Business & GAHuerta Gives Final NBAA-BACE Speech as FAA Admin As Michael Huerta’s term as FAA administrator draws to a close, he addressed the National Business Aviation Association as such one last time during the Business Aviation Convention & Exposition in Las…
Regulation30 ADS-B Questions You Should Know How to Answer As the business and general aviation industry gathers in Las Vegas for the annual NBAA business aviation conference and exhibition the week of Oct. 9, the FAA estimates that there are still…
RegulationEASA, FAA Sign Reach Milestone in Validation Improvement Road Map EASA and the FAA have signed Revision 6 to the Technical Implementation Procedures for airworthiness and environmental certification, EASA said. It was signed Sept. 22 during the Certification Management Meeting held in…
RegulationDrones Get New Seat on FAA Advisory Council The FAA’s Management Advisory Council now has seven new members, U.S. Transportation Department Secretary Elaine L. Chao announced Thursday. Council members are charged with advising the FAA’s senior management on policy, spending,…
CommercialFAA Supports Hurricane Maria Relief Efforts in Puerto Rico The FAA said it is supporting more than 12 commercial passenger flights per day at Luis Munoz Marin International Airport in support of Hurricane Maria relief efforts in Puerto Rico. According to…
RegulationFAA’s Final Rule on GA Airworthiness Standards Becomes Effective A December 2016 final rule overhauling airworthiness standards for general aviation airplanes officially went into effect Aug. 30, the FAA said. It said it expects the rule “will enable faster installation of…
ATM ModernizationFAA Retires National Weather Service Area Forecast The FAA is retiring the National Weather Service Area Forecast for the contiguous U.S., the FAA said in an Information for Operators (InFO), as the service is transitioning to the Graphical Forecast for…
RegulationFAA Makes Changes at SFO in Wake of July Incident, Reports Say The FAA has changed night landing procedures at San Francisco International Airport, multiple news outlets have reported. This follows a July incident, in which the NTSB said an Air Canada Airbus A320…
Business & GAFAA, FCC Investigating Misuse of 'Mayday' Frequency The FAA and Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Enforcement Bureau are investigating the misuse of the frequency 121.5 MHz, according to the National Business Aviation Association (NBAA). Commonly known as the “Mayday” frequency,…
Embedded AvionicsUniversal Avionics Receives TSO Authorization for Display System Universal Avionics has received FAA technical standard order authorization for its InSight Display System, the company said. InSight is designed with open architecture, giving it the ability to support multiple interfaces. System…
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