Legal Opinion
West Houston Air Committee and Andrew Jackson v. Federal Aviation Administration
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided March 12, 1986No. 85-4099, 85-4123PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
E. GRADY JOLLY, Circuit Judge:
In this case we are asked to determine whether the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) was plainly erroneous in deciding that an environmental assessment was not necessary in granting an Airport Operating Certificate to West Houston Airport (West Houston) pursuant to 14 C.F.R. Part 139. An Airport Operating Certificate, also known as a Part 139 certificate, authorizes an airport to serve any scheduled or unscheduled passenger planes having a seating capacity of more than thirty passengers. Because we find that the FAA was not plainly erroneous in deciding that…
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