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FAA Explains New DUI Policy for Pilots
November 05, 2009
FAA aerospace medical certification division manager Dr. Warren Silberman explained the FAA’s new DUI (driving under the influence or while intoxicated) policy in the latest Federal Air Surgeon’s Medical Bulletin, issued on Tuesday. According to Silberman, pilots who get a DUI and had a blood-alcohol content exceeding 0.15 percent when charged or who...
moreNBAA Speaking Up on Talk of Cockpit PC Ban
November 05, 2009
NBAA is taking a proactive approach to the “possibility of legislation that would restrict laptops, electronic flight bags (EFBs), cellphones and other electronic devices in aircraft cockpits,” association vice president of safety, security and regulation Doug Carr said yesterday. On Tuesday, Senate aviation subcommittee chairman Byron Dorgan (D-N.D.)...
moreBill seeks to limit TSA’s SD authority
November 02, 2009
A bipartisan group of congressmen has introduced a bill that would modify the Transportation Security Administration’s (TSA) authority to issue security directives (SD) without notice or public input.H.R.3678 would amend the U.S. Code so that the TSA could not issue an SD immediately. Instead, the agency would need to submit the SD to the Transportation...
moreCongress to Obama: no user fees in ’11 budget
November 02, 2009
Two powerful members of the House aviation subcommittee are circulating a letter urging President Obama not to include general aviation user fees in the Fiscal Year 2011 budget. Both subcommittee chairman Jerry Costello (D-Ill.) and ranking Republican Thomas Petri (Wis.) advocate maintaining the current mechanism of using fuel taxes to support the Aviation...
moreEBAA ERP Manual Aids ICAO SMS Compliance
November 01, 2009
The European Business Aviation Association (EBAA) is developing an emergency response planning manual for business aircraft owners and operators. The publication is due to be released next month and will be available to EBAA members and any operators based in Europe to help them establish their own emergency response plan (ERP). The manual will cover flight...
moreBizav associations criticize Senate climate-change bill
November 01, 2009
A climate bill introduced in the Senate by Sens. John Kerry (D-Mass.) and Barbara Boxer (D-Calif.) differs from a similar bill narrowly passed by the House of Representatives in June in that it would require the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) administrator to set greenhouse gas emission standards for new aircraft and new aircraft engines.S.1733, the...
moreHouse duty/fatigue bill passes by wide margin
November 01, 2009
The U.S. House of Representatives passed sweeping legislation last month that could profoundly affect how regional airlines do business. H.R. 3371, the Airline Safety and Pilot Training Improvement Act of 2009, passed the House by a vote of 409 to 11. It would require first officers hired by any Part 121 airline to carry an air transport pilot (ATP)...
moreDOT warns about lithium battery dangers
November 01, 2009
The Department of Transportation released a safety advisory in the Federal Register last month warning of potential dangers posed by carrying lithium batteries on board commercial passenger and cargo aircraft.
The Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration, in coordination with the FAA, published the advisory to highlight recent aviation...
moreFAA Updates Parts Certification Rules
November 01, 2009
The FAA published new regulations for manufacturers of aircraft and aviation products that will update and standardize FAA requirements to better align them with the current global manufacturing environment. They will become effective April 14 next year. The intent of these changes is to ensure that aircraft and products and articles designed specifically...
moreFAA: mechanics must update certificate or lose privileges
November 01, 2009
On March 31 last year the FAA added a section to FAR Part 65 regarding airframe and powerplant mechanics’ certificates, but most A&Ps are not aware of it. According to 14 CFR 65.15(d), “Except for temporary certificates issued under §65.13, the holder of a paper certificate issued under this part may not exercise the privileges of that certificate after...
moreComing to America: U.S. aids import of mx workers
November 01, 2009
Here’s an entry worthy of Ripley’s Believe It or Not: in the midst of the Great Recession of 2009, as U.S. jobs evaporate across the country, especially in the airline industry and particularly among skilled maintenance workers, Uncle Sam is working feverishly to fill jobs at domestic repair stations.
Does this mean helping jobless Americans find jobs?...
moreBAE Systems Tells UK Fraud Office: See You in Court, if Necessary
October 26, 2009
After years of investigation, Britain’s Serious Fraud Office (SFO) said it would seek to prosecute BAE Systems “for offenses related to overseas corruption.” The alleged offenses have been widely reported to involve the sales of Gripen fighter aircraft to South Africa and their lease to the Czech Republic (BAE is a partner with Saab in the Gripen...
moreFAA realigns certification regulations
October 22, 2009
The FAA has published new regulations for manufacturers of aircraft and aviation products that will update and standardize FAA requirements to better align them with the current global manufacturing environment. They will become effective April 14, 2010.The agency first issued most of its certification rules in 1964, when a typical business model involved...
moreFAA Releases Final Order on 51-percent Rule
October 22, 2009
The FAA just released the long-awaited final order that revises the amateur-built aircraft certification policy and guidelines for how builders should properly certify every step of the building process (see page 42 of Tuesday’s edition of NBAA Convention News). While changes to the certification policy, better known as the “51-percent rule,” address a...
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