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
Safety Board Comes Out ‘Clean’
The DOT Inspector General office has given an unqualified, or “clean,” opinion of the financial statements of the NTSB following an outside private audit f
Regulations and Government
Cape Town online registry system aims to ease application backlogs
Aviareto, which manages a new global electronic database identifying parties with a financial interest in civil aircraft, has made its system more user-fri
Regulations and Government
EBAA France realigns its agenda
The French chapter of the European Business Aviation Association (EBAA France) is preparing for a restructuring under the leadership of its new president,
Security
Confusion still reigns over bizav security regs
Despite the fact that the UK, at least, has been enforcing the security rules of European Union Framework Regulation 2320 since it was first published in S
Regulations and Government
EC official says emissions trading for bizav should be compulsory
The European Commission (EC) definitely wants to include aviation in the European Union’s Emission Trading Scheme (ETS) to cap the industry’s not-so-minor
Safety
Effect of EU iability insurance hikes lazy
A little over one year has passed since the European Union introduced higher minimum liability insurance requirements for aircraft registered within the EU
Regulations and Government
Flying Group Appeals Court Ruling
After a lower court rejected its lawsuit against Euralair S.A.
Regulations and Government
More Europeans Embracing IS-BAO
Sixty operators have now completed registration under the International Standard for Business Aircraft Operations (IS-BAO), an industry code of best practi
Charter & Fractional
Fractional regs remain contentious
The leadership of the European Business Aviation Association (EBAA) believes it has now reached a workable consensus on the complex and contentious issue o
Charter & Fractional
EBAA Struggles To Get Consensus on Fractional Rules
As the debate within EBAA has raged over the past 12 months, opponents of the IWG-BAO’s recommendations for a European version of the Part 91K rules for fr
Regulations and Government
Part 25 Revision Aimed at Bizjet Interiors
Special requirements for transport-category airplanes used as business/VIP jets are being developed by the FAA.
Aircraft
Operational Limits Proposed for Large Aircraft
Transport aircraft manufacturers, including business jet OEMs, will be required to develop operational limitations for all future Part 25 designs, under a
Regulations and Government
Nav Canada Enacts New and Revised User Fees
A number of changes to service charges have been enacted by Nav Canada, the private corporation that provides the country’s air navigation and ATC services
Regulations and Government
Canada Releases Aviation Strategy Plan
Transport Canada on Thursday released “Flight 2010,” a strategic plan for enhancing the safety levels of the country’s civil aviation sector over the next
Regulations and Government
International ’Priority Service’ Limits Delayed
The FAA postponed until January 1 next year a decision to limit “
Regulations and Government
Honeywell Introduces ’Enhanced’ Apex Cockpit
Described by some Honeywell engineers as the “son of Primus Epic,” the Phoenix company’s Apex integrated avionics system is undergoing a makeover that aims
Regulations and Government
Unrest Persists over Flight Time and Rest Rules
The FAA has been working for years to revise Part 121 and 135 flight time, duty and rest rules, but it’s still not close to issuing new proposals or final
Regulations and Government
Little Time Left To Comment on Tax Proposals
There is still a short time remaining to alert Congress about what NBAA calls “harmful” tax proposals in pending federal legislation.
Regulations and Government
Blakey Reveals More Clues into Possible User Fees
The FAA’s funding stream being tied to the price of an airline ticket is not sufficient or reliable enough to fund the agency and “a new funding mechanism”
Regulations and Government
Obtaining Data from the FAA Is Getting Easier
Over the last several months, the FAA has redesigned its Web site so that it’s easier to use, better or
Regulations and Government
Crandall Says Public Should Pay More of ATC Costs
In the war of words between the airlines and general aviation about who should pay how much for ATC services, Pogo’s Robert Crandall argues that more of th
Regulations and Government
User-fee Issue Makes Front Page of The Wall Street Journal
The verbal sparring over ATC funding and user fees reached the front page of The Wall Street Journal today in a long article, “Why Big Airlines Are
Regulations and Government
Corrective Actions Taken Since Challenger Crash
Within days of the Teterboro Challenger crash and weeks before the NTSB released recommendations as a result of its investigation into the accident, the FA
Regulations and Government
GAO Further Muddles FAA Funding Debate
The Government Accountability Office’s October 30 report “Observations on Potential
Regulations and Government
Refuse a Drug Test and Lose Your License
The FAA yesterday adopted a 2004 notice of proposed rulemaking amending airman medical standards so that a refusal to submit to a required drug or alcohol
Regulations and Government
New York Senate Passes Aircraft Tax Exemption Bill
New York’s state Senate last week passed legislation (S.3655) sponsored by Sen.
Regulations and Government
FAA Proposal Adds Teeth to Obstruction Rule
Rules governing the construction of objectsthat could be an obstruction to safe aircraft operations might get a little more bite.
