On December 18, 2018, the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) informed India’s Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) that India has achieved compliance with International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) safety oversight standards and would retain its …
Read More »On November 21-23, Ms. Connie Wilson-Hunter, Senior Advisor, and Mr. Steven Kloos, Analyst, represented The Wicks Group (TWG) at the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO)’s Air Transport Meeting held in Georgetown, Guyana. Co-hosted by the Guyana Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA) and ICAO,…
Read More »On December 6th, 2018, The Wicks Group (TWG) Partner and Vice President of International Services, Roncevert (Ronce) Almond, served as the opening speaker for the 2018 Congress on Ocean Policy held by the Renewable Natural Resources Foundation (RNRF). The Congress, held in Washington, D.C., invi…
Read More »October 2, 2018—A recent Texas Supreme Court ruling creates the potential risk that the Federal Aviation Administration might “pierce the veil” of limited liability companies (LLCs) that aircraft owners often use to shield themselves from personal liability associated with aircraft ownership and op…
Read More »October 1, 2018—After nearly five years of deliberation, the United States Department of Transportation (“DOT”) issued final rules regarding air charter brokers. DOT accomplished this through the development of a new 14 CFR Part 295 and regarding air taxi/air commuter operations through the revisio…
Read More »October 1, 2018—The US House of Representatives passed the Federal Aviation Administration Reauthorization Act of 2018 last week, just days before funding for the FAA was set to lapse. The current legislation brings a number of changes to the Airport Privatization Pilot Program—including renaming t…
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