On April 8, 2015, in New Delhi, India, U.S. Department of Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx announced that the Government of India, with the assistance of The Wicks Group, a U.S. based aviation consulting and legal firm, obtained the International Aviation Safety Assessment (IASA) Category 1 ra…
Read More »Vinny Lepera, Vice-President Technical Services, Connie Hunter, Senior Advisor, Katya Grimes, Partner and Executive VP, and Roncevert Almond, Partner, of The Wicks Group (TWG) participated in the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Flight Standards Service Meeting, April 7-8, 2015, in Tyson …
Read More »The United States (US) and Ukraine signed an Open Skies Agreement today, July 14, 2015, that is expected to increase travel and trade between the two countries by removing government control over business decisions such as pricing, routes travelled and capacity, as well as increasing the number of …
Read More »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…
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