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
Proponents of SE-IMC rules left out in cold
Companies that have long been awaiting European approval for commercial single-engine operations under instrument meteorological conditions (SE-IMC), or at
Regulations and Government
Reaction to New User-fee Bill Swift and Strong
As interested parties begin to delve into the newest FAA funding bill to arrive on Capitol Hill, reaction has been strong.
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FAA Proposes OEI Standard ‘Harmonization’
The FAA has proposed a number of revisions to the rotorcraft one-eng
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Europe mulls new rules for aircraft with HUD and EVS
New regulations being developed by Europe’s Joint Aviation Authorities (JAA) may soon enable operators of HUD-equipped aircraft to hand-fly Cat II and Cat
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Cape Town Treaty to permit registration of aircraft shares
Operators who own a share of a fractional aircraft are to be given the same Cape Town Treaty protection as sole owners have had since March 2006.
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Comments Due Today on Proposed Changes to Part 61
A Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) seeking to make major changes to Parts 61, 91 and 141 closes for comments today.
ATC
Europe mulls new rules for aircraft with HUD and EVS
New regulations being developed by Europe’s Joint Aviation Authorities (JAA) may soon enable operators of HUD-equipped aircraft to hand-fly Cat II and Cat
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NTSB Recommends Improved TCAS Failure Warnings
Reacting to last September’s fatal collision of an Embraer Legacy and Boeing 737 over the Amazon jungle, the NTSB yesterday called for improved certificati
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Comments Due on Definition of Known Icing
Comments are due today on an FAA draft letter of interpretation released April 3 on the meaning of the term “known icing conditions.” At press time, 82 com
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No consensus yet on Grand Canyon ‘natural quiet’
In August 1987 the National Parks Overflight Act (NPOA) mandated that the FAA and National Parks Service (NPS) work together to achieve “substantial restor
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NextGen ATC Lacks ‘Urgency’
Aerospace Industries Association president and CEO John Douglass warned Congress that government agencies must redouble efforts to develop the nation’s nex
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Group Seeks Ban on Noisy Bizjets
A group of airports, local governments and residents asked Congress to order the complete phase-out of all Stage 1 and Stage 2 aircraft in the new FAA reau
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Congressional Observer: May 2007
• At the end of March, lawmakers took a spring break that ended in mid-April, leaving in a holding pattern approval of House and Senate supplemental emerge
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FAA Proposes Icing Detection System
The FAA issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) last week that, if enacted, would require manufacturers of newly certified transport-category aircraf
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Business aviation and the environment: Business aviation ponders its impact on the environment–and the public perception of that impact
Business aircraft manufacturers and operators had better tackle their environmental image sooner rather than later.
Regulations and Government
FAA Proposes Longer Duration for Medicals
Comments are due June 11 on a proposal from the FAA to increase the duration of first-class and third-class medicals for airmen under the age of 40.
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FAA Might Redefine Known Icing
In an unusual policy step, the FAA sought comments last month on a draft letter of interpretation regarding the meaning of the term “known icing conditions
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Business aviation and the environment: Aviation and climate change: emissions trading plan meets resistance
Europe’s primary weapon against global warming is the Emissions Trading Scheme (EU-ETS), a program rooted in the 1997 Kyoto Protocol.
ATC
Eurocontrol ATM plans to address emissions
New air traffic management plans are one means by which nations can reduce carbon dioxide emissions.
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Legislator wants investigation into pilot medicals
The chairman of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee has called for a hearing later this spring on falsified medical certificates after th
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RAA 2007 special section: Cohen front and center at FAA funding debate
The Regional Airline Association opens the next chapter in its 32-year history this year as new association president Roger Cohen presides over his first R
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FAA Redefines Precipitation Terms
The FAA released official guidance last month regarding ATC’s ability to define and describe precipitation to pilots, including the terms controllers will
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NTSB Marks Major Milestone
On April 1, the NTSB celebrated its 40th anniversary.
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Airline pilots bring age-60 fight to court
Three pilots for US Airways have filed a lawsuit in the U.S.
ATC
FAA mulls Washington ADIZ change
While legislation that would direct the Transportation Security Administration to study the vulnerability of general aviation airports to terrorist acts is
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New ICAO procedures should widen IFR ops
The obstacle clearance panel (OCP), a group of experts in the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO), is designing more suitable IFR procedures f
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FAA Puts Final ATOP in Place
Aircraft flying over the Arctic Ocean can take more direct routes, save fuel and maintain schedules with activation of the FAA’s final Advanced Technologie
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Airlines take user-fee debate to the media
Like two punch-drunk prizefighters locked in a clinch, general aviation and the airlines continue to rain body blows on each other over the pending FAA rea
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Battle heats up in Washington over proposed changes to FAA funding
FAA Administrator Marion Blakey continued her pitch for a new revenue stream for her agency during a speech at the U.S.
