FAA Extends Comment Period on Hangar-use Policy Proposal
The FAA extended until October 6 the comment period for its proposalto clarify the agency’s policy that hangars are to be used only for storage or maintenance of aircraft. Compliance inspections have...
View ArticleUnapproved Parts Notification Issued for Dukes Aerospace
The FAA Van Nuys FSDO has named Dukes Aerospace of Northridge, Calif., in an Unapproved Parts Notification advising “all aircraft owners, operators, manufacturers, maintenance organizations, and parts...
View ArticleEthiopia Achieves Level-one Safety Status
The FAA granted the Ethiopian Civil Aviation Authority category-one safety status last week after conducting inspections to ICAO standards of the country’s aviation infrastructure and regulatory...
View ArticleICAO Task Force Assesses Conflict-zone Risks
The task force set up in early August by the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) to assess risks to aircraft operating in conflict zones has defined a work program with two immediate...
View ArticleFAA Approves UAS Exemptions for Movie Industry
The FAA’s September 26 approval of a half dozen exemptions for some TV and film production companies to operate unmanned aerial systems (UAS) stopped just short of complete approval of those operations...
View ArticleEASA Supports ASTM Progress in CS/Part 23 Rewrite
The rewrite of the EASA’s CS-23 and the FAA’ s Part 23 rules (known as the “CS/Part 23 Reorganization” initiative) is taking shape, and at a workshop last month in Brussels European authorities...
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FAA Faces $5 Billion Deficit in Next Decade, Official Warns
The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration has no choice but to cut the services it provides or raise more money over the next decade, according to an FAA executive involved in planning the agency’s next...
View ArticleEmbraer Legacy 500 Sim To Soon Be Online at FlightSafety
FlightSafety International expects its Embraer Legacy 500 simulator to receive FAA and EASA approval by the end of this month. The Legacy 500 simulator recently received level-C qualification from...
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Falcon 7X Completes Testing for 14,470-foot Airport
Dassault recently wrapped up flight-testing that is expected to see its Falcon 7X become the first certified business jet to operate at the world’s highest commercial airport–14,470-foot-high Daocheng...
View ArticleSporty’s Touts ‘Easy’ Approvals for iPad EFBs
Cincinnati, Ohio-based Sporty’s Pilot Shop is highlighted at NBAA 2014 its Sporty’s Easy Approval program for iPad use for Part 91F and Part 135 operators. The program is a simple solution for FAA...
View ArticleIndia Hopes To Regain Category 1 Safety Status
India’s Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) is preparing for another FAA inspection early next month that the South Asian nation hopes will restore the Category 1 safety status the country...
View ArticleFAA Proposes Fix for Aircraft Dispatcher Courses
In a move that could affect business aircraft operations that employ FAA-certified dispatchers, the FAA is proposing a new policy to fix what it sees as a flaw in dispatcher certification courses. The...
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