On March 17, 2014, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) issued an Advanced Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (ANPRM) that would require drug and alcohol testing for certain employees at part 145 certificated repair stations located outside the United States. Such testing is required for employees …
Read More »On March 12, 2014, the U.S. Trade and Development Agency (USTDA) congratulated the Republic of Azerbaijan's State Civil Aviation Authority (SCAA) on achieving Category 1 Aviation Safety Rating, in compliance with international standards, which was announced on March 7th by the Federal Aviation Admi…
Read More »On March 6, 2014, the National Transportation Safety Board (“NTSB”) Administrative Law Judge Patrick Geraghty dismissed a $10,000 civil penalty assessed by the Federal Aviation Administration (“FAA”) against the operator of a powered glider aircraft. The FAA had fined the operator, Raphael Pirke…
Read More »On March 11, 2014 in accordance with 14 C.F.R. Part 93, the FAA announced a limited waiver of the conditions set by the High Density Rule (HDR) which require airliners to purchase operating authorizations, or slots, in order to land or take-off from Washington’s Reagan National Airport, John F.Kenn…
Read More »On March 7 2014, the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) informed Azerbaijan’s State Civil Aviation Authority (SCAA) that Azerbaijan has achieved compliance with International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) safety oversight standards. The resulting Internat…
Read More »On February 20, 2014, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) issued a final rule that requires helicopter operators, especially air ambulances, to institute more stringent flight rules and procedures aboard their aircraft, to improve flight crew communications and training, and mandates that hel…
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