By Michael P. Fleming, Donald L. Mayer, Thomas A. Flynn, The Wicks Group, PLLC The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) recently finalized a series of rule changes to 14 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Part 145, which regulates aviation repair stations both domestically and abroad. The prima…
Read More »On December 10, 2014 the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) granted five additional regulatory exemptions to four separate companies for unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) operations. Each of the four companies represents different forms of industry, with proposals to operate UAS for the purpose of…
Read More »Pursuant to Executive Order 13662, the Secretary of Treasury identified specified persons operating in sectors of the Russian economy subject to sanction and implemented through Directives issued by the Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) pursuant to its delegated authorities. Directive1, is…
Read More »The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) granted regulatory exemptions to six aerial photo and video production companies to use unmanned aircraft systems (UAS). This marks a step forward in integrating commercial UAS into the National Airspace.Specifically, the six companies sought exemptions fro…
Read More »On September 11, 2014, the White House announced that new sanctions against Russia “in light of Russia’s actions to further destabilize Ukraine over the last month, including through the presence of heavily armed Russian forces in eastern Ukraine.” Specifically, the United States has: (1)added new…
Read More »In concert with the United States, the European Union has also strengthened its restrictive measures in respect of actions by Russia “undermining or threatening the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine.” The new EU sanctions, issued September 8, 2012, are set forth in Cou…
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