Legal Opinion

Hudson v. Federal Aviation Administration

Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit

Decided October 8, 1999No. 98-1295PublishedCited by 22 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion for the Court filed by Circuit Judge SILBERMAN.

SILBERMAN, Circuit Judge:

Petitioners claim that respondent Federal Aviation Administration violated the Administrative Procedure Act by issuing a purported policy statement without notice and comment rulemaking and that the FAA’s issuance of a “type certificate” for the Boeing 777-300 pursuant to the newly adopted policy was an abuse of discretion. We conclude that notice and comment rulemaking was not required nor was the issuance of the type certificate illegal.

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The administrator of the FAA is responsible for prescribing the minimum…

2Cases cited14 opinions

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