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351 records in 2016
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 17 March 2016
To ask Her Majesty’s Government what investigations they have made, or caused to be made, into security at the airport at Sharm el-Sheikh in Egypt, and when they expect to be able to advise airlines flying from the UK that it is safe to resume flights to
European Union · European Parliament · 17 March 2016
Netherlands · House of Representatives · 16 March 2016
Rapport ‘Toekomstvaste General Aviation Locaties’
United States · United States Congress · 15 March 2016
Federal Aviation Administration Veteran Transition Improvement Act of 2016 This bill applies federal civil service requirements to leave used by disabled armed forces veterans in the personnel management system of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). To verify that leave credited to such an employee is used for treating a service-connected disability, the employee shall certify to FAA Human Resource Management that the employee used that leave for purposes of being furnished treatment for that disability by a health care provider.
United States · United States Congress · 15 March 2016
Recognizes the 100th anniversary of the First Aero Squadron's becoming the first U.S. aviation unit to take part in military operations and celebrates its achievements over the past 100 years. Honors all U.S. airmen who fought in defense of the nation in the 100 years since the First Aero Squadron began operations.
Netherlands · House of Representatives · 15 March 2016
Verzoek van het lid Elias (VVD) om uitstel van het AO Luchtvaart
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 14 March 2016
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what his policy is on treasuring commercial flights to Sharm el Sheikh.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 14 March 2016
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the Le Bureau d'Enguetes et d'Analyses report into Andreas Lubitz, published on 13 March 2016, if his Department will bring forward proposals to enable airlines to access mental health records
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 11 March 2016
To ask Her Majesty’s Government what measures they intend to take to discourage the inappropriate use of lasers with potentially damaging consequences for pilots and air passengers.
Germany · German Bundestag · 11 March 2016
Ratifikation des am 24. September 2014 in Kigali unterzeichneten Abkommens: gegenseitige Gewährung von Verkehrsrechten für den Überflug, die Landung zu nichtgewerblichen Zwecken, das Absetzen und Aufnehmen von Fluggästen, Fracht und Post im gewerblichen internationalen Fluglinienverkehr
Netherlands · House of Representatives · 11 March 2016
Verzamelbrief Luchtvaart
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 10 March 2016
In April 2014 all Air Cadet Organisation gliding was paused due to airworthiness concerns with the Grob Viking conventional glider and Grob Vigilant motorglider fleets utilised by the Air Cadet Volunteer Gliding Squadrons (VGS). Substantial operational, ...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 10 March 2016
My hon. Friend the Parliamentary Under Secretary of State and Minister for Reserves (Mr Julian Brazier) has made the following Written Ministerial Statement. In April 2014 all Air Cadet Organisation gliding was paused due to airworthiness concerns with th...
United States · United States Congress · 10 March 2016
Micro Drone Safety and Innovation Act of 2016 This bill amends the FAA Modernization and Reform Act of 2012 to make a special rule for any micro unmanned aircraft system whose aircraft component, including payload, weighs at most 4.4 pounds (micro drone). A micro drone and its operator shall qualify for exemptions from certain airman certification, airworthiness, and operational regulations if the system is operated: at an altitude under 400 feet above ground level, at an airspeed under 40 knots, within the operator's visual line of sight, between sunrise and sunset, and at least five statute miles from the geographic center of an airport that either has an operational air traffic control tower or is denoted on a current aeronautical chart published by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). A micro drone may also be operated within five statute miles of such an airport if, beforehand, the operator notifies the airport operator and receives approval from the air traffic control tower, if the airport has one. Under the exemptions of this bill, any person may operate a micro drone without being required to: pass any aeronautical knowledge test, meet any age or experience requirement, or obtain an airman certificate or medical certificate. In an alternative to the requirements of this bill, a micro drone may be operated pursuant to any form of FAA-prescribed authorization, operational rules, or exemptions pertaining to unmanned aircraft systems; but both the aircraft and its operator shall remain exempt from any requirement for an airman certificate or medical certificate.
United States · United States Congress · 10 March 2016
Airport and Airway Extension Act of 2016 This bill reauthorizes for the period March 31, 2016, through July 15, 2016, the airport improvement program and specified related authorities, including: the small community air service development program; the competition disclosure requirement under a development project grant for a large hub airport or a medium hub airport; the eligibility for small airport grants of sponsors of airports in the Republic of the Marshall Islands, Federated States of Micronesia, and Republic of Palau; the air traffic control contract program; state and local government compatible land use planning and projects; Department of Transportation authority to appropriate funds to acquire, establish, and improve air navigation facilities; civil aviation research and development; Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) operations; and essential air service. The Vision 100--Century of Aviation Reauthorization Act is amended to extend through the same period: the authorization for airport development at Midway Island Airport, and the authority of any final order with respect to the eligibility for essential air service compensation. The FAA Modernization and Reform Act of 2012 is amended to extend through: FY2016 the requirement for an Inspector General report on participation in FAA programs by disadvantaged small business concerns, July 15, 2016, the pilot program under which operators of up to four public-use airports may receive grants for activities related to the redevelopment of airport properties, and the same date the advisory committee for aviation consumer protection. The Internal Revenue Code is amended to extend through April 1, 2017, expenditure authority from the Airport and Airway Trust Fund, fuel and ticket taxes, as well as the exemption from ticket taxes for aircraft in fractional ownership aircraft programs.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 9 March 2016
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what advice his Department has issued to travel companies in relation to the provision of flights to Sharm el-Sheikh; and when he expects those flights to resume.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 9 March 2016
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps he plans to take to safeguard aircraft pilots from potential impairment resulting from the misuse of laser pens.
United States · United States Congress · 9 March 2016
Federal Aviation Administration Reauthorization Act of 2016 This bill reauthorizes through FY2017 the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and specified FAA programs. The bill revises requirements for the airport improvement program and pilot program for passenger facility charges at nonhub airports. The Government Accountability Office shall review privacy issues and concerns associated with the operation of unmanned aircraft (drones) in the national airspace system. The National Institute of Standards and Technology and the FAA shall initiate a process to develop risk-based, consensus industry airworthiness standards for the safe integration of drones into the system. The Department of Transportation (DOT) shall issue guidance for the operation of public drones. The FAA shall carry out a pilot program for airspace hazard mitigation at airports and other critical infrastructure. The bill requires the FAA to have a Senior Advisor for Unmannned Aircraft Systems Integration. DOT shall establish a Safety Oversight and Certification Advisory Committee. The FAA shall issue a final rule reorganizing the certification, and streamlining the approval of safety advancements, of small airplanes. The FAA shall establish: the FAA Task Force on Flight Standards Reform, and a Regulatory Consistency Communications Board. The FAA shall review and revise its safety workforce training strategy. DOT shall take appropriate actions to promote U.S. aerospace standards, products, and services abroad. The FAA shall: take specified actions to improve airline passenger safety, update automated weather observing systems, and appoint a Designated Agency Safety and Health Officer. Pilot's Bill of Rights 2 The bill directs the FAA to issue or revise medical certification regulations to ensure that an individual may operate as a pilot of certain small aircraft if the flight and the individual meet certain criteria. The FAA may not take enforcement action against a pilot for not holding a valid third-class medical certificate for a flight in a covered aircraft, in a good faith effort, if the pilot and the flight meets those requirements, unless the FAA has published final medical certification regulations in the Federal Register. The Pilot's Bill of Rights is amended to authorize an individual adversely affected by an FAA decision to suspend or revoke an airman certificate to file an appeal in the U.S. district court or the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia. The bill prescribes certain requirements with respect to improving passenger air service. The FAA Modernization and Reform Act of 2012 is amended to extend through FY2017 the DOT's Advisory Committee for Aviation Consumer Protection. The bill reauthorizes through FY2017 the essential air service program and the small community air service development program. The FAA shall conduct a return on investment assessment on each Next Generation Air Transportation System (NextGen) program. The bill prescribes requirements regarding: treatment of essential FAA employees during a furlough, and maximum age limits for hiring of air traffic controllers. The bill revises requirements for overflights of National Parks. The FAA shall develop an Advanced Materials Center of Excellence.
United States · United States Congress · 9 March 2016
Forbid Airlines from Imposing Ridiculous Fees Act of 2016 or the FAIR Fees Act This bill directs the Department of Transportation to prescribe regulations: (1) prohibiting an air carrier from imposing any specified fees relating to a flight in interstate air transportation that are unreasonable or disproportional to the costs it incurs, and (2) establishing standards for assessing whether such fees are reasonable and proportional to those costs.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 8 March 2016
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent representations he has received from airlines on alcohol misuse on commercial flights.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 8 March 2016
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent steps he has taken to reduce dangerous drunkenness of passengers on commercial flights.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 8 March 2016
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps he is taking to reduce aggressive behaviour among passengers on commercial flights to, from and within the UK.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 8 March 2016
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what guidance his Department issues to airlines on passenger alcohol consumption.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 8 March 2016
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what data his Department collects on drunkenness of passengers on commercial flights.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 8 March 2016
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many incidents of aggressive behaviour of passengers have been recorded on commercial flights travelling (a) to, (b) from and (c) within the UK in each of the last five years.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 8 March 2016
To ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the safety of aircraft flying over heavily populated areas of West London, in the light of the laser attacks on aircraft pilots and the possible expansion of Heathrow Airport.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 7 March 2016
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many prosecutions there have been under Article 222 of the Air Navigation Order 2009 in each of the last five years.
Austria · National Council · 4 March 2016
Schriftliche Anfrage der Abgeordneten Wendelin Mölzer, Kolleginnen und Kollegen an den Bundesminister für Finanzen betreffend die verhinderte Teilprivatisierung des Flughafens Klagenfurt seitens der Heta/Hypo-Gläubiger
United States · United States Congress · 3 March 2016
Securing Aviation from Foreign Entry Points and Guarding Airports Through Enhanced Security Act of 2016 This bill directs the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) of the Department of Homeland Security to conduct a comprehensive security risk assessment of all last point of departure airports with nonstop flights to the United States. The TSA shall submit to Congress and the Government Accountability Office (GAO) a plan: to enhance collaboration, coordination, and information-sharing about international-inbound aviation between the United States and domestic and foreign partners in order to enhance security capabilities at foreign airports; and that assesses TSA ability to enter into a mutual agreement with a foreign government entity to permit TSA representatives to conduct inspections of foreign airports without prior notice. The GAO shall review TSA efforts to enhance security capabilities at foreign airports and secure international-inbound aviation. The TSA shall submit to Congress a comprehensive workforce assessment of all TSA personnel within its Office of Global Strategies or whose primary professional duties contribute to the TSA's global efforts to secure transportation security, including whether they are assigned in a risk-based, intelligence-driven matter. The TSA may donate security screening equipment to a foreign last point of departure airport operator if the equipment can be expected to mitigate a specific vulnerability to U.S. security or U.S. citizens. The TSA may evaluate foreign countries' air cargo programs to determine whether they provide a level of security commensurate with that required by U.S. air cargo security programs.
United States · United States Congress · 3 March 2016
Higher Education Unmanned Aircraft Systems Modernization Act This bill amends the FAA Modernization and Reform Act of 2012 to authorize an institution of higher education to operate an unmanned aircraft system within the United States without the specific approval of, and without registering the system with, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) if: the institution has adopted a policy to ensure safe operation of such systems, which shall include the designation of a point of contact at the institution for review and approval of such operation and the requirement that such operation be conducted under the supervision of an operator in command; the point of contact has confirmed that the proposed operation is for educational or research purposes, is in accordance with applicable policies of the institution regarding safety, training or supervision requirements, privacy, and prior notice and permission, and will occur under the supervision of an operator in command; the system is operated not higher than 400 feet above ground level and in a manner that will not create a hazard to persons or property, is marked with the identification and contact information of the owner, does not survey, create a nuisance on, or overfly private property without the permission of the property owner, gives right of way to, and avoids flying in the proximity of, full-scale aircraft, and is operated at a site that is of sufficient distance from populated areas to protect the safety of persons and property; and the institution notifies and obtains permission, at least annually, from air traffic control or the airport manager (for small facilities) when the system will be operated within five statute miles of an airport around which the airspace is designated as class B or class C airspace, within two statute miles of any other airport or heliport, or within airspace designated as restricted or prohibited. If an unmanned aircraft system operated by an institution of higher education is involved in any incident resulting in personal injury or property damage (other than to the system, to property of the institution, or to individuals directly involved in the system's operation), the point of contact shall report the incident to the FAA within 10 days.
United States · United States Congress · 3 March 2016
Stop Trafficking on Planes (STOP) Act of 2016 This bill requires each air carrier providing passenger air transportation to train flight attendants and pilots who are employees or contractors of the carrier to combat human trafficking in the course of carrying out their duties. Such training shall cover: (1) common indicators of human trafficking, and (2) best practices for reporting suspected human trafficking to law enforcement officers. An air carrier may provide such training using modules and materials developed by the Department of Transportation and the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), including the training modules and associated materials of the Blue Lightning Initiative of the DHS U.S. Customs and Border Protection and subsequent modules and materials developed and recommended by such Departments with respect to combating human trafficking. The Federal Aviation Administration shall report recommendations for improving the identification and reporting of human trafficking by air carrier personnel while protecting the civil liberties of passengers. The bill grants immunity to an air carrier for reporting any suspicious transaction relevant to a possible violation of law or regulation relating to human trafficking.
United States · United States Congress · 2 March 2016
No Lead in the Air Act of 2016 This bill directs the Federal Aviation Administration to issue regulations necessary to prohibit the use of leaded fuel by aircraft operating within U.S. airspace beginning in January 2021.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 1 March 2016
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 29 February to Question 27441, if he will place in the Library the report received by the Civil Aviation Authority on the emergency landing of 25 January.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 29 February 2016
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what (a) projects and (b) funding was allocated to the Civil Aviation Authority for research on noise trunks in each of the last five years.
European Union · EUR-Lex · 26 February 2016
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 25 February 2016
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if the Prime Minister will make an assessment of the potential merits of each proposal on noise mitigation from aviation in the letter to him of 18 February 2016 from the Aviation Environment Federation.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 25 February 2016
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the implications for his future policies of the Sharm el Sheikh air crash in October 2015; and what recent reports he has received on the reasons for that crash.
United States · United States Congress · 25 February 2016
Airspace Management Advisory Committee Act of 2016 This bill amends the FAA Modernization and Reform Act of 2012 to direct the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to establish an advisory committee to review and comment on any proposed change in FAA regulations, policies, or guidance relating to airspace that affects airport operations, airport capacity, the environment, or communities in the vicinity of airports before any such proposal is made available for public comment and before it is implemented. The advisory committee shall review FAA: practices and procedures for developing such proposals, assessing the consultation, or lack of it, among affected FAA elements and between the FAA and affected entities; and management of database systems used to evaluate data relating to obstructions to air navigation or navigational facilities.
European Union · European Parliament · 23 February 2016
European Union · European Parliament · 23 February 2016
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 22 February 2016
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what information she plans to publish on the outcome of her Department's efforts to pursue civil penalties issued to aircraft operators for failure to surrender sufficient allowances under the E
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 22 February 2016
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, when the Government will introduce incentives for the adoption of new technologies designed to manage noise from aircraft on the ground.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 19 February 2016
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 10 February 2016 to Question 25769, on aviation: emergencies, whether he has received recent reports of further developments relating to the unplanned emergency landing of American Air
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 19 February 2016
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent representations his Department has received on laser pens being pointed at aircraft in flight.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 19 February 2016
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what reports he has received of an emergency landing in Abuja by British Airways flight BA59 from Heathrow to Cape Town on 29 January 2016.
European Union · Court of Justice of the European Union · 18 February 2016
Netherlands · House of Representatives · 16 February 2016
Afschrift van de brief aan de voorzitter van de Onderzoeksraad voor Veiligheid met het een verzoek om een oordeel inzake berichtgeving over het Faro ongeval
United States · United States Congress · 12 February 2016
Lap Children Safety Research Act This bill requires the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to ensure that research on child restraint devices for use during critical phases of flight on commercial passenger aircraft encourages the assessment and development of new and innovative technologies and devices that improve safety for children, parents, and other passengers. The FAA shall require the Civil Aeromedical Institute to initiate a research program focused on improving the safety of such devices and report to Congress on the results, including recommended changes to federal laws and regulations to allow additional devices to be used to keep children, their parents, and other passengers safe.
United States · United States Congress · 12 February 2016
Helicopter Fuel System Safety Act This bill directs the Federal Aviation Administration, in accordance with the safety recommendations of the National Transportation Safety Board (A-15-12), to issue regulations to ensure that certain fuel system crash resistance requirements are met by requiring that all newly manufactured helicopters, regardless of the design's original certification date, have fuel systems that meet such crash-worthiness requirements.
United States · United States House of Representatives · 11 February 2016