Legal Opinion

Air Transport Association of America v. Department of Transportation, City of Los Angeles, Intervenor

Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit

Decided August 1, 1997No. 96-1253, 96-1269PublishedCited by 15 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion for the Court filed by Circuit Judge SILBERMAN.

SILBERMAN, Circuit Judge:

Petitioners City of Los Angeles and the Air Transport Association of America, an airline trade association, each challenge the Department of Transportation’s Final Policy Regarding Airport Rates and Charges. We grant the petitions for review and remand.

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Airports are required by statute to charge aeronautical users reasonable fees. 1 Section 511 of the Airports and Airways Improvements Act, codified at 49 U.S.C. § 47107 (1994), requires an airport that accepts federal grant money (or land) to assure that the…

2Cases cited9 opinions

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3Cited by15 opinions

  1. City of Los Angeles v. United States Department of TransportationCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1999
  2. Port Authority v. Department of TransportationCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 2007
  3. Air Transport Ass'n of America, Inc. v. United States Department of TransportationCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 2010
  4. Environmental Defense v. U.S. Army Corps of EngineersDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 2007
  5. Natural Resources Defense Council v. U.S. Nuclear Regulatory CommissionCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 2018

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