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
…But Extradition to Brazil Unlikely at This Stage
Next step for the pilots is their testimony in the case, scheduled to take place in Brazil on August 27.
Regulations and Government
FAA To Align OEI Rules with EASA
The FAA is proposing to amend one engine inoperative (OEI) rating definitions.
Airports
Changes urged for flights to DCA
District of Columbia congressional delegate Eleanor Holmes Norton (D) used a House aviation subcommittee hearing on the Essential Air Service program (EAS)
Regulations and Government
Alphabets question value of screening for airport workers
House and Senate bills to require all airport employees with access to secure and sterile areas of an airport to undergo metal detection screening in the s
Regulations and Government
Aviation Emissions Likely Kill Hundreds a Year
FAA Administrator Marion Blakey said last month in a speech to an emissions colloquium at ICAO in Quebec that “aircraft greenhouse-gas emissions might beco
Regulations and Government
FAA Issues AD To Address Caravan Icing
The FAA last month released Airworthiness Directive 2007-10-15, which requires that operators of all 765 U.S.-registered Cessna Caravans install low-airspe
Regulations and Government
NBAA, AAAA Protest ATA Airport Ad
A new advertisement sponsored by the Air Transport Association (ATA) and targeted at airline passengers on the CNN Airport Network has NBAA and the Allianc
Regulations and Government
FAA denies exemptions to age-60 rule
As baseball player Yogi Berra supposedly said, “It’s déjà vu all over again.”
The three US Airways pilots who filed a lawsuit in the U.S.
The three US Airways pilots who filed a lawsuit in the U.S.
Regulations and Government
NBAA: user-fee plan losing favor among legislators
Despite heavy lobbying by general aviation groups, a promising effort to have the concept of user fees for ATC services stricken from the Senate’s version
Regulations and Government
AOPA: 25,000 GPS Units Unusable With New Policy
AOPA wrote a letter to the FAA last week saying that if a new policy outlined in Advisory Circular (AC) 90-100A is allowed to remain as it is currently wri
Regulations and Government
AOPA’s Boyer, ATA’s May Square Off on User Fees
In a public debate Tuesday at the Washington Aero Club’s monthly luncheon, AOPA president Phil Boyer and ATA president and CEO James May agreed on many iss
ATC
UK CAA Issues SSR Mode-S Expansion Proposals
Phase One of a proposal by the UK Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) to improve airspace capacity will require aircraft owners in the UK to upgrade to a Second
Regulations and Government
UK: Reduce Exhaust Emissions or Pay
The UK intends to push for carbon dioxide emission trading for aviation while it holds the office of presidency of the European Union for six months, begin
Regulations and Government
New User-fee Bill Changes Narrowly Approved…
At the culmination of two days of intense activity, the Senate purged from its new version of the FAA’s funding bill an amendment that would have stricken
Regulations and Government
…Senate Finance Committee On Deck
The final vote tally of 12-11 against the amendment means that the bill will move to the next step in the Senate with user fees attached.
Regulations and Government
Low-airspeed Warning System Mandated for Caravans
FAA Airworthiness Directive 2007-10-15, e
Regulations and Government
Appeals Court Upholds Naples, Fla. Stage 2 Ban
Both sides claim a measure of victory in last Friday's U.S.
Regulations and Government
FAA Cites "Abuse" and "Waste" at N.Y. Tracon
An FAA investigation of the New York Terminal Radar Approach Control (Tracon) determined that it is "more than adequately staffed for safe operations
Security
Proposed reg changes aimed at streamlining security for bizav
At a conference session here at EBACE this morning, delegates will hear an update on where business aviation stands in relation to long-awaited revisions t
Regulations and Government
Proponents of SE-IMC rules left out in cold
Companies that have long been awaiting European approval for commercial single-engine operations under instrument meteorological conditions (SE-IMC), or at
Regulations and Government
Reaction to New User-fee Bill Swift and Strong
As interested parties begin to delve into the newest FAA funding bill to arrive on Capitol Hill, reaction has been strong.
Regulations and Government
FAA Proposes OEI Standard ‘Harmonization’
The FAA has proposed a number of revisions to the rotorcraft one-eng
Regulations and Government
Europe mulls new rules for aircraft with HUD and EVS
New regulations being developed by Europe’s Joint Aviation Authorities (JAA) may soon enable operators of HUD-equipped aircraft to hand-fly Cat II and Cat
Regulations and Government
Cape Town Treaty to permit registration of aircraft shares
Operators who own a share of a fractional aircraft are to be given the same Cape Town Treaty protection as sole owners have had since March 2006.
Regulations and Government
Comments Due Today on Proposed Changes to Part 61
A Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) seeking to make major changes to Parts 61, 91 and 141 closes for comments today.
ATC
Europe mulls new rules for aircraft with HUD and EVS
New regulations being developed by Europe’s Joint Aviation Authorities (JAA) may soon enable operators of HUD-equipped aircraft to hand-fly Cat II and Cat
Regulations and Government
NTSB Recommends Improved TCAS Failure Warnings
Reacting to last September’s fatal collision of an Embraer Legacy and Boeing 737 over the Amazon jungle, the NTSB yesterday called for improved certificati
