Category Archives: airports

Legal & Lege Trend: Air Share Regulation

Ride share has come to air travel, welcome air share. 

What’s the court hubub about air share? FAA thinks air share is tantamount to an illegal sharter airline.

What’s Air Share reponse that they are a legal, new part of the sharing economy?  Federal regulations, long before the internet, have allowed pilots to share:

  • the cost of fuel
  • aircraft rentals
  • airport fees 

What happens next? The DC Cicruit will rule and either the case will be settled or will be appealed to the US…

City Council Moves Forward with Spaceport to Benefit Airport

Houston City Council this week approved changes to develop a spaceport at Ellington Field. City Council made these 5 moves:

  1. Houston City Council approved the $6.9 million purchase of a 53,000-square-foot building on the grounds of the future spaceport
  2. Only airport funds will be used for the purchase
  3. Creating development for incubators that will house early-stage companies
  4. A TIRZ, a Management District? No, its an  innovation district 
  5. Intent from anchor tenant-  Intuitive…

Municipal Regulation Trend: Ride Share and Airports. Ride Share Wins.

Los Angeles voted this week to approve ride share permits for airports. The measure passed 9-6.

What new regulations will apply to ride share and/or taxis/Limos?

  • LA City Council is formally asking the state PUC, which has rule making authority over ride share, to “add fingerprinting as a part of the required background check process for all for-hire drivers, including those operating limousines, shuttles and ride-hail cars.”
  • As a back-up, the city is researching its authority “to require…

Bill Filing: Update to Transportation Reinvestment Zone Power Attorney General Opinion

Rep. Martinez filed HB 3040 to allow economic development corporations to build transportation infrastrcture.  

Refreshing our recollection, Chairman Pickett asked about County Transportation Reinvestment Zones but Attorney General Opinion said the Texas constitution probably prohibits it. 

 

Previously on Information Intelligence:

Attorney Gener…