Latest Updates
On 6 Aug. 2010, following an Australian Appeals Tribunal decision, the Civil Aviation Safety Authority released selected documents sought under the Freedom of Information Act to the Australian Licensed Aircraft Engineers Association. more info
The document is the proposal for the amendment of EC 1702/2003–Part 21 to amend the approval process for organizations responsible for the design and production of European light aircraft. more info
The Safety Management Systems Aviation Rulemaking Committee (ARC) published its final report to the FAA regarding suggestions for the implementation of SMS in the United States. more info
This is an update to the June 21, 2010, AEA Regulatory Update: FCC Bans 121.5 MHz ELTs more info
On behalf of the AEA Europe membership, Ric Peri, AEA’s vice president of government and industry affairs, recently attended the first meeting of the B-4 rulemaking working group. The meeting took place in Cologne on 29-30, June. more info
On July 2, 2010, Transport Canada Civil Aviation (TCCA) issued an exemption to relieve AMOs with avionics, instrument and component ratings from the requirements of CAR STD 573.02(11). more info
This is an update to yesterday’s AEA Regulatory Update (June 21, 2010), which reported the Federal Communications Commissions’ actions to prohibit the future certification, manufacture, sale and use of legacy 121.5 MHz emergency locator transmitters. (For additional information about the FCC rule more info
The Federal Communications Commission is prohibiting further certification, manufacture, importation, sale or use of 121.5 MHz emergency locator transmitters. The date of compliance by the FCC has not yet been announced. AEA, along with other Associations’ leadership, is working with the FAA and the FCC to postpone implementation and resolve this issue. AEA will post weekly updates on the website to address this critical issue. more info
On May 28, 2010, the Federal Aviation Administration published the long-awaited ADS-B final rule. This final rule establishes equipage and airspace requirements and performance standards for Automatic Dependant Surveillance-Broadcast (ADS-B) Out. The rule does not address ADS-B In. more info
The Federal Aviation Administration has amended the compliance date for certain requirements on certain aircraft as specified in “Cockpit Voice Recorder and Digital Flight Data Recorder Regulations.” In March 2008, the FAA published a final rule titled, “Revisions to Cockpit Voice Recorder and Digital Flight Data Recorder Regulations.”
The rule required certain upgrades of cockpit voice recorder and digital flight data recorder equipment on certain aircraft beginning April 7, 2010. This date has been extended for certain aircraft. more info
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