In two recent opinions issued by the District of Columbia Circuit of the United States Court of Appeals the Court addressed the National Transportation Safety Board’s (“NTSB”) seemingly biased attempts to approve two FAA revocation orders against airmen facing intentional falsification claims. The decisions address the defense of lack of intent that each airman asserted in opposition to the FAA’s claim. For a discussion of the cases and their implications for the “lack of intent” defense, please read my article on the topic here.