Legal Opinion

Hughes Air Corp. v. Civil Aeronautics Board

Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit

Decided December 5, 1973No. Nos. 72-1853, 72-1965, 72-1863PublishedCited by 5 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

McGOWAN, Circuit Judge:

Petitioners Hughes Air Corporation (Air West) and North Central Airlines, Inc., and the Air Line Pilots Association, seek review of a Civil Aeronautics Board regulation exempting certain air taxi operations from many of the statutory requirements imposed on other carriers, including principally the requirement of certification.1 The regula*303tion in question, which exempts the operation of aircraft with a maximum passenger capacity of 30 and a maximum payload capacity of 7,500 pounds, amends a regulation, promulgated in 1952, that exempted the operation of aircraft with a…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. Securities & Exchange Commission v. Chenery Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1947
  2. Weinberger v. Hynson, Westcott & Dunning, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1973
  3. WBEN, Inc. v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1968
  4. Kodiak Airways, Inc. v. Civil Aeronautics Board, Wien Consolidated Airlines, Inc., Western Air Lines, Inc., IntervenorsCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1971
  5. Air Line Pilots Association, International v. Civil Aeronautics Board, Mohawk Airlines, Inc., and Command Airways, Inc., Intervenors. Air Line Pilots Association, International v. Civil Aeronautics Board, Mohawk Airlines, Inc., and Air North, Inc., Intervenors. Air Line Pilots Association, International v. Civil Aeronautics BoardCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1972

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3Cited by5 opinions

  1. Distrigas Corporation v. Federal Power Commission, Pacific Lighting Service Company, IntervenorsCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1974
  2. Air Line Pilots Ass'n, International v. Civil Aeronautics BoardCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1974
  3. Dhl Corporation v. Civil Aeronautics BoardCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1978
  4. Union of Professional Airmen (An Affiliate of the Air Line Pilots Association International) v. Civil Aeronautics BoardCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1975
  5. Hughes Air Corporation and North Central Airlines, Inc. v. Civil Aeronautics Board, Air Line Pilots Association, International v. Civil Aeronautics BoardCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1973

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