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…
ATM ModernizationFAA to Give $167M to 64 Airports as Part of Improvement Program The FAA is set to award $167.6 million in airport infrastructure grants as part of its Airport Improvement Program, the agency said. These grants would be given to 64 airports in 30…
ATM ModernizationFAA Accepts DFW's 131st Voice Comm System, Largest Yet Frequentis voice communication system No. 131 has been accepted by the FAA for the Dallas/Fort Worth (DFW) Airport, Frequentis said. According to the company, this is the largest FAA voice communication switch…
ATM Modernization'Sully' Sullenberger Gives His Stance on ATC Privatization in New Video If you’re wondering how Chesley B. “Sully” Sullenberger III feels about ATC privatization, look no further than this video to answer that question. The video is part of the ATC Not For…
Embedded AvionicsFAA to Study Enhanced Vision for Helicopter Operations Astronics Corp. subsidiary Astronics Max-Viz is teaming up with the FAA to research operational concepts for the use of enhanced vision systems in helicopters, Astronics said. The collaboration employs Astronics’ Max-Viz 1500…