On October 22nd, Glenn Wicks, Managing Director and Ekaterina Grimes, Partner of The Wicks Group (TWG), travelled to Baku, Azerbaijan to participate in the ninth Caspian Air Cargo Summit. Mr. Wicks participated as the Conference chairman. The Summit, hosted by Silk Way West Airlines and held betwee…
Read More »The Federal Aviation Administration recently solicited comments on whether it should change the rules governing “public charter” operations. Public charter operations have existed for decades, operating under 14 CFR Part 380, a Department of Transportation economic regulation. In recent years, howe…
Read More »The FAA is set to adopt regulatory amendments first proposed in the 2022 notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) entitled Update to Air Carrier Definitions. The amendment in question is the addition of powered-lift, also known as Vertical Take-Off and Landing (VTOL), to air carrier definitions, which …
Read More »The 8th Annual FAA Drone Symposium, co-hosted by The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and The Association for Uncrewed Vehicle Systems International (AUVSI) was held on August 1 and 2 in Baltimore, Maryland. Themed “Time to Accelerate,” the symposium brought together industry experts, governme…
Read More »On Wednesday, 19 July, the House of Representatives began its deliberations on the Securing Growth and Robust Leadership in American Aviation Act, a five-year Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) reauthorization bill that was introduced last month alongside a parallel bill from the Senate entitled…
Read More »The U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, & Transportation (the “Senate Commerce Committee”) introduced the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Reauthorization Act of 2023 (the “Senate draft”) on June 12, 2023. In parallel, the House’s Transportation and Infrastructure Committee (the “H…
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