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
Final rule solidifies January 2055 DRVSM
DRVSM will commence as proposed on Jan.
Charter & Fractional
Association Meets With French on Fractional Issues
During a meeting last month with French aviation officials, the National Air Transportation Association reiterated its position that regardless of how Fran
Regulations and Government
Manufacturers Ask FAA To Update SST Flight Rules
The FAA’s rules are a “barrier to the development and application of supersonic technologies in advanced general aviation aircraft,” said the General Aviat
Airports
2nd suit filed in VNY noise dispute
XtraJet, a Santa Monica, Calif.-based charter firm, has become the second operator to be sued by the Los Angeles Board of Airport Commissioners for alleged
Regulations and Government
NTSB Wants Visibility Limits on Position and Hold
The NTSB has asked the FAA to “explicitly prohibit” position and hold clearances at the intersections of active runways during low-visibility conditions an
Security
9/11 Panel To Subpoena Documents from the FAA
The commission investigating the 9/11 terror attacks is subpoenaing documents it says the FAA has withheld.
Maintenance and Modifications
FAA Wants Pitot Probes Replaced on Hawker 800XP
A proposed AD would mandate replacing the pitot probes on nearly 160 U.S.-registered Hawker 800XPs because of reports that they have frozen above FL290, ca
Regulations and Government
User Fees a Hot-button Topic at NBAA’07
Not surprisingly, talk of user fees dominated at NBAA’07 as aviation leaders laid out their strategy for countering airline tactics aimed at shifting more
Regulations and Government
User fee debate may run into next year or beyond
“In Washington, D.C., no bad idea ever dies,” National Association of State Aviation Officials president and CEO Henry Ogrodzinski said of aviation user fe
Regulations and Government
FAA awaits new funding authorization
While many NBAA members were in Atlanta partaking of the association’s recent convention, senior vice president of operations Steve Brown was in Washington
Regulations and Government
GA requests more time for comments on customs rule
While AOPA seeks an extension on the comment period for new security rules for private aircraft arriving and departing the U.S., NBAA released the “U.S.
Regulations and Government
Association Challenges Notam Language
AOPA has expressed alarm about new notam language that says pilots could be subject to criminal penalties for violations of TFRs and other security airspac
Regulations and Government
Bill proposes to detangle fuel-tax collection system
The Senate Finance Committee has approved a bill that would repeal the onerous “fuel fraud” provision enacted into law as part of the 2005 Highway Bill.
Regulations and Government
Sturgell nominated to head FAA
Industry reaction has been mostly positive to President Bush’s nomination of acting FAA Administrator Bobby Sturgell to a five-year term to lead the agency
Regulations and Government
Will FAA Bill Pass This Year? Flip a Coin…
“In Washington, D.C., no bad idea ever dies,” National Association of State Aviation Officials president and CEO Henry Ogrodzinski said of aviation user fe
Regulations and Government
FAA, Natca Differ On Controller Staffing Stats
The ink was scarcely dry on an FAA press release about successfully hiring new controllers when the National Air Traffic Controllers Association (Natca) sa
Regulations and Government
FAA Orders Better Bird Ingestion Tolerance for Turbines
Beginning next month, engine manufacturers seeking FAA type certification for new turbine designs with inlet areas greater than 2.5 square meters (roughly
Regulations and Government
Simultaneous Runway Use Circular Released
The FAA has released Advisory Circular 90-98, “Simultaneous Closely Spaced Parallel (SCSP) Operations at Airports Using Precision Runway Monitoring (PRM) S
Regulations and Government
More Than 615 Comments on License-Yanking Rule
More than 615 comments–the great majority negative–were submitted on rules adopted in January that permit the FAA to immediately suspend or revoke the airm
Regulations and Government
TCAS Rule Revised To Include Cargo Airplanes
Virtually all cargo-dedicated airplanes will be required to have traffic alert and collision avoidance systems type II (TCAS II) installed by December 31 n
Regulations and Government
Revised Advisory on Icing Open for Comments
Comments are due May 10 on a draft advisory circular on icing certification that is intended to update a 32-year-old document.
Regulations and Government
DOT top cop blasts FAA business practices
Reporting to Congress on the state of the FAA, DOT inspector general Kenneth Mead–the department’s program and fiscal watchdog– didn’t mince words in his a
ATC
Bill Introduced to Prevent ATC Privatization
A bipartisan team of representatives last month introduced H.R.1711, legislation that would prohibit the privatization or contracting out of the nation’s A
Regulations and Government
Congressional Observer: June 2003
Congress recessed for 16 days in mid-April and when it returned, the major issues facing both houses were President Bush’s proposal for $726 billion in tax
Regulations and Government
Clock is ticking for FAR Part 60 simulator rules
The FAA’s proposed Part 60 “Flight Simulation Device Initial and Continuing Qualification and Use” continues slowly on its journey toward implementation, b
Regulations and Government
CAE SimuFlite Expands Gulfstream, Helo Training
All holders of Part 135 certificates would be required to have an FAA-approved training program for handling designated hazardous materials, whether or not
Regulations and Government
Hazmat Rule Proposed To Include All Part 135s
All holders of Part 135 certificates would be required to have an FAA-approved training program for handling designated hazardous materials, whether or not
Regulations and Government
FAA funding headed for President’s OK
By the middle of last month, both houses of Congress had given preliminary approval to separate legislation that would reauthorize appropriations for the F
Regulations and Government
Legislation Would Allow Air Taxis Back into DCA
The House subcommittee on aviation late last month signed off on the Aviation Security Technical Corrections and Improvement Act, legislation that would re
Regulations and Government
NBAA Troubled by Delays in Background Checks
In a letter sent in late April to U.S.
