"It, Being Dead, Yet Speaketh" 1: The Recodification of the Federal Aviation Act of 1958

Textual differences with potentially substantive consequences linger, and the courts have not provided clear guidance as to whether conflicts should be resolved in favor of the pre-1994 or post-1994 language. [...]when aviation law matters turn on specific statutory phraseology, practitioners must consult both the current and the repealed law-and be prepared for a quagmire if there are any differences.