Legal Opinion
Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association v. Federal Aviation Administration, Wset, Inc., Intervenor
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided June 5, 1979No. 77-1904PublishedCited by 56 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
TAMM, Circuit Judge:
Petitioner, Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association (AOPA), seeks direct review 1 of a determination of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) that the proposed construction of a television antenna tower on a site near Thaxton, Virginia, would not constitute a hazard to air navigation. We find the informal adjudicatory procedures employed by the FAA created a record which contains substantial evidence supporting the no-hazard decision. Accordingly, we affirm.
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The Federal Aviation Act of 1958 (Act), 49 U.S.C. §§ 1301-1542 (1976), authorizes the FAA to promote air safety,…
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