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231 records in 2012
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 13 March 2012
650 Deputy Timmy Dooley asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his policy regarding the air travel tax; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14076/12]
United States · United States Congress · 8 March 2012
Prohibits the use of a Members' Representational Allowance to pay the expenses of air travel of any individual unless: (1) the individual provides the Chief Administrative Officer of the House of Representatives with an itemized description of the expenses, including the flight number involved; and (2) he or she uses a House credit card to pay for the expenses, unless the use of such a card would not be cost-effective or appropriate.
United States · United States House of Representatives · 7 March 2012
Netherlands · House of Representatives · 7 March 2012
Het bericht dat de luchtvaart in rep en roer is door een nieuwe methode van drugssmokkel
Netherlands · House of Representatives · 6 March 2012
Samenvatting onderzoek EU ETS op de Luchtvaart
Netherlands · House of Representatives · 5 March 2012
Goedkeuring van het op 2 december 2010 te Brussel tot stand gekomen Verdrag betreffende de oprichting van het Functioneel Luchtruimblok “Europe Central” tussen de Bondsrepubliek Duitsland, het Koninkrijk België, de Republiek Frankrijk, het Groothertogdom Luxemburg, het Koninkrijk der Nederlanden en de Zwitserse Bondsstaat (Trb. 2011, 27) en wijziging van de Wet luchtvaart ter uitvoering van verordening (EG) nr. 1070/2009 van het Europees Parlement en de Raad van de Europese Unie van 21 oktober 2009 tot wijziging van verordeningen (EG) nr. 549/2004, (EG) nr. 550/2004, (EG) nr. 551/2004 en (EG) nr. 552/2004 teneinde de prestaties en de duurzaamheid van het Europese luchtvaartsysteem te verbeteren (PbEU 2009 L 300)
Germany · German Bundestag · 2 March 2012
Originaltext der Frage(n):<br /> <br /> Welche Informationen liegen der Bundesregierung über die von der Europäischen Kommission eingeleiteten Untersuchung vor, ob finanzielle Vereinbarungen zwischen staatlichen Stellen und den Flughäfen Saarbrücken, Zweibrücken und Lübeck-Blankensee sowie Rabatte und Vermarktungsverträge der Flughäfen mit einigen Luftfahrtunternehmen den EU-Beihilferegeln entsprechen, und wie beurteilt die Bundesregierung die Zusammenarbeit regionaler Flughäfen im Hinblick darauf, dass mit Saarbrücken, Zweibrücken, Frankfurt am Main/Hahn, Luxemburg und in Frankreich ein weiterer Flughafen gleich fünf verschiedene Flughäfen in der Großregion vorhanden sind?<br /> <br /> In welcher Höhe fließen Subventionen an die Flughäfen Saarbrücken, Zweibrücken und Lübeck-Blankesee seitens der Bundesländer, seitens des Bundes und seitens der EU, damit sind auch die Übernahme von Verlusten der entsprechenden Betreibergesellschaften gemeint (bitte einzeln für die Jahre 2007 bis 2011 auflisten), und wie hoch sind diese Subventionen pro Fluggast an den einzelnen Standorten (bitte einzeln für die Jahre 2007 bis 2011 auflisten)?<br /> <br /> Welche direkten Subventionen seitens der Bundesländer, seitens des Bundes und seitens der EU sind an Fluggesellschaften, die die Standorte Saarbrücken und Zweibrücken anfliegen, geleistet worden (bitte einzeln nach Unternehmen für die Jahre 2007 bis 2011 auflisten), und wie hoch sind diese Subventionen pro Fluggast (bitte einzeln für die Jahre 2007 bis 2011 auflisten)?
European Union · Court of Justice of the European Union · 1 March 2012
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 28 February 2012
772 Deputy Maureen O’Sullivan asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if airlines (details supplied) need tour trade licences in view of the fact that they also sell holiday packages and auxiliary products such as accommodation, transfers and car rental; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11418/12]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 28 February 2012
401 Deputy Patrick O’Donovan asked the Minister for Social Protection if she has considered introducing measures that would require airlines serving Ireland to provide details of movements of persons into and out of State to her Department; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11367/12]
Netherlands · House of Representatives · 17 February 2012
Toezegging n.a.v. het algemeen overleg inzake consumentenrechten luchtvaart
Netherlands · House of Representatives · 14 February 2012
Uitspraak Hof van Justitie EU over ETS luchtvaart
Germany · German Bundestag · 10 February 2012
Originaltext der Frage(n):<br /> <br /> Geht die Bundesregierung davon aus, dass die Einnahmen aus der Luftverkehrsteuer und den Erlösen aus der Versteigerung von Emissionszertifikaten an die Fluggesellschaften in diesem Jahr wie geplant zusammen 1 Mrd. Euro betragen werden, und welche Annahmen unterstellt die Bundesregierung dabei für die Menge und den Preis der versteigerten CO2-Zertifikate und die Anzahl der besteuerten Flüge?
United States · United States House of Representatives · 8 February 2012
United States · United States Congress · 8 February 2012
Honors and remembers the victims of the crash of Continental Connection Flight 3407 and their families. Marks the third anniversary of the crash in Clarence Center, New York, on February 12, 2009. Calls on the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and the Department of Transportation (DOT) to implement expeditiously the will of Congress as expressed through pending flight safety reforms required by the Airline Safety and Federal Aviation Administration Extension Act.
Netherlands · House of Representatives · 8 February 2012
Consultatie Europese Commissie verordening passagiersrechten luchtvaart
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 7 February 2012
557 Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the role of the aviation regulator; and the role, if any, it plays with regard to consumer complaints. [6333/12]
European Union · EUR-Lex · 3 February 2012
United States · United States Congress · 1 February 2012
Sets forth the rule for consideration of the conference report to accompany the bill (H.R. 658) to amend title 49, United States Code, to authorize appropriations for the Federal Aviation Administration for fiscal years 2011 through 2014, to streamline programs, create efficiencies, reduce waste, and improve aviation safety and capacity, to provide stable funding for the national aviation system.
European Union · European Commission · 27 January 2012
European Union · European Commission · 27 January 2012
United States · United States Congress · 25 January 2012
Airline First Responder Workplace Fairness Act - Directs the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to establish an Aviation Rulemaking Committee to develop recommendations for the Administrator to include in a final rule to minimize flight attendant fatigue. Requires the Committee to comprise aviation safety experts, labor representatives, and industry stakeholders. Directs the Administrator to issue regulations to minimize flight attendant fatigue.
United States · United States Congress · 24 January 2012
Pilot's Bill of Rights - Requires National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) proceedings for the review of decisions of the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to deny, amend, modify, suspend, or revoke an airman's certificate to be conducted, to the extent practicable, in accordance with the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure and Federal Rules of Evidence. Requires the Administrator to: (1) advise the subject of an investigation involving the approval, denial, suspension, modification, or revocation of an airman certificate of specified information pertinent to the investigation; and (2) provide him or her with access to relevant air traffic data. Allows an individual to elect to file an appeal of a certificate denial, a punitive civil action, or an emergency order of revocation in the U.S. district court in which individual resides, in which the action in question occurred, or the district court for the District of Columbia. Allows an adversely affected individual who elects not to file an appeal in a federal district court to file such appeal with the NTSB. Directs the Administrator to begin a Notice to Airmen (NOTAM) Improvement Program to improve the system of providing airmen with pertinent and timely information before a flight in the national airspace system. Makes Flight Service Station briefings and other air traffic services performed by any government contractor available to airmen under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA). Requires the Administrator to review the FAA system for the medical certification of airmen in order to: (1) revise the medical application form, (2) align medical qualification policies with present-day qualified medical judgment and practices, and (3) publish objective medical standards to advise the public of the criteria determining an airman's medical certificate eligibility.
United States · United States Congress · 23 January 2012
Ultralight Aircraft Smuggling Prevention Act of 2012 - Amends the Tariff Act of 1930 with respect to aviation smuggling to extend its coverage of aircraft to: (1) any contrivance invented, used, or designed to navigate, or fly in, the air; and (2) ultralight vehicles. Subjects attempts or conspiracies to commit aviation smuggling to specified criminal penalties. Expresses the sense of Congress that the Secretary of Defense (DOD) should continue the broad program of cooperation with the Secretary of Homeland Security to identify DOD equipment, technology, and expertise that could be leveraged by Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to fulfill its missions. Urges DOD especially to ensure that DHS can identify DOD equipment and technology that could also be used by the U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) to combat illicit trafficking across the international borders between the United States and Mexico and the United States and Canada, including any that could be used to detect and track the illicit use of ultralight aircraft.
United States · United States Congress · 23 January 2012
Airport and Airway Extension Act of 2012 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to extend through February 17, 2012, increased excise taxes on aviation fuels, the excise tax on air transportation of persons and property, and the expenditure authority for the Airport and Airway Trust Fund. Extends through February 17, 2012: (1) the authorization of appropriations for airport planning and development and noise compatibility planning projects (known as airport improvement projects [AIPs]), and (2) the authority of the Secretary of Transportation (DOT) to make new AIP grants. Extends through February 17, 2012: (1) the pilot program for passenger facility fee authorizations at non-hub airports, and (2) disclosure requirements for large and medium hub airports applying for AIP grants. Authorizes appropriations to the Secretary through February 17, 2012, to make agreements to provide small community air service assistance to underserved airports. Directs the Secretary to extend through February 17, 2012, the termination date of insurance coverage for domestic or foreign-flag aircraft. Grants the Secretary discretionary authority to further extend such coverage through May 17, 2012. Extends through May 17, 2012, the authority of the Secretary to limit air carrier liability for claims arising out of acts of terrorism. Extends through February 17, 2012: (1) grant eligibility for airports located in the Marshall Islands, Micronesia, and Palau; (2) grants to state and local governments for land use compatibility AIPs; and (3) authority for approving an application of the Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority for an airport development grant or for permission to impose a passenger facility fee. Amends the Vision 100-Century of Aviation Reauthorization Act to extend through February 17, 2012: (1) the temporary increase to 95% of the federal government's share of certain AIP costs, (2) funding for airport development at Midway Island Airport, and (3) the effective period of final orders of the Secretary regarding the eligibility of small communities for essential air service subsidies. Authorizes appropriations to the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) for the period from October 1, 2011, through February 17, 2012, for: (1) FAA operations; (2) air navigation facilities and equipment; and (3) civil aviation research, engineering, and development. Authorizes appropriations out of the Airport and Airway Trust Fund for the period from October 1, 2011, through February 17, 2012, for the essential air service (EAS) program.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 19 January 2012
To make provision about the regulation of operators of dominant airports; to confer functions on the Civil Aviation Authority under competition legislation in relation to services provided at airports; to make provision about aviation security; to make provision about the regulation of provision of flight accommodation; to make further provision about the Civil Aviation Authority’s membership, administration and functions in relation to enforcement, regulatory burdens and the provision of information relating to aviation; and for connected purposes.
Austria · National Council · 18 January 2012
Schriftliche Anfrage der Abgeordneten Dipl.-Ing. Gerhard Deimek, Kolleginnen und Kollegen an die Bundesministerin für Verkehr, Innovation und Technologie betreffend die Unvereinbarkeit der Tätigkeit von BM <i>(Bundesminister)</i> a.D. Dr. Caspar Einem als Luftfahrtlobbyist und der gleichzeitigen Tätigkeit als Mitglied des Aufsichtsrates sowie Aufsichtsratsvorsitzender bei der Austro Control GmbH - Österreichische Gesellschaft für Zivilluftfahrt sowie Erteilung von Weisungen
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 12 January 2012
39 Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide a timeframe for when there will be a proper aviation policy put forward to ensure that we have joined up thinking when it comes to plotting the future of aviation, distributing of resources and so on throughout the country; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1347/12]
Austria · National Council · 11 January 2012
Schriftliche Anfrage der Abgeordneten Dipl.-Ing. Gerhard Deimek, Kolleginnen und Kollegen an die Bundesministerin für Verkehr, Innovation und Technologie betreffend die Unvereinbarkeit der Tätigkeit von BM <i>(Bundesminister)</i> a.D. Dr. Caspar Einem als Luftfahrtlobbyist und der gleichzeitigen Tätigkeit als Mitglied des Aufsichtsrates sowie Aufsichtsratvorsitzender bei der Austro Control GmbH - Österreichische Gesellschaft für Zivilluftfahrt sowie die Erteilung von Weisungen
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 11 January 2012
1012 Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the reason an EC stamp on a travelling seat for a disabled person is not acceptable to Aer Lingus to be allowed be taken on board one of their flights but is by other airlines, including Swissair, the carrier of a non-EU State. [41001/11]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 11 January 2012
1010 Deputy Jim Daly asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the State aid that is provided to regional airports and airlines to assist in bringing increases in numbers of tourists to the regions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40933/11]