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Regulatory deadlines approaching in the coming months.

All three winners for the Northeast AAAE Balchen/Post Awards for outstanding achievement in airport snow/ice control went to MassPort airports.

The FAA has updated its "Lessons Learned" safety library with six new modules detailing additional historically significant accidents.

FAA amends rule on the basis of a negative comment.

New rules would apply to multi-engine jet operations.

Mandates taking effect in the next year and beyond.

Fatalities in turbine business airplane accidents dropped 37 percent, to 17 in the first three months of this year from 27 in the same period last year.

A calendar of important compliance deadlines.

Proposal addresses lack of regulatory operational framework for non-commercial operations performed by air operator certificate holders.

According to the recent study, the annual contribution of Norwood totals more than $52 million.

Agency recommends SOPs for aircrew to determine a point after touchdown where a go-around will not be initiated.

Under Part 16, grievances can be submitted for alleged violations of fair and equal treatment of all users at airports that receive FAA grants.

The company’s Chevy Tahoe is outfitted as a mobile central receive site for helicopter video downlinks.

Policy stipulates datalink recording requirements apply to aircraft manufactured since Dec. 6, 2010.

The company’s Chevy Tahoe is outfitted as a mobile central receive site for helicopter video downlinks.

Upcoming mandates: within six months, within 12 months and beyond 12 months.

Proposal aims to extend performance based navigation (procedures beyond the 24 European Union airports required by the Pilot Common Project Regulation.

Upcoming regulations for the next year and beyond

Agency says discrepancies “can lead to a loss of separation and an increase in workload for ATC and flight crews.”

However, fatal accidents and the number of fatalities for business turboprop operations worldwide dropped in 2014.

Deadlines approaching within six month, 12 months and beyond 12 months.

New standards designed to protect fuel tanks from explosions.

New ATD rule follows the issuance of hundreds of letters of authorization.

Regulations that affect operators

Comments on the FAA proposal are due December 10.

New petition requests exemptions from IFR altitude rules of FAR 91.177 and 91.179.

Onboard fire extinguishers would be affected by proposal, though halon extinguishers would still be used for APUs and engines.

Amendment would apply to both currently manufactured and newly certified aircraft.

Aviation safety priorities include data input errors, non-controlled airport operations, approaches and underreporting of accident/incidents.

Agency says that lack of a policy “has led to a wide range of inconsistencies with respect to individual course approvals.”