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
Brazilian ATC Chief Replaced
In the wake of the September 29 midair in Brazil between an Embraer Legacy 600 and a Gol Airlines 737 and the subsequent disruptions in ATC services that h
Regulations and Government
Imported Fruit and Vegetable Inspections Delayed
The effective date has been delayed to March 1 for the Department of Agriculture’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (Aphis) interim rule that eli
Regulations and Government
DOT IG Responds to ATC Outages in California
In a November 7 response to a request by Sen.
Regulations and Government
Proposal Aims To Improve DFDR Information
The FAA is proposing to amend the digital flight data recorder (DFDR) regulations of Parts 121 and 135 to prohibit filtering of original parameter sensor s
Regulations and Government
Crash Report Clarifies Canada Caravan Ops
Canada’s Transportation Safety Board (TSB) released the final report on the fatal icing-related crash of a Cessna 208 Caravan on Oct.
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Security rules tighter for some European operations
Business aviation, long a bastion from the sometimes unfathomable airline security rules, is now facing similar regulations in some European Union countrie
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FAA Safety Office Gets ISO 9001
The FAA’s office of aviation safety has been recognized as the first federal agency to achieve certification to the International Organization for Standard
Regulations and Government
Congressional Observer: December 2006
• Election Day results delivered a knockout blow to Republican hopes of retaining the majority in the House of Representatives and the Senate.
Regulations and Government
New ICAO retirement age fuels debate about U.S. rule
The FAA aviation rulemaking committee (ARC) on the age-60 retirement issue had not completed its work at press time, but the new International Civil Aviati
Regulations and Government
Comment Window To Close on Slot NPRM
The comment period on a proposal to continue the reservation and slot program under the high-density rule at New York La Guardia Airport (LGA) closes Decem
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FAA consolidates and updates sim requirements
The FAA has adopted its four-year-old proposed rule to revise simulator and flight training device (FTD) requirements and consolidate them into a new FAR P
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Drug/Alcohol Testing Rate Unchanged
The FAA has determined that the minimum random drug and alcohol testing percentage rates for next year will remain at 25 percent of safety-sensitive employ
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Alphabets bring user-fee case to AOPA
At the AOPA Convention in Palm Springs, Calif., last month, the specter of user fees cast its long shadow over operators and potential operators of the new
Regulations and Government
NTSB wants action to ensure restarts
Manufacturers should be required to determine if engine restart capability exists after high-power, high-altitude flameouts, according to the NTSB.
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
