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08 April 2026 Daily Brief – Aviation Law and Regulatory
EUROPEAN DEVELOPMENTS EASA Part-26 March 2026 Edition: New Cargo Fire and Helicopter Fuel Rules Now Applicable In March 2026, EASA published a substantially revised edition of the Easy Access Rules (EAR) for Additional Airworthiness Specifications (Part-26), consolidating Commission Regulation (EU) 2024/2954 and ED Decision 2024/010/R (Issue 5 of CS-26 and GM-26). The document grows from
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07 April 2026 Daily Brief – Space
US DEVELOPMENTS FAA announced that commercial space launch and reentry licensing will now occur under Part 450 The agency presents this as a streamlined approach that consolidates earlier rules into a single licensing framework with more flexibility and more methods of compliance, reducing administrative and cost burdens on industry and the FAA. For European space
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07 April 2026 Daily Brief – Aviation
EUROPEAN DEVELOPMENTS EASA and EUROCONTROL issued a joint action plan on GNSS interference. The plan is aimed at strengthening the safety and resilience of European aviation operations as interference events become more frequent, especially near conflict zones. It sets out short-, mid-, and long-term measures, including harmonised procedures, clearer allocation of responsibilities, and work with
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13 March 2026 Daily Brief – Space
EUROPEAN AND EU DEVELOPMENTS ESA Celeste LEO-PNT In-Orbit Demonstration Mission: Pre-Launch Briefing Held 12 March; Launch Targeted No Earlier Than 24 March 2026 ESA held its pre-launch briefing for the Celeste LEO-PNT mission on 12 March 2026. The first two Celeste in-orbit demonstrators — intended to validate low-Earth-orbit position, navigation, and timing signals as the
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13 March Daily Brief – Aviation
EU & EUROPEAN DEVELOPMENTS US Supreme Court IEEPA Ruling and Section 122 Tariffs: EU Aviation Framework Agreement Ratification Paused On 20 February 2026, the US Supreme Court held that the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) does not authorise presidential tariff imposition, prompting President Trump to terminate IEEPA tariffs and replace them with 10% Section
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12 March 2026 Daily Brief – Space
US House Science Committee Challenges FCC Authority Over Space Safety in ‘Space Modernization’ NPRM House Science Committee Chair Rep. Brian Babin and Ranking Member Rep. Zoe Lofgren sent a letter to FCC Chair Brendan Carr criticising the FCC’s “Space Modernization for the 21st Century” notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) for exceeding the agency’s statutory authority.
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12 March 2026 Daily Brief – Aviation
European Commission Opens Recruitment for EASA Board of Appeal Members The European Commission published on 11 March 2026 a call for expressions of interest for candidates to serve as Chairperson, members, or alternate members of the EASA Board of Appeal. The Board of Appeal, established under Regulation (EU) 2018/1139 (the Basic Regulation), operates independently within