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The European Commission's well-established analytical framework for mergers and alliances of airlines largely ignores the ongoing shift toward network-based competition.
The European Union Emissions Trading System faced serious international opposition in 2012 for seeking to include carbon emissions from flights into and out of the EU under the ETS regulatory umbrella.
On September 27, 2012, European Commission Vice President Siim Kallas presented the EU Commission's analysis paper on the EU External Aviation Policy Package.
The Maritime Labour Convention, 2006 was adopted by the International Labor Organization at the 94th Maritime Session of the International Labour Convention on February 7, 2006, and will enter into force on August 20, 2013.
The registration of aircraft in the United States is the responsibility of the Federal Aviation Administration.
President Obama has nominated Anthony Foxx, the Mayor of Charlotte to replace Ray LaHood as Secretary of Transportation.
In the Airline Safety and Federal Aviation Administration Extension Act of 2010, Congress established new requirements for crewmember screening and qualification and for airline transport pilot certification.
The U.S. Coast Guard published an Interim Rule on February 28, 2013 to implement the revised MARPOL Annex V garbage regulations.
The Maritime Administration has recently issued a Notice of Small Shipyard Grant Program, which will provide for financial assistance to small shipyards.
A critical legal issue becomes who is liable when there is an accident where the driver, was by design, not in control of the vehicle.
The line between maritime and non-maritime jurisdiction continues to be redrawn.
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s announcement that Japan will join talks on the Trans-Pacific Pacific Partnership presents potential challenges for the U.S. automotive sector.
Automotive sales in North America continue to climb, and many suppliers are prospering, while others are struggling and even facing bankruptcy.
Even as the Obama administration is announcing an effort to crack down on international trade secret theft, the Fifth Circuit has released a ruling reminding companies just how difficult it can be to go to court on their own behalf to protect trade secrets from misappropriation taking place overseas.
On March 5, 2013, the Federal Aviation Administration published its response to a set of clarifying questions associated with the agency's new flight, duty, and rest final rule.
Effective April 1, 2013, the United Kingdom will implement an air passenger duty, which will be chargeable on passengers being transported from a U.K. airport on a qualifying aircraft.
Announcing a "nuanced" approach to Federal Aviation Act of 1958 preemption, the Ninth Circuit has further narrowed the scope of federal preemption in the aviation field.
The line between maritime and non-maritime jurisdiction continues to be redrawn.
The Department of State and the Department of Commerce are planning to move certain military aircraft, aircraft engines, and specially designed aircraft parts and components off of the U.S. Munitions List.
In the March 4, 2013 Federal Register, the Coast Guard issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, entitled "Vessel Documentation Renewal Fees."
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In the Airline Safety and Federal Aviation Administration Extension Act of 2010, Congress established new requirements for crewmember screening and qualification and for airline transport pilot certification.
Missouri Senators Clare McCaskill and Christopher Bond, concerned about the seniority integration treatment of employees at Trans World Airlines ("TWA") following its purchase by American Airlines and integration of the two airlines' operations and workforce, introduced legislation to guarantee labor protective provisions to airline employees with respect to seniority integration for certain covered transactions.
The U.S. Coast Guard published an Interim Rule on February 28, 2013 to implement the revised MARPOL Annex V garbage regulations.
A recent decision of the Florida Supreme Court shields owners of vehicles leased for one year or more from liability for harm that results from the lease of the vehicles.
The European Union Emissions Trading System faced serious international opposition in 2012 for seeking to include carbon emissions from flights into and out of the EU under the ETS regulatory umbrella.
Effective April 1, 2013, the United Kingdom will implement an air passenger duty, which will be chargeable on passengers being transported from a U.K. airport on a qualifying aircraft.
The Maritime Administration has recently issued a Notice of Small Shipyard Grant Program, which will provide for financial assistance to small shipyards.
While the U.S. economy may be in the doldrums, smart U.S. companies are looking increasingly to exports to help their bottom lines.
A discussion on the California Transparency in Supply Chains Act , which requires qualifying businesses to disclose their efforts to eradicate human trafficking and slavery from their direct supply chains.
On March 5, 2013, the Federal Aviation Administration published its response to a set of clarifying questions associated with the agency's new flight, duty, and rest final rule.
