AOPA supporting bill to reform aviation funding in Michigan
June 23, 2011 at 12:27 pm | Posted in Aviation Law Current Event | Leave a commentby Sara M. Langston with the blog faculty
Source: AOPA
AOPA is supporting a Michigan bill that would strengthen the state’s aviation industry by dedicating aviation-derived fuel tax revenue to a fund for reinvestment in the statewide aviation system. House Bill 4025 was scheduled to be the subject of a hearing June 22 before the House Transportation Committee.
The bill would change the current system whereby aviation-derived tax revenues go directly to the state’s general fund, providing little benefit to the aviation system. It would ensure not only that aviation fuel tax revenue is reinvested in aviation infrastructure, but also that the future of the overall aviation system remains healthy. [more]
Maine does away with aircraft sales taxes
June 23, 2011 at 12:24 pm | Posted in Aviation Law Current Event | Leave a commentby Sara M. Langston with the blog faculty
Source: Bangor Daily News
PORTLAND, Maine — A new law eliminating sales taxes on aircraft and parts should give aviation businesses a boost and improve Maine’s image as a tax-hungry state prowling after out-of-staters who fly in for visits.
Buried deep in the state’s new 620-page budget is a single sentence that provides tax relief for plane buyers, pilots who fly to Maine and people having their aircraft worked on in the state. The exemptions go into effect July 1. [Fully story]
Dutch Lawmakers Adopt Internet Neutrality Law
June 22, 2011 at 12:54 pm | Posted in Aerospace Law Interfaces, Telecommunications | Leave a commentby Sara M. Langston with the blog faculty
Source: NY Times
BERLIN — The Netherlands on Wednesday became the first country in Europe, and only the second in the world, to enshrine the concept of network neutrality into national law by banning its mobile operators from blocking or charging consumers extra for using Internet-based communications services like Skype or WhatsApp, a free text service. [Full story]
State Department: Replacement of Destroyed Aircraft (Taken Question)
June 22, 2011 at 9:54 am | Posted in Aviation Law | Leave a commentby P.J. Blount with the blog faculty
Source – State Department:
Question
Replacement of Destroyed Aircraft (Taken Question)Taken Question
Office of the Spokesperson
Washington, DCQuestion Taken at the June 20, 2011 Daily Press Briefing
June 20, 2011QUESTION: Has the Government of Pakistan requested that the U.S. replace the two aircraft destroyed in the attack on the Pakistani Naval Base? What is the status of that request?
ANSWER: The United States has used U.S. military assistance to refurbish and upgrade P-3C aircraft that were provided to Pakistan under the Excess Defense Articles (EDA) program in the past. Discussions concerning the provision of additional military equipment under the EDA program are ongoing.
PRN: 2011/1020
KazSat-3 Development Contract Signed
June 22, 2011 at 9:43 am | Posted in Space Law Current Events | Leave a commentby Sara M. Langston with the blog faculty
Source: Roscosmos
Russian Reshetnev Information Satellite Systems company and Kazakhstan’s National Center of Space Communications (RTSKS) have signed a contract to develop the third Kazakh satellite KazSat-3 during aerospace salon in Le Bourget. In addition, ISS and Thales Alenia Space have signed a subcontract to produce KazSat payload items.
The signing was witnessed by Roscosmos Head V.Popovkin, Kazcosmos Chairman T.Musabaev, TAS Head R. Seznec.
V.Popovkin noted that the contract confirms strategic partnership between Russia and Kazakhstan under space exploration programs.
Texas considering new bill on TSA pat-downs
June 22, 2011 at 8:54 am | Posted in Aerospace Law Interfaces, Aviation Law Current Event | Leave a commentby Sara M. Langston with the blog faculty
Source: The Texas Tribune
Gov. Rick Perry this evening announced the addition of Transportation Security Administration (TSA) anti-groping legislation to the agenda for the special session. In a statement, he said lawmakers could consider legislation “relating to the prosecution and punishment for the offense of official oppression on those seeking access to public buildings and transportation.” [Full story]
Journal of Space Law Desk Reference for USC Title 51: National and Commercial Space Programs Available Without Cost
June 21, 2011 at 1:04 pm | Posted in Journal of Space Law, NCRSASL News | Leave a commentby Joanne Irene Gabrynowicz with the blog faculty
Source: National Center for Remote Sensing, Air and Space Law
Volume 37 No. 1 of the JOURNAL OF SPACE LAW is dedicated to the historic enactment of Title 51 of the
United States Code: National and Commercial Space Programs. Title 51 is the positive law codification of all U.S. national space law promulgated since 1958. It is the intention of the JOURNAL OF SPACE LAW to serve the space law community by making this dedicated issue a complete reference work for Title 51. For this reason, the JOURNAL OF SPACE LAW is, for the first time, making an entire volume available at the time of its publication at no cost. To learn more about the volume’s contents, please read the Foreword. The entire volume may be downloaded at the Journal website.
Dordain on ISS Transportation Policy
June 21, 2011 at 11:13 am | Posted in Space Law | Leave a commentby P.J. Blount with the blog faculty
Source – The Telegraph:
European space chief: International Space Station in ‘chaos’
By Nick Collins
12:35PM BST 21 Jun 2011Jean-Jacques Dordain, director general of the ESA, claimed that while the space station itself has been a “splendid success”, it was being severely hampered by the chaotic approach to project planning.
A lack of discussion between national space authorities means that, from July, Russia will be the only country with a system that can carry astronauts to and from the International Space Station (ISS) due to the phase-out of the US space shuttle.
Speaking at the Paris Air Show on Monday, Mr Dordain said: “”We are not in a very comfortable situation, and that’s just a euphemism.
“The biggest lesson from the international space station programme is entirely the lack of a joint transportation policy. . . . [Full Story]
Start-Up Faces GPS Issue, LightSquared Sets Way to Build Network Without Crippling Positioning System
June 21, 2011 at 11:07 am | Posted in Space Law Current Events | Leave a commentby Joanne Irene Gabrynowicz with the blog faculty
Source: Wall Street Journal
By Roger Cheng
LightSquared, a start-up attempting to build an alternative high-speed wireless network, proposed a plan on Monday that it believes will allow it to operate without crippling Global Positioning System, or GPS, signals and equipment.LightSquared, which is owned by Philip Falcone’s Harbinger Capital Partners LLC hedge fund, proposed using another block of spectrum that wouldn’t interfere with GPS signals, which could potentially hobble navigation systems on planes or with equipment used in agriculture and surveying. The company said the plan allows it to proceed with its original schedule to roll out the network.
“This is a solution which ensures that tens of millions of GPS users won’t be affected by LightSquared’s launch. At the same time, this plan offers a clear path for LightSquared to move forward with the launch of a nationwide wireless network,” LightSquared Chief Executive Sanjiv Ahuja said in a statement.
However, the group representing the parties that have raised the GPS issue, known as the Coalition to Save Our GPS, was critical of the plan. More…
FAA Notice to Airman (NOTAM) system revisions take effect June 30, 2011
June 20, 2011 at 2:06 pm | Posted in Aviation Law Current Event | Leave a commentby Sara M. Langston with the blog faculty
Source: AOPA
AOPA is urging pilots to become familiar with changes to the notice to airman (notam) system that will go into effect June 30.
The changes come as the FAA transitions to a notam system “that is more compliant with the standards of the International Civil Aviation Organization to enable more global consistency in notams,” the FAA said in a notice of the scheduled format changes. [Full story]
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