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European Union · EUR-Lex · 28 March 2023
Austria · National Council · 27 March 2023
Schriftliche Anfrage der Abgeordneten Dr. Elisabeth Götze, Kolleginnen und Kollegen an den Bundesminister für Arbeit und Wirtschaft betreffend Flughafen Wien AG – Erwerb von Beteiligungen durch einen karibischen Investor
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 27 March 2023
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the potential fiscal impacts of increasing funding for sustainable aviation fuels.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 24 March 2023
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 23 March 2023 to Question 169226 on Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office: Aviation, on how many occasions that the Secretary of State has tr
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 24 March 2023
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 23 March 2023 to Question 169225 on Ministry of Defence: Aviation, on how many occasions he has travelled overseas on non-scheduled flights with members of (a) the media and (b) business
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 24 March 2023
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether his Department have reviewed the powers the Civil Aviation Authority has to enforce and strengthen regulations.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 24 March 2023
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether he has had discussions with the Secretary of State for Transport on the potential merits of introducing a price stability mechanism for the production of sustainable aviation fuel in the UK.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 24 March 2023
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of implementing a contracts for difference scheme, similar to that used to in the wind sector, for the production of sustainable aviation fuels.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 24 March 2023
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of introducing a price support mechanism for sustainable aviation fuel.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 24 March 2023
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when he plans to publish the results of the consultation on reforming aviation consumer policy: protecting air passenger rights published on 31 January 2022.
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 23 March 2023
327. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Justice if he has engaged with various airlines to see the additional measures that can be introduced to ensure all passengers passports/verified copy of passport is available to the authorities on arrival in Ireland. [14564/23]
United States · United States Congress · 23 March 2023
Let Experienced Pilots Fly Act of 2023 This bill raises the mandatory retirement age for pilots engaged in commercial aviation operations from 65 to 67 years of age, unless the operation takes place in (1) the territorial airspace of a foreign county where such operations are prohibited by the foreign country, or (2) international airspace where such operations are not in compliance with the Annexes to the Convention on International Civil Aviation. The Federal Aviation Administration must also submit a report to Congress on further increasing the age limitation for pilots engaged in commercial aviation operations.
United States · United States Congress · 23 March 2023
Working to Help Ensure Equity for Lithium-ion-powered Chairs on Airplanes Act or the WHEELChairs on Airplanes Act This bill directs the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to conduct an annual survey of all air carriers and foreign air carriers to compile each of their policies regarding lithium-ion battery-powered wheelchairs and mobility aids and determine whether any of the policies are more restrictive than FAA safety standards. The bill requires air carriers with more restrictive policies than the FAA and those that do not have a policy in effect to update their policies. The FAA must assess a civil penalty for any policy of the air carrier that remains noncompliant.
European Union · EUR-Lex · 23 March 2023
United States · United States Congress · 22 March 2023
Global Aircraft Maintenance Safety Improvement Act This bill addresses safety standards related to foreign aircraft repair stations. Specifically, the bill requires that all foreign aircraft repair stations be subject to at least one unannounced safety inspection each year. Further, mechanics and others working on U.S. registered aircraft at foreign repair stations are required to meet certain minimum certification or licensing standards. The bill also prohibits certain agreements, contracts, and application approvals related to maintenance in a country that the Federal Aviation Administration's (FAA's) International Aviation Safety Assessment program has classified as Category 2 (i.e., the country does not provide safety oversight in accordance with certain international standards). Air carriers must submit annual reports to the FAA with respect to heavy maintenance work on aircraft (including on-wing aircraft engines) performed outside the United States. The bill also prohibits FAA officials from traveling internationally if a previously mandated final rule on drug and alcohol testing of employees at repair stations has not been published, with specified exceptions. In addition, the bill requires the FAA to initiate rulemaking to require certain employees of foreign repair stations to undergo security threat assessments. Finally, the bill directs the FAA to convene a foreign repair station working group with other civil aviation authorities to conduct a review of the certification and oversight of the stations and to identify any future enhancements to strengthen oversight of such stations.
United States · United States Congress · 22 March 2023
Saracini Enhanced Aviation Safety Act of 20 23 This bill requires the Federal Aviation Administration to issue an order requiring installation of a secondary cockpit barrier on commercial passenger aircraft.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 21 March 2023
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when the Philip New independent review on sustainable aviation fuel will be published.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 21 March 2023
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, how many overseas flights were made by Ministers in the Department for International Trade and the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy using non-scheduled air transport in (a) 2016,
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 21 March 2023
368. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform the cost arising from the procedures in Circular 01/2020 in offsetting the carbon emissions from official air travel associated with St. Patrick's day travel. [13369/23]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 21 March 2023
367. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform if he consulted with or plans to consult with the Climate Change Advisory Council in relation to the efficacy, or lack thereof, of the procedures in Circular 01/2020 in offsetting the carbon emissions from official air travel. [13368/23]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 21 March 2023
360. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform if he is satisfied that An Post, the Irish Aviation Authority and Coillte are complying with their respective founding legislation that contains a guarantee that the civil servants transferred to these bodies on their vesting day are entitled to "not less favourable" conditions in their pensions than those to which they were entitled prior to being transferred; if he is satisfied that these public servants are being treated equitably in the same way as other public service pensioners paid out of monies voted by both Houses of the Oireachtas; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12926/23]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 21 March 2023
196. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the amount transferred to the fund manager of the Climate Action Fund for emissions from official air travel pursuant to Circular 01/2020, broken down by each Department for each of the years 2020-2023, in tabular form. [13367/23]
United States · United States Congress · 21 March 2023
Drone Integration and Zoning Act This bill requires the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to prescribe regulations or standards related to unmanned aircraft systems, commonly referred to as drones. The FAA must designate the area between 200 feet and 400 feet above ground level for use by (1) civil drones and (2) commercial and recreational drones. The bill prohibits the FAA from authorizing the operation of civil drones within 200 feet above ground level above private property without the property owner's permission. For structures above this level, the FAA may not authorize civil drone operations (1) within 50 feet of the top of the structure; or (2) within 200 feet laterally or inside the property line, whichever is closer to the structure, with exceptions. Further, the bill specifies that the FAA must preserve state, local, and tribal authority to issue reasonable restrictions on the time, manner, and place of operation of drones within 200 feet of the ground or a structure. The bill includes additional exceptions to federal preemptions requirements allowing for state, local, and tribal authorities to regulate specific drone activities. The FAA must also establish a process for the designation of authorized commercial routes , which must be at least 200 feet above ground level. The Department of Transportation must also establish a process for state, local, and tribal authorities to apply for a designation of complex airspace , which is an area at least 200 feet above ground level and includes at least one structure that exceeds 200 feet above ground level.
United States · United States Congress · 21 March 2023
Supersonic and Hypersonic Aircraft Testing Corridor Act This bill requires the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), in consultation with the Department of Defense (DOD), to designate an overland supersonic and hypersonic testing corridor for military passenger aircraft, military non-passenger aircraft, and civil aircraft. The FAA must designate the corridor within existing military operation areas, as practicable, that run from Edwards Air Force Base in California to the Utah Test and Training Range and Dugway Proving Ground in Utah. DOD must allow civil aircraft testing unless such testing would interfere with any military operations or testing in the corridor, or the FAA has not granted a required special flight authorization for the testing. Further, testing may only occur from sunrise to sunset and may not include commercial passengers or cargo. For civil aircraft testing that requires a special flight authorization, the FAA must (1) permit a measurable amount of sonic boom overpressure outside of the corridor if the available data is sufficient to determine that the sonic boom overpressure does not significantly affect the quality of the human environment, (2) not require additional environmental impact analysis regarding noise impact if certain requirements are met, and (3) allow for the reuse of certain research and findings from prior tests.
United States · United States Congress · 21 March 2023
Stopping Harmful Incidents to Enforce Lawful Drone Use Act or the SHIELD U Act This bill authorizes and expands counter-drone activities by state, local, and airport law enforcement, and federal agencies. Specifically, the bill authorizes state, local, and airport law enforcement to carry out Counter-Unmanned Aircraft System (Counter-UAS) activities on commercial service airport property to detect, identify, and mitigate threats posed by unmanned aircraft (i.e., drones). The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is also authorized to carry out these activities. Further, the bill authorizes state and local law enforcement to carry out Counter-UAS activities off commercial airport property; the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) must establish a process that allows for collaboration and coordination with these entities. In addition, each commercial airport must convene a task force that includes federal agencies, air carriers, and telecommunications service providers to establish or modify the airport's tactical response plan to drone threats. The FAA and Transportation Security Administration must also publish best practices guidance on Counter-UAS activities at commercial service airports. This guidance must be updated annually. The bill also allows DHS and the Departments of Defense, Justice, and Energy to contract with other entities to carry out authorized Counter-UAS activities. Further, the bill amends restrictions on the use of radio frequency jamming technology to allow state, local, and airport law enforcement to use the technology to mitigate a drone threat. Finally, the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center must expand its curriculum to include training on the use of Counter-UAS activities. The training must be available to state, local, tribal, and territorial law enforcement, as well as private sector security agencies.
United States · United States Congress · 21 March 2023
Air Traffic Control Safe Operation and Readiness Act or the ATC SOAR Act This bill revises the hiring process for air traffic control specialists. Specifically, the bill requires the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to consider for the interview stage of the hiring process candidates who score at or above the passing score on the Air Traffic Skills Assessment (AT-SA) and meet minimum qualifications established by the FAA, revise the AT-SA to ensure that all questions are supported by a peer reviewed job analysis, and revise the AT-SA to ensure that it does not incorporate any biographical questionnaire or other questions of a biographical nature.
United States · United States Congress · 21 March 2023
Aviation Empowerment Act This bill modifies regulations for pilots within the general aviation sector, including private pilots who wish to share certain expenses or receive compensation for specified flights (e.g., flight sharing). Specifically, the bill directs the Department of Transportation to issue regulations authorizing a pilot who wants to share aircraft operating expenses to communicate with the public in any manner the pilot deems appropriate (e.g., through the internet) regarding an aircraft flight; and a personal operator (a private pilot certificate holder who flies an aircraft with eight or fewer seats) to receive compensation for flying persons or property, and not be subject to certain common carrier or commercial airliner regulations. It also sets forth definitions for the terms common carrier and personal operato r as they relate to the aviation industry.
United States · United States Congress · 21 March 2023
State and Local General Sales Tax Protection Act This bill specifies that certain requirements for aviation fuel tax revenue are limited to excise taxes on aviation fuel. Current law requires that an Airport Improvement Program (AIP) grant recipient provide assurances that the proceeds from state and local taxes on aviation fuel will be used for the capital or operating costs of the airport or local airport system. Under current Federal Aviation Administration policy, this requirement applies to any tax on aviation fuel, regardless of whether the tax is imposed only on aviation fuel or is imposed on other products as well as aviation fuel. This bill specifies that the AIP grant requirements apply only to state and local excise taxes on aviation fuel. The requirements do not apply to (1) state or local general sales taxes, or (2) state or local generally applicable sales taxes.
United States · United States Congress · 21 March 2023
Let Experienced Pilots Fly Act This bill raises the mandatory retirement age for pilots engaged in commercial aviation operations from 65 to 67 years of age, unless the operation takes place in (1) the territorial airspace of a foreign county where such operations are prohibited by the foreign country, or (2) international airspace where such operations are not in compliance with the Annexes to the Convention on International Civil Aviation.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 20 March 2023
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many overseas flights were made by ministers in his Department using non-scheduled air transport in each year from 2016 to 2022 inclusive; and on how many of these occasions were members of (a) the media and
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 20 March 2023
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, how many overseas flights were made by ministers in his Department using non-scheduled air transport in each year from 2016 to 2022 inclusive; and on how many of those occasi
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 20 March 2023
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps her Department is taking to support companies that produce high specification machining parts for aeronautics.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 20 March 2023
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many overseas flights were made by Ministers in her Department using non-scheduled air transport in each year from 2016 to 2022 inclusive; and on how many such flights were members of (a) the medi
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 20 March 2023
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many overseas flights were made by Ministers in his Department using non-scheduled air transport in each year from 2016 to 2022 inclusive; and on how many such flights were members of (a) the media and (b) busin
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 20 March 2023
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many overseas flights were made by Ministers in his Department using non-scheduled air transport in each year from 2016 to 2022 inclusive; and on how many such flights were members of (a) the media and (b) b
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 17 March 2023
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if the Government will make an assessment of the potential merits of using public service obligation air routes to introduce zero emissions regional flights in the UK.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 17 March 2023
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether he plans to take steps with Cabinet colleagues to incentivise the manufacture of new zero emissions aircraft in the UK for use on (a) regional and (b) sub-regional routes.
United States · United States Congress · 17 March 2023
Airport Technology and Efficiency Improvement Act of 2023 This bill establishes and reauthorizes Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) grant programs to support internet of things and security technologies in airports. (The term internet of things is often used to refer to a system of interrelated devices that are connected to a network and/or to one another and exchange data without necessarily requiring human-to-machine interaction.) The FAA must establish a new pilot program to provide grants to airports for the acquisition and installation of airport sensor systems, software, and passenger signals that facilitate the modernization of technologies and provide efficiency gains in airports (e.g., shortened security lines, Wi-Fi and Global Positioning System [GPS] upgrades, and use of smart signals in security lines). The FAA must prioritize projects that do not collect facial and biometric data of passengers who are not identified as security threats. The bill also reauthorizes an FAA grant program to acquire and install qualifying surveillance surface display systems and sensors to secure non-movement areas (the portion of the airfield surface not controlled by air traffic control). The FAA must prioritize projects that use sensors that in low-light and degraded visual conditions can categorize and distinguish between humans, animals, and other objects. Also, the bill makes light detection and ranging (commonly known as LIDAR) sensors eligible for funding as part of the Department of Transportation's airport terminal development program.
Netherlands · House of Representatives · 17 March 2023
Principebesluit CO2-plafond luchtvaart
United States · United States Senate · 16 March 2023
United States · United States Congress · 16 March 2023
Protecting Against Tyrants by Restoring Internet Access and Yielding Vital Interconnectivity in Designated Areas Act of 2023 or the PATRIA Y VIDA Act of 2023 This bill requires activities to expand the capacity of the U.S. government to transmit internet access and counter foreign internet censorship. The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) must obtain the capacity to transmit internet access domestically in the event of emergency-related network disruptions, while the Department of State must obtain the capacity to transmit internet access in foreign countries with repressive regimes. FEMA and the State Department must consult with other federal agencies on their efforts, including the National Telecommunications and Information Administration and the Federal Aviation Administration. Consulted agencies must provide necessary authorizations and support to allow FEMA and the State Department to transmit internet access. In addition, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) must identify effective tools to counter large-scale internet censorship by foreign governments. In the event of increased demand for the tools, the FCC must rapidly provide funding to U.S. companies capable of deploying the tools to significant numbers of simultaneous users to circumvent internet censorship. The FCC and the U.S. Agency for Global Media must jointly report on matters concerning the capacity to domestically and globally transmit internet access and tools to circumvent internet censorship by foreign governments.
European Union · Court of Justice of the European Union · 16 March 2023
European Union · Court of Justice of the European Union · 16 March 2023
European Union · Court of Justice of the European Union · 16 March 2023
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 15 March 2023
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps he is taking to support the introduction of zero-emission aircraft.
United States · United States Congress · 15 March 2023
Seeing Objects at Altitude Regularly Act or the SOAR Act This bill requires the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to establish a rulemaking committee and propose rules on the continuous tracking of high altitude balloons (i.e., manned or unmanned free balloons operating at least 10,000 feet above sea level). Specifically, the committee must develop findings and recommendations regarding a standard requiring high altitude balloons to be equipped with a system for continuous aircraft tracking and transmit, at a minimum, the altitude, location, and identity of the balloon in a manner that is accessible to air traffic controllers, aircraft, and other users of the U.S. national airspace system (NAS). Further, the FAA must, in accordance with the recommendations of the committee, issue a notice of proposed rulemaking to require a continuous aircraft tracking and transmission system for high altitude balloons and coordinate with foreign authorities to develop such standards for any balloons operating outside of NAS. If the FAA does not issue a notice of proposed rulemaking within two years of the bill's enactment, the bill prescribes certain interim standards for the operation of high altitude balloons, which stay in place until the FAA issues a notice of proposed rulemaking.
Austria · National Council · 14 March 2023
Schriftliche Anfrage der Abgeordneten Dr. Christoph Matznetter, Kolleginnen und Kollegen an den Bundesminister für Arbeit und Wirtschaft betreffend Kauf von Anteilen an der Flughafen Wien AG durch den IFM Global Infrastructure Fund
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 14 March 2023
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what discussions he has had with his international counterparts on authorising direct flights to North Cyprus; and if he will make a statement.
United States · United States Congress · 14 March 2023
Airline Operational Resiliency Act of 2023 This bill requires the Government Accountability Office (GAO) to study and report on air carriers' operational preparedness for changing weather and other events related to changing conditions and natural hazards (e.g., flooding, extreme heat, storms, and fire conditions). GAO must also make recommendations for any related legislative and administrative action. As part of the study, GAO must assess the extent to which air carriers are preparing for weather events and natural disasters, as well as changing conditions, that may have an impact on air carriers' operational investments, staffing levels and safety policies, and mitigation strategies; how the Federal Aviation Administration oversees air carriers' operational resilience to these types of events; and steps the federal government and air carriers can take to improve their operational resilience.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 13 March 2023
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to support British citizens who live in North of Cyprus, in the context of the prohibition of direct flights between the UK and the North