Regulations and Government
News about bills, laws, regulations and other governmental decisions affecting aviation and aerospace. Topics include FAA re-authorizations, taxes on fuel and aviation activities, environmental legislation, ICAO decisions, governmental mediation of labor conflicts and World Trade Organization disputes and decisions.
Regulations and Government
DOT Review Team Points the Way to FAA
The Department of Transportation yesterday publicly released an Independent Review Team report summarizing its study of the FAA’s safety culture, including
ATC
FAA Awards ATC Training Contract to Raytheon
The FAA on Tuesday awarded a $437 million contract to Raytheon to support the agency in training air traffic controllers.
Security
FAA Must Pay in Lost Case Against Corporate Pilots
The NTSB’s chief administrative law judge on September 3 ordered the FAA to pay $12,475 in attorney fees and expenses to two pilots, whom the Agency had ac
Regulations and Government
Quiet, Please
The full House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee has passed a bill that would ban in-flight cellphone use on U.S.
Regulations and Government
Congressional Observer: September 2008
• When the dog days of August arrived, Congress adjourned for five weeks, leaving a number of major bills hanging fire.
Regulations and Government
Settlement Reached in 1996 Gulfstream IV Accident
Years of litigation over a Gulfstream IV fatal crash at Palwaukee (Ill.) Municipal Airport (since renamed Chicago Executive Airport) in October 1996 finall
Regulations and Government
Torqued - Mechanics: brush up on mandated procedures
In the recent past I have written about the importance of mechanics following the procedures contained in the appropriate manuals for whatever task that ne
Regulations and Government
GA braces for more stringent security rules
With the end-of-summer political conventions set for Minneapolis and Denver, the FAA transferred the general aviation security program designed for access
Regulations and Government
Inaction reigns on FAA $$ plan
With Congress out of town on vacation, FAA reauthorization and the question of user fees remained in limbo.
The FAA has been operating on fundin
The FAA has been operating on fundin
Safety
NATA Miffed at FAA over Landing Performance ARC
In a letter sent on Wednesday to FAA Flight Standards Service director James Ballough, the National Air Transportation Association (NATA) conveyed its conc
Regulations and Government
As scrutiny intensifies, Sturgell defends FAA cooperative programs
Speaking at this year’s EAA AirVenture, acting FAA Administrator Bobby Sturgell defended the track record of various agency-industry cooperative safety and
Regulations and Government
Bill proposes distance between airlines and FAA regulators
The House of Representatives on July 22 unanimously approved a bipartisan aviation bill that tightens the FAA’s airline maintenance oversight procedures an
Safety
AD propsed to end JT15D flameouts
The FAA and Pratt & Whitney Canada believe they have found the cause of at least three high-
altitude, dual-engine flameouts on Pratt & Whitney Canada
altitude, dual-engine flameouts on Pratt & Whitney Canada
Regulations and Government
As industry puts pressure on, Russia lowers aircraft taxes
In some respects Russia’s development has followed a pattern familiar to Westerners, but that is not true for its business aviation industry.
Regulations and Government
Authors: GA to blame for airport congestion
“Business jets pose a serious problem for the future of the aviation system,” writes George Donohue in Terminal Chaos: Why U.S.
Regulations and Government
FAA Extends Medical Durations
The FAA has extended the duration of third-class medicals from 36 calendar months to 60 calendar months (five years) and first-class medicals from six cale
Regulations and Government
Rosenker’s leadership of Safety Board extended
President Bush has appointed Mark Rosenker vice chairman of the NTSB for a two-year term that began August 9.
Regulations and Government
FAA: PMA parts are as good as OEM parts
The FAA recently stopped short of chiding OEMs for threatening to invalidate warranties if FAA-approved PMA (parts manufacturing approval) parts are used i
Regulations and Government
RAA criticizes plans for DOT slot auctions
The DOT’s plan to auction a single round-trip slot at Newark Liberty International Airport on September 3 sets a perilous precedent U.S.
Regulations and Government
FAA temporarily halts foreign repair station certifications
If you’ve ever suspected that the right hand doesn’t know what the left is doing in Washington, Congress and the Transportation Security Administration (TS
Regulations and Government
NBAA, NATA Lament Reduction in LGA Slots
In response to the FAA’s decision last week to reduce the number of hourly slots availa
Regulations and Government
EASA OKs 100-foot DH for EVS-equipped Gulfstreams
Gulfstream pilots flying in Europe with the Kollsman enhanced-vision system (EVS) are now permitted to descend below published instrument approach minimums
Regulations and Government
NATA: Varied FAR Interpretations Pose Real Cost
The National Air Transportation Association (NATA) said a survey it recently completed quantifies aircraft operators’ costs of inconsistent FAA regulatory
Charter & Fractional
FAA Subpoena Seeks Info from Sentient Leaders
The FAA on August 12 issued subpoenas seeking documents from Sentient Jet Holdings and executives at the charter/management, jet card and business aviation
Regulations and Government
GA Bracing for New Security Rules
A story in Monday’s USA Today that reported the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) is working on “a massive expansion” of aviation security rules
