United States: Aviation

Every minute matters when delivery timing is a live-or-die issue for many industries served by transportation providers. In automotive logistics line-down scenarios can be devastating to business operations. In healthcare logistics the outcomes can be far worse for loved ones. Still, the question of whether those occurrences mean that the customer has compensable damages is entirely different.

The U.S. Department of Transportation has issued a final rule fundamentally restructuring how airlines report flight delays and cancellations, creating a new reporting category that removes ten specific events from the traditional "Air Carrier" category. This regulatory change, mandated by the FAA Reauthorization Act of 2024 and effective October 2026, will significantly impact how airline performance is measured and perceived by consumers, while reducing carriers' customer service obligations for certain

If there was ever any doubt about the Trump administration’s enthusiasm for space, it was swept aside by the August 20 release of the new National Space Transportation Policy. The wide-ranging plans lay out a roadmap for the policy and physical infrastructure to support a goal of 1,000 annual launches by 2030.

Remember when Washington used to slow down during July? That’s not the case these days, at least when it comes to space.

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has proposed to end its long-standing general prohibition on overland civil supersonic flight and to allow supersonic overland flights in the U.S. so long as operators...

The Federal Aviation Administration has proposed a groundbreaking rule that would replace the decades-old prohibition on supersonic flight over land with a noise-based standard, potentially revolutionizing civil aviation. This regulatory shift represents a significant departure from traditional prescriptive rulemaking toward performance-based standards that give operators flexibility in demonstrating compliance.

The U.S. Army’s FY 2027 budget request emphasizes force growth, modernization, and industrial base expansion. The Army is requesting approximately $252.8 billion...

Last October, our team highlighted the tension between the Federal Aviation Administration Authorization Act of 1994 (the “Act”), and state-based negligence hiring claims against transportation brokers.

This is one in a series of GT Alerts examining the president’s FY 2027 budget request to Congress, breaking down the president’s budget for the Department of War (part 1). Part 2 focuses on the U.S. Army’s FY 2027...