Legal Opinion
Alfred M. Adams v. Federal Aviation Administration
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided August 12, 1993No. 92-70089PublishedCited by 19 opinions
1Per curiam
Appellant Alfred Adams seeks direct review of Federal Aviation Administration (“FAA”) Flight Standards Service Director Thomas Accardi’s decision not to renew his Pilot Examiner Designation. We conclude that we lack jurisdiction to review the FAA administrator’s decision. Accordingly, Adams’ petition is dismissed.
Adams was designated as a Pilot Examiner, pursuant to the Federal Aviation (“FA”) Act. See 49 U.S.C.App. § 1355(a) (1988). The FA Act also authorizes the rescission of any such designation. The FA Act provides, in pertinent part:
In exercising the powers and duties vested in him by…
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