Grand Canyon Air Tour Coalition v. Federal Aviation Admin.

ELR Citation: ELR 20075
No(s). 97-1003 (D.C. Cir. Sep 4, 1998)

The court upholds a Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) rule that was promulgated pursuant to the Overflights Act and designed to reduce aircraft noise from sight-seeing tours in the Grand Canyon National Park. The Act required the Secretary of the Interior, via the National Park Service (NPS), to...