Analysis of Legal Issues Regarding Slot Auctions, Part Two.
Having established previously that the FAA does not have specific authority to lease or otherwise dispose of slots, FAA turns to its general power to dispose of property in order to justify its auctioning of the slots. Under 49 U.S.C. 106 FAA is authorized to:
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Legal Analysis of the FAA’s Slot Auction Rule for JFK and Newark Part 1
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Pt. 1: Setting The Stage
When the FAA adopted its slot auction rules for LaGuardia, JFK and Newark Airports, it did so despite the fact that the GAO had issued a legal opinion stating that it believed that the FAA did not have a legal basis to conduct auctions of slots at the airports. …