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Airport Law Digest No. 28: FAA Reauthorization, AIP Funding, FBO Pricing, and NextGen Updates

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This July 2018 airport law digest covers key developments in FAA reauthorization, noting the House passed a six-year bill but Senate action remained pending, with the FAA's authorization set to expire September 30, 2018. The digest also addresses NextGen flight pattern disputes, including ongoing legal challenges relevant to airport noise impacts, such as a pending SoCal Metroplex case and Maryland petitions concerning flight paths at Reagan National and BWI airports. Additional topics include FBO pricing complaints, supplemental Airport Improvement Program funding deadlines, and concerns about firefighting chemical contamination of water supplies near airports.

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Kaplan Kirsch & Rockwell semi-annual Airport Law Digest No. 28 (July 2018) covering: House passage of six-year FAA reauthorization bill, including AIP fund expansions and drone/UAS provisions; FAA supplemental AIP funding deadlines (August 8 and October 31, 2018) under Consolidated Appropriations Act 2018; PFAS contamination from airport firefighting foams at Westchester County Airport and Fairbanks International Airport; AOPA Part 13 and Part 16 complaints against FBO Signature Flight Services at Asheville Regional Airport and Key West International Airport; FAA vacancy including Acting Administrator Daniel Elwell; and NextGen litigation including D.C. Metroplex, SoCal Metroplex, Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, and BWI Thurgood Marshall Airport. Contacts include Peter Kirsch, Steven Osit, John Putnam, Nick DiMascio.

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