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| Labor Department proposes redefining 'independent contractor' |
| The Labor Department has proposed rulemaking that would affect the status of many independent contractors, making them employees with more protections under federal law. The change would likely affect flight schools and other aviation operations that utilize independent contractors. The rule, proposed October 13, would repeal the current regulation that took effect in January 2021 and would largely reinstate the prior status quo with a few changes. While the comment period has closed, the final rule hasn’t taken effect and could take months to finalize, according to MSNBC.
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| FAA extending aircraft registration period |
| Aircraft owners will have more time to renew their aircraft registration now that the FAA has issued a new rule to extend the duration of certificates from three to seven years. The new rule takes effect January 23, 2023, and will apply to all aircraft currently registered under existing FAA regulations.
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| Aircraft deliveries overpower headwinds |
| Aircraft manufacturers logged collective increases in shipments and revenue in every category during the first nine months of 2022, according to the latest figures from the General Aviation Manufacturers Association. Single-digit increases were reported across piston and turbine airplanes and helicopters. Airplane billing increased 4.8 percent to $14.1 billion, compared to the first three quarters of 2021.
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| As aviation programs ramp up, so do noise complaints |
| The surge in pilot training in the last few years has been a boon for flight schools, but this growth does not come without notice. Middle Tennessee State University's Aviation School of Aerospace has been the subject of increasing numbers of noise complaints since enrollment ramped up from 300 to 900 students. And these are not all complaints from "Not in my backyard" airport neighbors. A farmer whose property 20 miles from the flight school's airport is now part of a practice area is claiming that he cannot go outside for 10 minutes without hearing noise, and that the airplanes flying overhead disturb his cattle, according to WSMV4 in Murfreesboro, Tennessee. The airport's director said that in response to the number of complaints, the airport decreased the window in which students can fly, and also encouraged them to fly to other airports for training, and that has had a positive impact
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