In a news release dated March 28, 2025, the FAA announced that it has implemented new privacy protections for aircraft owners. Section 803 of the FAA Reauthorization Act of 2024 added Section 44114 to Title 49 of the U.S. Code, which mandates the FAA to establish a process for aircraft owners and operators to withhold the registration number of an aircraft from “broad dissemination or display” for noncommercial flights of […]
Kevin Austin went to work in the aviation industry nearly 50 years ago running tours, mopping floors and emptying garbage cans at Boeing’s 747 manufacturing facility while going to school at night. He later negotiated aircraft purchase agreements with the world’s airlines. He then attended Stanford Law School and Stanford’s Graduate School of Business where he focused on international transactions, tax strategy and securities law. For the last 25 years […]
On September 2, 2024, the U.S. Department of Justice announced that it had seized a Dassault Falcon 900EX business jet in the Dominican Republic, that allegedly was owned and operated for the benefit of President Maduro of the county of Venezuela. Citing the Executive Order signed in 2015 by President Obama, which blocked assets and property of current and former government officials of Venezuela, certain named individuals, and persons determined to be responsible for undermining democratic […]
If you spend enough time in the aviation industry in nearly any capacity, from being a pilot, mechanic, or flight attendant, to running an airline, management company, flight department or airport, contact with the FAA is nearly inevitable. Most of these interactions are routine, however, on occasion, members of the industry may find themselves, their employees, or their company under investigation by the FAA. While most FAA investigations are closed […]