Rule 11 Mar 2025 compliance, regulations, aviation, federal aviation administration, aircraft registration, electronic issuance

✈️FAA Enforcement Policy on Electronic Aircraft Registration Issuance

This notice announces that the FAA will not take enforcement action against regulated entities for failing to comply with the final rule titled "Electronic Issuance of Aircraft Registration and Dealer Certificates" until March 20, 2025.

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Rule 7 Mar 2025 compliance, safety standards, regulation, aviation, incorporation by reference, federal aviation administration, navigation (air), airports, air traffic control

✈️Changes to Standard Instrument Approach Procedures by FAA

This rule establishes, amends, suspends, or removes Standard Instrument Approach Procedures (SIAPS) and associated Takeoff Minimums and Obstacle Departure procedures (ODPs) for operations at certain airports. These regulatory actions are needed because of the adoption of new or revised criteria, or because of changes occurring in the National Airspace System, such as the commissioning of new navigational facilities, adding new obstacles, or changing air traffic requirements. These changes are designed to provide safe and efficient use of the navigable airspace and to promote safe flight operations under instrument flight rules at the affected airports.

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Rule 18 Feb 2025 compliance, regulation, aviation, safety, incorporation by reference, federal aviation administration, navigation (air), airports, air traffic control

✈️FAA Final Rule on Standard Instrument Approach Procedures

This rule amends, suspends, or removes Standard Instrument Approach Procedures (SIAPs) and associated Takeoff Minimums and Obstacle Departure Procedures for operations at certain airports. These regulatory actions are needed because of the adoption of new or revised criteria, or because of changes occurring in the National Airspace System, such as the commissioning of new navigational facilities, adding new obstacles, or changing air traffic requirements. These changes are designed to provide for the safe and efficient use of the navigable airspace and to promote safe flight operations under instrument flight rules at the affected airports.

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Notice 7 Feb 2025 federal aviation administration, south texas regional airport, airport property, infrastructure, economic development

✈️FAA Notice on Release of Airport Property in Hondo, Texas

The FAA proposes to rule and invite public comment on the release of land at the South Texas Regional Airport under the provisions of the Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949, and the Surplus Property Act of 1944.

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Rule 4 Feb 2025 compliance, regulations, aviation, safety, aircraft, aviation safety, incorporation by reference, federal aviation administration, air transportation, airworthiness directives

✈️FAA Issues New Airworthiness Directive for Airbus SAS Airplanes

The FAA is superseding Airworthiness Directive (AD) 2022-16- 06, which applied to certain Airbus SAS Model A330-200, A330-200 Freighter, A330-300, and A330-900 series airplanes; and all Model A340- 200 and A340-300 series airplanes. AD 2022-16-06 required modifying the trimmable horizontal stabilizer actuator (THSA) installation, implementing the electrical load sensing device (ELSD) wiring provisions, and installing and activating the ELSD. This AD was prompted by tests that demonstrated that when the upper secondary load path (SLP) of the THSA is engaged, the THSA might not stall, with consequently no indication of SLP engagement, and by the recent determination that the required actions of AD 2022-16-06 cannot be accomplished on certain airplanes. This AD continues to require the actions in AD 2022-16-06 with revised procedures, and also requires additional actions for certain airplanes, as specified in a European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) AD, which is incorporated by reference. The FAA is issuing this AD to address the unsafe condition on these products.

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Rule 3 Feb 2025 compliance, regulation, aviation, incorporation by reference, federal aviation administration, navigation (air), airports, air traffic control, aeronautical safety

✈️FAA Final Rule on Standard Instrument Approach Procedures

This rule establishes, amends, suspends, or removes Standard Instrument Approach Procedures (SIAPS) and associated Takeoff Minimums and Obstacle Departure procedures (ODPs) for operations at certain airports. These regulatory actions are needed because of the adoption of new or revised criteria, or because of changes occurring in the National Airspace System, such as the commissioning of new navigational facilities, adding new obstacles, or changing air traffic requirements. These changes are designed to provide safe and efficient use of the navigable airspace and to promote safe flight operations under instrument flight rules at the affected airports.

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Regulatory Compliance, Industry Standards 31 Jan 2025 compliance, aviation, safety, aircraft, aviation safety, incorporation by reference, federal aviation administration, air transportation, airworthiness directive

✈️FAA Issues Airworthiness Directive for Aircraft Buckle Compliance

The FAA is superseding Airworthiness Directive (AD) 2021-07-13 for certain Pacific Scientific Company rotary buckle assemblies (buckles). AD 2021-07-13 required inspecting each specified buckle including its buckle handle vane and prohibited installing affected buckles. This AD was prompted by the publication of an updated service bulletin, which revises the applicability based on date of manufacture of the affected buckles. This AD retains certain requirements of AD 2021-07-13, reduces the applicability, and requires performing corrective actions by complying with certain portions of the updated service bulletin. The FAA is issuing this AD to address the unsafe condition on these products.

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Compliance, Regulatory Requirements 28 Jan 2025 fractional ownership, aviation, compliance, safety regulations, federal aviation administration

✈️FAA Seeks Comments on Fractional Aircraft Ownership Programs Compliance

In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, FAA invites public comments about our intention to request Office of Management and Budget (OMB) approval to renew an information collection. Fractional Ownership is a program that offers increased flexibility in aircraft ownership. Owners purchase shares of an aircraft and agree to share their aircraft with others having an ownership share in that same aircraft. Owners agree to put their aircraft into a "pool" of other shared aircraft and to lease their aircraft to another owner in that pool. This collection is necessary to ensure compliance with relevant safety regulations.

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Regulatory Compliance 23 Jan 2025 aviation safety, incorporation by reference, federal aviation administration, airspace, navigation (air), airspace regulations, marshall islands, kwajalein island

✈️FAA Revokes Kwajalein Island Airspace Classifications

This action revokes the Class D and Class E airspace in the Republic of the Marshall Islands (RMI). RMI is an independent nation, and the FAA does not have regulatory authority to establish or amend domestic airspace pursuant to Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations (14 CFR) part 71 over RMI's land or territorial waters.

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Regulatory Compliance, Financial Impact 17 Jan 2025 compliance, aviation, safety, aircraft, aviation safety, incorporation by reference, federal aviation administration, air transportation, airworthiness directive, boeing

✈️Proposed AD for Boeing 757 Video Monitor Compliance Costs

The FAA proposes to adopt a new airworthiness directive (AD) for certain The Boeing Company Model 757-200 and -300 series airplanes. This proposed AD was prompted by a report that some passenger service unit (PSU)-mounted video monitors became detached from the PSU rails during a hard landing. This proposed AD would require replacing PSU- mounted video monitors that do not have secondary retention lanyards. The FAA is proposing this AD to address the unsafe condition on these products.

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