FLYERS RIGHTS EDUCATION FUND, INC. v. FAA

No. 21-5257.

71 F.4th 1051 (2023)

FLYERS RIGHTS EDUCATION FUND, INC., and Paul Hudson, Appellants, v. FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION, Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit.

Decided June 30, 2023.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Joseph E. Sandler argued the cause for appellants. With him on the briefs was Christina E. Bustos .

Burt Braverman was on the brief for amici curiae Six Aviation Safety Experts in support of appellants.

Derek S. Hammond , Assistant U.S. Attorney, argued the cause for appellee. With him on the brief was R. Craig Lawrence , Assistant U.S. Attorney.

Before: Srinivasan, Chief Judge, Millett, Circuit Judge, and Tatel, Senior Circuit Judge.


On October 29, 2018, 189 people boarded a Boeing 737 MAX airplane in Jakarta, Indonesia. A few minutes after takeoff, the plane crashed. No one survived. Five months later, 157 people aboard a 737 MAX in Ethiopia suffered the same fate. The Federal Aviation Administration then grounded the 737 MAX, prompting modifications...

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