The FAA started 2019 off in a big way, releasing two major UAS rulemakings on the same day. The public notice and comment period for both rules is now closed, and it is interesting to see what the public thinks of these proposals.
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NTSB and Commercial Space: The Final Frontier
On March 6, Representative Garret Graves of Louisiana introduced H.R. 1562, the Commercial Space Transportation Safety Act of 2019. The bill’s text, which became available only recently, indicates that its main purpose is “to provide certain authority to the National Transportation Safety Board to investigate commercial space transportation accidents.”
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Thank You for Attending Our Safety Act Webinar
Thank you to those of you who joined us today for our ongoing Aviation Webinar Series, with this edition focusing on the Safety Act.
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Aviation Symposium Webinar Series: The Lessons of Ethiopian Airlines…So Far
If you are in the aviation industry and operate internationally (airlines, charter operators), your product is used outside the United States, (OEMs, component manufacturers), or you have a presence outside the United States (MROs), you cannot afford to miss this webinar.
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FAA – ASAP Takes a Giant Step Forward
The FAA is continuing its focus on the safety of Part 135 operations. The FAA has announced that one of the most successful safety initiatives, the Aviation Safety Action Program (“ASAP”), will be streamlined and fully extended to cover Part 135 operators.
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The Feds Turn the Spotlight On Part 135 Operators
In issuing its 2019-2020 Most Wanted List of Transportation Safety Improvements last month and in holding a recent public meeting, the National Transportation Safety Board has renewed its efforts in identifying safety gaps in Part 135 [Code of Federal Regulations, title 14, Part 135] aviation operations and recommending actions that the Federal Aviation Administration and Part 135 operators to eliminate preventable crashes.
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