secretary of such determination; and (2) the Secretary to withdraw the school from the SEVP and prohibit the school from accessing SEVIS. Directs the Secretary to implement both phases of the second generation SEVIS (SEVIS II) within two years.

Protecting the Homeland Act

United States · United States Congress · 8 September 2014

Protecting the Homeland Act - Terminates the nonimmigrant status of any Libyan national, or of any foreign national acting on behalf of a Libyan entity, who is engaging in aviation maintenance, flight operations, or nuclear-related studies or training. Makes the following benefits unavailable to any Libyan national or any foreign national acting on behalf of a Libyan entity where the purpose is to engage in, or seek to obtain, aviation maintenance, flight operations, or nuclear-related studies or training: application for school transfer, application for extension of stay, employment authorization or practical training, request for reinstatement of student status, or application for change of nonimmigrant status.

Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 investigation

European Union · European Parliament · 5 September 2014

Verzoek geen onomkeerbare stappen inzake wijzing Besluit burgerluchthavens en Regeling Toezicht Luchtvaart

Netherlands · House of Representatives · 3 September 2014

Verzoek geen onomkeerbare stappen inzake wijzing Besluit burgerluchthavens en Regeling Toezicht Luchtvaart

Neuordnung der Lufträume

Austria · National Council · 2 September 2014

Schriftliche Anfrage der Abgeordneten Walter Rauch, Kolleginnen und Kollegen an den Bundesminister für Verkehr, Innovation und Technologie betreffend Neuordnung der Lufträume

Attraktivierung des Luftverkehrsstandortes Österreich

Austria · National Council · 2 September 2014

Schriftliche Anfrage der Abgeordneten Peter Haubner, Kolleginnen und Kollegen an den Bundesminister für Verkehr, Innovation und Technologie betreffend Attraktivierung des Luftverkehrsstandortes Österreich

Malaysia Airlines

United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 2 September 2014

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will discuss with the Civil Aviation Authority the lessons to be learned following the loss of Malaysia Airlines flight MH17.

Order of the General Court (Third Chamber) of 2 September 2014.#Verein Natura Havel eV and Hans-Peter Vierhaus v European Commission.#Access to documents — Regulation (EC) No 1049/2001 — Letter of formal notice sent in the context of ongoing infringement proceedings concerning the compliance with EU law of German aviation law — Refusal of access — Exception relating to the protection of the purpose of inspections, investigations and audits — Action in part manifestly inadmissible and in part manifestly lacking any foundation in law.#Case T‑538/13.

European Union · Court of Justice of the European Union · 2 September 2014

Jackson Square Aviation

United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 29 August 2014

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, when conducting due diligence on Jackson Square Aviation and JSA International Holdings LP, whether UK Export Finance was aware that their base at Walker House is also the base of Iranian

verschärfte Kontrollen seitens der USA bei Direktflügen aus Europa

Austria · National Council · 25 August 2014

Schriftliche Anfrage der Abgeordneten Christoph Hagen, Kolleginnen und Kollegen an den Bundesminister für Finanzen betreffend verschärfte Kontrollen seitens der USA bei Direktflügen aus Europa

verschärfte Kontrollen seitens der USA bei Direktflügen aus Europa

Austria · National Council · 25 August 2014

Schriftliche Anfrage der Abgeordneten Christoph Hagen, Kolleginnen und Kollegen an den Bundesminister für Europa, Integration und Äußeres betreffend verschärfte Kontrollen seitens der USA bei Direktflügen aus Europa

verschärfte Kontrollen seitens der USA bei Direktflügen aus Europa

Austria · National Council · 25 August 2014

Schriftliche Anfrage der Abgeordneten Christoph Hagen, Kolleginnen und Kollegen an die Bundesministerin für Inneres betreffend verschärfte Kontrollen seitens der USA bei Direktflügen aus Europa

Malaysia Airlines flight MH17

European Union · European Parliament · 20 August 2014

Verdrag tussen het Koninkrijk der Nederlanden en Australië inzake de aanwezigheid van Australisch overheidspersoneel in Nederland ten behoeve van de reactie op het neerhalen van vlucht MH17 van Malaysia Airlines; ’s-Gravenhage, 1 augustus 2014

Netherlands · House of Representatives · 4 August 2014

Verdrag tussen het Koninkrijk der Nederlanden en Australië inzake de aanwezigheid van Australisch overheidspersoneel in Nederland ten behoeve van de reactie op het neerhalen van vlucht MH17 van Malaysia Airlines; ’s-Gravenhage, 1 augustus 2014

DOMESTIC CHALLENGES AND GLOBAL COMPETITION IN AVIATION MANUFACTURING

United States · United States Senate · 31 July 2014

A bill to release the City of St. Clair, Missouri, from all restrictions, conditions, and limitations on the use, encumbrance, conveyance, and closure of the St. Clair Regional Airport.

United States · United States Congress · 31 July 2014

Directs the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to release the city of St. Clair, Missouri, from all restrictions on the use, encumbrance, conveyance, and closure of the St. Clair Regional Airport. Prohibits such release from being executed before the city transfers to the Missouri Department of Transportation: (1) specified amounts to be used for capital improvements for airport development consistent with such Department's obligations under the FAA's state block grant program; and (2) for no consideration, all airport and aviation-related equipment of the Airport owned by the city and determined to be salvageable. Describes such specified amounts as: (1) the fair market value for the highest and best use of the Airport property; (2) the unamortized portion of any federal development grants other than land paid to the city for use at the airport, which may be paid with, and shall be an allowable use of, airport revenue; and (3) the airport revenues remaining in the Airport's account and otherwise due to or received by the city. Directs the FAA to remove the runway end indicator lighting system at the Airport.

A bill to authorize the Secretary of the Air Force to modernize C-130 aircraft using alternative communication, navigation, surveillance, and air traffic management program kits and to ensure that such aircraft meet applicable regulations of the Federal Aviation Administration.

United States · United States Congress · 31 July 2014

Authorizes the Secretary of the Air Force, for purposes of modernizing the C-130 aircraft fleet, to install alternative communication, navigation, surveillance, and air traffic management program kits in lieu of C-130 aircraft avionics modernization program kits if the Secretary determines, on a case-by-case basis, that such alternative program is appropriate and notifies Congress of such determination. Requires the Secretary to ensure that all C-130 aircraft are capable of meeting applicable regulations of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) by January 1, 2020. Authorizes the Secretary to use amounts made available for FY2013 or FY2014 for the Air Force for the C-130 aircraft avionics modernization program that remain available for obligation to carry out this Act.

Airport Public-Private Partnership Act of 2014

United States · United States Congress · 31 July 2014

Airport Public-Private Partnership Act of 2014 - Revises provisions regarding a pilot program on airport privatization to delete provisions: (1) limiting the number of airports in the pilot program to not more than 10; (2) requiring that if applications are approved with respect to 5 airports, 1 of the airports must be a general aviation airport; and (3) prohibiting the approval of more than 1 application submitted by an airport that had 1% or more of the total passenger boardings in the United States in the preceding calendar year.

Invest in American Jobs Act of 2014

United States · United States Congress · 31 July 2014

Invest in American Jobs Act of 2014 - Revises Buy American requirements with respect to federal-aid highways, capital investment grants to support intercity passenger rail service (rail grants), and Amtrak, particularly the handling of waiver requests. Revises similar Buy American requirements with respect to public transportation, particularly rolling stock. Requires the cost of rolling stock components and subcomponents produced in the United States to increase from 60% in FY2013 by 10% annual increments up to 100% for FY2017 and ensuing fiscal years. Revises waiver requirements as well to mirror those for federal-aid highways. Applies the rail grant Buy American requirements under this Act to recipients of rail loans and loan guarantees with respect to railroad rehabilitation and improvement. Prescribes Buy American requirements for procurement of a facility or equipment under federal aviation programs similar to those for rolling stock. Requires the Secretary of Transportation (DOT) to report annually to Congress on: (1) each project for which a waiver of Buy American requirements was issued; and (2) the country of origin and product specifications for steel, iron, or manufactured goods acquired pursuant to each waiver. Amends the Safe Drinking Water Act to prescribe Buy American requirements for steel, iron, and manufactured goods used in the construction of a public water system. Adds similar Buy American requirements to the Public Works and Economic Development Act of 1965, with respect to economic development programs, and to the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act, with respect to the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Hazard Mitigation Grant Program. Amends the Truman-Hobbs Act to prescribe Buy American requirements for steel, iron, and manufactured goods used in the alteration of a bridge over U.S. navigable waters.

Veterans Air Travel Streamlining Act of 2014

United States · United States Congress · 31 July 2014

Veterans Air Travel Streamlining Act of 2014 - Requires: (1) the Administrator of the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) to waive the application fee for veterans with a service-connected disability rated at 50% or more who apply to participate in TSA's Pre-check program, and (2) the Administrator and the Secretary of Veterans Affairs (VA) to establish a system to verify such a veteran's disability rating and whether such veteran's disability is service-connected.

Safe Aviation and Flight Enhancement Act of 2014

United States · United States Congress · 31 July 2014

Safe Aviation and Flight Enhancement Act of 2014 - Directs the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to require all commercial passenger aircraft ordered by an air carrier on or after January 1, 2016, to be equipped with a deployable recorder system as the second combination FDR/CVR recorder system installed under International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) flight recorder standards. Defines: (1) &quot;commercial passenger aircraft&quot; to mean a jet aircraft with a maximum certificated take-off mass over 15,000 kilograms that is required to be equipped with two combination recorder systems in accordance with ICAO requirements; and (2) &quot;deployable recorder system&quot; to mean a flight data recorder, cockpit voice recorder, and emergency locator transmitter housed in one crash protected, floatable unit that meets the performance specifications under specified standards of the FAA and the European Organization for Civil Aviation Equipment.

Safe Aviation and Flight Emergency Tracking Act of 2014

United States · United States Congress · 31 July 2014

Safe Aviation and Flight Emergency Tracking Act of 2014 - Directs the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to: (1) issue regulations to ensure that a covered aircraft is equipped with technology that provides for the continuous tracking of information regarding the aircraft during flight and the timely and cost effective recovery of the cockpit voice recorder and flight data recorder in the event of a crash or other serious incident; (2) investigate automatic dependent surveillance, automatic deployable flight recorders, emergency locator transmitters, and satellite navigation and communications; and (3) work collaboratively with the International Civil Aviation Organization and other relevant stakeholders to develop and implement international standards that improve the tracking of aircraft in flight. Defines &quot;covered aircraft&quot; to mean a passenger aircraft: (1) able to carry at least 120 passengers, (2) ordered on or after January 1, 2016, and (3) providing scheduled passenger air transportation.

Made in the U.S.A. Act

United States · United States Congress · 29 July 2014

Made in the U.S.A. Act - Prohibits the head of a federal agency from obligating or expending funds or providing financial assistance for projects for the construction, alteration, maintenance, or repair of a public building or public work unless substantially all of the iron, steel, wood products, cement, and manufactured goods used in the project are produced in the United States (Buy American requirements). Authorizes the head of an agency to waive such prohibition in certain circumstances. Amends the Internal Revenue Code, with respect to the Build America Bond program, to: (1) extend permanently the authority to issue such bonds and the authority for payments to issuers of such bonds, (2) reduce the bond holder tax credit percentage, and (3) treat as bonds qualified for the tax credit any bond (or series of bonds) issued to refund a qualified bond if certain criteria are met. Revises Buy American requirements with respect to federal-aid highways, particularly the handling of waiver requests. Revises similar Buy American requirements with respect to public transportation and Amtrak, particularly rolling stock. Requires the cost of rolling stock components and subcomponents produced in the United States to increase from 60% in FY2015 by 10% annual increments up to 100% for FY2019 and ensuing fiscal years. Prescribes Buy American requirements for procurement of a facility or equipment under federal aviation programs similar to those for rolling stock. Requires the Secretary of Transportation (DOT) to report annually to Congress on: (1) each project for which a waiver of Buy American requirements was issued; and (2) the country of origin and product specifications for steel, iron, or manufactured goods acquired pursuant to each waiver.

Commission Decision (EU) 2015/119 of 29 July 2014 on the State aid SA.36874 (2013/C) (ex 2013/N) which Poland is planning to implement for LOT Polish Airlines SA and on the measure SA.36752 (2014/NN) (ex 2013/CP) implemented by Poland for LOT Polish Airlines SA (notified under document C(2014) 5429) Text with EEA relevance

European Union · EUR-Lex · 29 July 2014

Social dumping in aviation and airline pilot training in Europe

European Union · European Parliament · 25 July 2014

Militärluftfahrtausstellung Zeltweg

Austria · Federal Council · 24 July 2014

Anfrage der Bundesräte Gerd Krusche, Kolleginnen und Kollegen an den Bundesminister für Landesverteidigung und Sport betreffend Militärluftfahrtausstellung Zeltweg

A resolution condemning the downing of Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 and expressing condolences to the families of the victims.

United States · United States Congress · 24 July 2014

Condemns the shooting down of Malaysian Airlines Flight 17 in Eastern Ukraine that resulted in the deaths of all 298 passengers and crew. Expresses condolences to the families of the victims and the people of the Netherlands, Malaysia, Australia, Indonesia, Great Britain, Germany, Belgium, the Philippines, Canada, and New Zealand. Supports the international investigation into the attack on Malaysian Airlines Flight 17, including unobstructed access to the crash site. Calls on the Russian Federation to stop the flow of weapons and fighters across the border with Ukraine, allow an Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe monitoring mission on the border, and fully cooperate with the international investigation. Urges the European Union (EU) to join the United State in holding the Russian Federation accountable for its actions in Ukraine through the use of increased sanctions.

DOMESTIC AVIATION MANUFACTURING: CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES

United States · United States House of Representatives · 23 July 2014