Go Leasing, Inc. v. National Transportation Safety Board & Donald D. Engen, Administrator, Federal Aviation Administration

BOOCHEVER, Circuit Judge:

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) issued an emergency order revoking Go Leasing, Inc.’s operating certificate for multiple violations of Federal Aviation Regulations (FARs). Although most FAA orders of revocation are stayed pending appeal, emergency orders are not. An administrative law judge (AU) modified the emergency revocation, imposing instead a ten-month suspension of Go Leasing’s certificate. The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) affirmed. Go Leasing appeals, raising numerous challenges to the agency’s action based upon claims that the FAA did…