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
Arnie takes a swing at plans for user fees
Golfing legend Arnold Palmer took a shot at the airlines’ proposal to institute a user fee system to fund the nation’s air traffic system during the conven
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Aviation Leaders United Against User Fees
NBAA president and CEO Ed Bolen joined several aviation leaders on Tuesday at EAA AirVenture in Oshkosh, Wis., to show a united front against aviation user
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Drug Testing Rule Guidance in the Works
The FAA recently hosted representatives from key industry organizations, including the
Regulations and Government
Thousands Ask FAA To Abolish Age 60 Rule
On November 23 the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) will adopt an amendment to increase the age limit for airline pilots to 65, provided an
Charter & Fractional
Sixty-minute Manifest Notification Proposed
In a proposed rule issued Friday, the U.S.
Regulations and Government
Comments Due Monday on Two NPRMs
September 18 is the comment deadline for two separate notices of proposed rulemaking (NPRM).
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Cape Town rules still causing headaches
Seven months after the International Registry of Mobile Assets (IRMA) became effective, the controversial Web-based registry–known colloquially as the Cape
ATC
Canada, Playing Catch-up, Will Mandate TCAS
Transport Canada has proposed a regulatory amendment requiring installation of TCAS-I and TCAS-II, in line with current FAA rules.
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New Rules for Air-tour Operators Move Closer
Controversial FAA regulations that would impose numerous new requirements on air-tour operators are one step closer to publication.
Safety
NTSB Wants Ice Detectors on all Jet Engines
In the aftermath of four dual flameouts involving P&WC JT15D-powered Beechjets, the NTSB on Friday issued an urgent recommendation to help prevent furt
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FAA Cutting Back Mailing ADs and SAIBs
In what it said is “part of our transition to full electronic distribution of ADs and Special Airworthiness Information Bulletins,” the FAA today began imp
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UK To Rule on Foreign Aircraft Registration
The UK Department for Transport expects to publish next month the long-awaited findings of its proposal to set restrictions for foreign-registered aircraft
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In Reason Report Unreasonable?
"Business aviation should support the shift to user fees," urged Reason Foundation director of transportation studies Robert Poole, "if it is part of a com
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Nav Canada Wants Excise Taxes Cut
Canada's private, user-fee-based ATC system–Nav Canada–believes that general aviation operators are double-charged for use of Canada's aviation infrastruct
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Getting the Bird Before It Gets You
A recent study of non-military multi-engine jet aircraft bird encounters over a 30-year period has resulted in proposed revisions to the engine bird ingest
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User fees: Even Washington can’t decide whether user fees make sense
After promising that a new system for funding the FAA would be announced by late last spring, the White House admitted this summer that internal disagreeme
Regulations and Government
New A380 Wake Turbulence Recommendations
The Airbus A380 Wake Vortex Steering Group recently issued new recommendations for A380 wake turbulence spacing.
Regulations and Government
NATA Says Reimbursement Process Daunting Task
The proposed procedure for reimbursing FBOs and other providers of general aviation ground-support services at five airports in the Washington, D.C.
Regulations and Government
Congressional Observer: November 2006
• Congress closed up shop on September 29, and November 13 was set as the date for what might be a lame-duck Congress to reconvene.
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UK likely to issue new rules for offshore registrations
British authorities are expected to decide by mid-February how and when to apply new operating rules to business aircraft registered in the UK’s overseas t
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Europe pushescommercialE-IMC to 2010
More than 15 years after the publication of initial proposals, commercial single-engine operations under instrument meteorological conditions (SE-IMC) coul
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Debate continues: will small jets overburden FAA resources?
The Government Accountability Office (GAO) and the Transportation Department Inspector General are questioning whether the FAA’s safety inspectors and air
Charter & Fractional
Europeans frustrated by DOT access restrictions
European charter operators are expressing increasing frustration about what they have come to regard as anti-competitive restrictions on their ability to f
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Comments sought on an age 65 rule
On November 23 the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) will adopt an amendment to increase the age limit for airline pilots to 65, provided an
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Comment period moved on LGA 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) has been ext
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Sentences Handed Down for Errant Pilots
Former Flight Options pilot Franklin Rodriguez last month was sentenced to 17.5 years in prison after pleading guilty last May to smuggling into the U.S.
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Age 60 rule comes under new scrutiny
With the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) poised to raise the age limit for commercial pilots to 65 effective November 23, the FAA has conv
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Refuse A Drug Test, Lose Your License
The FAA is proposing to amend airman medical standards so that refusing to submit to a required drug or alcohol test carries the same penalty as failing a
Security
Operators Question GPS Shutdown Police
Since it was disclosed late last month that President Bush has directed the Department of Defense to draw up plans for temporarily disabling the
Regulations and Government
International ELT Rules Clarified
Recent input from NBAA and new ICAO documents help clarify international ELT requirements.
