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
FAA: expect no new regs from crashes
A meeting late last month between the FAA’s top regulatory officials and business aviation interests will likely result in renewed emphasis on new and exis
Regulations and Government
Tyler execs plead guilty to money laundering
Two top executives of Tyler Jet L.L.C.
Regulations and Government
Get well soon
On March 22 comments are due on draft AC 145-RSTP (Repair Station Training Program).
Regulations and Government
Proposed FAA budget slashes agency funding
Last year, the Bush Administration unveiled its proposed “next generation air transportation system” and then cut the FAA’s facilities and equipment (F&E)
Regulations and Government
As major U.S. carriers suffer, so too does the FAA's budget
by John Sheridan
Last month, FAA COO Russell Chew told a standing-room-only audience at the annual conference of the U.S.
Last month, FAA COO Russell Chew told a standing-room-only audience at the annual conference of the U.S.
Regulations and Government
New Guidelines for Preflight CVR Testing
The FAA recently issued revised guidance for daily preflight checks of cockpit voice recorders to ensure that the system is functioning properly.
Regulations and Government
Rule Would Ease Foreign Aircraft Ops
A proposed rule would allow non-commercial operations of U.S.-registered aircraft owned by a company not considered a U.S.
Safety
NTSB Wants Flight-check Failure Limits
The NTSB has asked the FAA to limit the number of times a pilot can fail a checkride and questioned whether the existing requirements of providing addition
ATC
Eurocontrol postpones deadline for ELS mode-S implementation
Europe’s ambitious program to introduce mode-S surveillance datalink technology has once again been rescheduled to account for operational and technical di
ATC
Will ADS-B be the next big FAA equipment mandate?
When the idea was initially being explored a number of years ago, FAA planners saw a use for automatic dependent surveillance-broadcast (ADS-B) only in Ala
Regulations and Government
Taiwan to lift ownership Ban
Taiwan’s government is expected to lift a long-standing prohibition of private aircraft ownership in the first quarter of next year.
Airports
Comments due on JAC’S noise program
The FAA plans to rule on the noise-compatibility program proposed for Wyoming’s Jackson Hole Airport (JAC) by May 17.
Regulations and Government
Unpopular ski-country STMP now in effect
Pilots flying into Colorado’s ski-country airports are already aware of the controversial special traffic-management program (STMP) for filing for slots in
Regulations and Government
JOBS Act limits corporate deductions
While general aviation interests hailed the tax law that extended the deadline for the 50-percent accelerated bonus-depreciation allowance for business air
Regulations and Government
FAA proposes SIC pilot type rating
Pilots serving as second-in-command (SIC) would be eligible to apply for an SIC type rating without any additional training required, under an FAA notice o
Regulations and Government
GAO Criticizes FAA Designee Oversight Efforts
Inconsistent and incomplete FAA oversight of its designee programs limits the agency’s ability to ensure designees perform their work according to federal
Regulations and Government
Working group to address Grand Canyon noise issue
In 1987 the National Parks Overflights Act mandated substantial restoration of “natural quiet” at Grand Canyon National Park.
Regulations and Government
Washington Report: NATCA and FAA Sign Contract Extension
Following an acrimonious battle between the FAA and the National Air Traffic Controllers Association over the recently passed FAA reauthorization bill and
Regulations and Government
Washington Report: FAA Names New CFO Bloom
Former Pentagon official Thomas Bloom has been named CFO of the FAA, overseeing the agency’s $14 billion operating budget, as well as the development and F
Regulations and Government
Washington Report: Aerospace Group Gets Results
While Congress has acted on several recommendations from the Commission on the Future of the U.S.
Regulations and Government
Congressional Observer: January 2004
• H.R.2115, the “Flight 100-Century of Aviation Revitalization Act” introduced in May by Rep.
Aircraft
Gulfstream 350 Receives FAA Approval
The FAA last month awarded type certification to the Gulfstream 350, an upgraded version of the previously manufactured G300.
Regulations and Government
Ruling allows EVS use to go below minimums
In a landmark decision, the FAA has adopted a final rule allowing the use of HUD-based enhanced vision systems (EVS) for descent below published instrument
Regulations and Government
Congressional Observer: April 2005
Beginning in mid-February, Congress took a couple of weeks off and returned to business in early March.
Regulations and Government
FAA Designee program to be overhauled
The FAA proposes replacing the current designee program with a new one that expands the functions that designees may perform, permits non-FAA-certified ind
Charter & Fractional
Trial date set for pilots vs Flight Options
A May 11 trial date has been set for the start of a lawsuit in which four former Flight Options pilots allege they were fired because of their union-organi
Regulations and Government
Appropriations bill leaves out GA relief
The 2004 Omnibus Appropriations Bill passed by the Senate last month failed to include funding for general aviation relief authorized by Vision 100–The Cen
Regulations and Government
GAMA seeks extension for bonus depreciation
The General Aviation Manufacturers Association has launched a campaign to extend the accelerated-depreciation schedule on new capital equipment–including b
