Legal Opinion
Grand Canyon Air Tour Coalition v. Federal Aviation Administration
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided September 4, 1998No. 97-1003, 97-1014, 97-1104, 97-1112 and 97-1279PublishedCited by 76 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GARLAND, Circuit Judge:
In response to an Act of Congress, the Federal Aviation Administration (the “FAA”) developed a three-part plan to reduce aircraft noise from sightseeing tours in the Grand Canyon National Park (the “Park”). On December 31, 1996, the FAA issued the first final rule and proposed two further rules to implement the balance of the plan. In this case, we consider 'attacks on the final rule by four groups of petitioners: the Grand Canyon Air Tour Coalition (the “Coalition”), a group of 13 air-tour operators that fly visitors over the Park; the Clark County Department of…
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