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
Comment Period Extended on Repair Station Proposal
The FAA announced today a 45-day extension to the comment period on a notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) for repair stations that would revise the system
Regulations and Government
Associations Urge Feds To Delay Fuel Tax Revision
NBAA, the National Air Transportation Association and General Aviation Manufacturers Association recently urged the Department of Treasury to suspend the c
Regulations and Government
Bizav Groups Laud Action To Shelve New Tax Rules
Business aviation lobbyists yesterday applauded recent action taken by Republican lawmakers to shelve new tax rules in the 2005 Highway Bill designed to di
Regulations and Government
Action Taken To Narrow Scope of Insulation Rule
The FAA has issued clarifying bulletins, set up a team of specialists that can be contacted 24/7 and is considering amending its controversial rule upgradi
Regulations and Government
FAA Funding Scheme Greeted Coolly on Capitol Hill
With one congressman calling it “dead on arrival,” the FAA yesterday released its new proposal for financing the agency over the next 10 years, a plan that
Regulations and Government
Possible Mis-wiring Prompts Citation AD Proposal
A single report of a mis-wired APU fire-extinguishing bottle on a Citation X (Model 750) has prompted a proposed AD to require placing identification sleev
Regulations and Government
Corporate Airliners Affected by Fuel Tank Proposal
Large transport airplanes operated under Parts 91, 121 and 125 are the subject of an extensive proposal that realigns the design, installation and maintena
Regulations and Government
Boeing Gets FDR Comment Period Extended
Responding to a request by Boeing, the FAA has extended the comment deadline from today to April 16 on its proposal amending digital flight data recorder (
Regulations and Government
Hazmat Training Rules Revised
Part 135 on-demand operators and Part 145 repair stations will soon be
affected by revised hazardous materials transportation training requirements.
affected by revised hazardous materials transportation training requirements.
Regulations and Government
Overhaul of FAA Designee Program Concluded
Effective November 14, the FAA will implement its organization delegation authorization (ODA) program that will replace the current designee program.
Regulations and Government
New Rules Aim To Ensure Airworthy Parts
Regulations will go into effect October 17 to help ensure that replacement parts are airworthy.
Regulations and Government
FAA Takes Up Cause To End Fuel Tax Changes
Business aviation groups welcomed a letter from the FAA assistant administrator for aviation policy to the commissioner of the Internal Revenue Service ask
Maintenance and Modifications
NY nixes aircraft maintenance and storage tax
The New York Aviation Management Association and the Long Island Business Aviation Association, with support from NBAA, were instrumental in having legisla
Regulations and Government
Some Proposed Part 61 Changes Significant
The FAA issued a notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) yesterday that seeks to update, modify and clarify Parts 61 and 141, the sections devoted to pilot an
Regulations and Government
Final Rules Retain Part 91 Air-tour Operators
The FAA’s final rules on air-tour operators, scheduled to be published next Tuesday, ease some of the more controversial requirements that were part of the
Regulations and Government
GA Will Continue To Pay at the Pump in FY08
The Bush Administration is requesting $14.1 billion to run the FAA in Fiscal Year 2008 (beginning October 1), with general aviation–and in particular busin
Safety
Lockheed Asks FAA To Issue JetStar ADs
As the maintenance paperwork trail on the Lockheed JetStar has wound its way from the Atlanta manufacturer to the FAA’s Transport Aircraft Certification br
Regulations and Government
Italian Pilots Cleared
An Italian military tribunal has thrown out cowardice charges against four pilots who refused to fly in Iraq because of the poor state of their helicopters
Regulations and Government
FAA bites $600 million bullet, orders more WAAS satellites
While the FAA’s current WAAS network offers equipped users with improved GPS performance across the continental U.S.
Regulations and Government
TSA mute on who wanted $20.8M for D.C. ADS-Bs
Ten days before the January 20 Presidential inauguration, the FAA issued a six-page national security flight advisory describing airspace restrictions surr
Regulations and Government
Brazilian government may approve Civil Aviation Authority this year
Nearly six years after the creation of a civilian-run aviation agency was first proposed, Brazil’s civil aviation authority, Agência Nacional de Aviação Ci
Regulations and Government
Abag attacks taxes and access issues
Brazil’s business aviation association has a lot more to celebrate this year than it did 12 months ago, with growing demand for aircraft and solid financia
ATC
FAA prepares to meet airspace challenges
While Transportation Secretary Norman Mineta has promised that the government will not stand in the way of innovative aviation ideas, at a January meeting
Regulations and Government
Accident spurs town to chip in for tree removal
The FAA and the state of Connecticut were willing to pay 97 percent of the $4.5 million price tag to have trees removed from around Danbury Municipal Airpo
Regulations and Government
Advice for using customs at TEB
International operators arriving at Teterboro Airport (TEB), N.J., are urged to choose the customs clearance facility closest to their final ground destina
Regulations and Government
Expect Customs Diversions during ‘High’ Alerts
Some international business jet flights bound for three New York-area satellite airports were diverted to Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR) to cle
Regulations and Government
Comment Period Extended on Proposed Air-tour Changes
Interested parties will have more time to comment on the FAA’s proposal to require all air-tour operators to be certified under air carrier regulations.
Regulations and Government
New Service Difficulty Reporting Rules Delayed Again
Revisions to the service difficulty reporting (SDR) requirements in FAR Parts 121, 135 and 145 (air carriers and repair stations) set to have gone into eff
Safety
Agencies Fault Seat-belt Buckles and Attachments
Thousands of seat-belt buckles and attachments installed in airliners and corporate jets are the subject of two separate recommendations.
