Journal of Air Law and Commerce Volume 83 | Issue 2 Article 2 2018 Recent Developments In Aviation Law Justin V. Lee Jackson Walker,
[email protected] Follow this and additional works at: https://scholar.smu.edu/jalc Part of the Air and Space Law Commons, Civil Procedure Commons, and the Legislation Commons Recommended Citation Justin V. Lee, Recent Developments In Aviation Law, 83 J. Air L. & Com. 193 (2018) https://scholar.smu.edu/jalc/vol83/iss2/2 This Article is brought to you for free and open access by the Law Journals at SMU Scholar. It has been accepted for inclusion in Journal of Air Law and Commerce by an authorized administrator of SMU Scholar. For more information, please visit http://digitalrepository.smu.edu. RECENT DEVELOPMENTS IN AVIATION LAW JUSTIN V. LEE* TABLE OF CONTENTS I. FEDERAL AVIATION ACT ........................ 195 A. SAFETY-RELATED CLAIMS ........................ 195 1. Register v. United Airlines, Inc............. 195 B. EMBARKING AND DISEMBARKING ................. 196 1. Okeke-Henry v. Southwest Airlines, Co. 196 C. FIELD PREEMPTION .............................. 197 1. Estate of Becker v. Avco Corp.............. 197 II. GENERAL AVIATION REVITALIZATION ACT . 198 A. SNIDER V. STERLING AIRWAYS, INC. .............. 198 B. INTACT INSURANCE CO. V. PIPER AIRCRAFT CORP. IRREVOCABLE TRUST ............................ 199 III. AIRLINE DEREGULATION ACT .................. 200 A. PREEMPTION OF STATE LAW CLAIMS ............. 200 1. Hickcox-Huffman v. US Airways, Inc. ...... 200 B. WHAT CONSTITUTES A SERVICE?................. 201 1. Fawemimo v. American Airlines, Inc. ...... 201 2. Hekmat v. U.S. Transportation Security Administration ............................. 202 3. Shin v. American Airlines Group, Inc. ..... 203 4. Watson v. Air Methods Corp. .............. 204 C. PREEMPTION OF STATE REGULATORY SCHEMES ..