Legal Opinion
British Caledonian Airways Ltd. v. Bond
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided September 2, 1981No. Nos. 79-1662, 79-1737PublishedCited by 22 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion for the Court filed by Circuit Judge ROBB.
ROBB, Circuit Judge:
The petitioners in these consolidated actions are foreign airlines challenging “Special Federal Aviation Regulation No. 40” (SFAR 40) which was issued on June 6, 1979, by the Federal Aviation Administration in the aftermath of the catastrophic crash of a domestic DC-10 airliner on May 25, 1979. 44 Fed.Reg. 33396 (1979). SFAR 40 prohibited the operation of all Model DC-10 airplanes within the airspace of the United States, including those aircraft registered in other nations. The Administrator of the FAA terminated the…
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