Summit to Discuss the Impact of FAA Troubles on Part 135s

The impact the FAA oversight troubles will have on the Part 135 industry will be one of the hot topics for next months 2008 NATA Air Charter Summit outside Washington, DC. Scheduled for June 9-11, the FAA’s failure to properly oversee airline maintenance includes FAA leaders directly responsible for...

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The impact the FAA oversight troubles will have on the Part 135 industry will be one of the hot topics for next months 2008 NATA Air Charter Summit outside Washington, DC. Scheduled for June 9-11, the FAA’s failure to properly oversee airline maintenance includes FAA leaders directly responsible for Part 135 oversight and will be coupled with lingering concerns over operational control as well as the increasingly complicated standards for using simulator training centers.
The organization recently met with FAA regarding its Notice 8900.37: Training Centers Special Emphasis Review, requiring inspectors to examine Part 135 air carriers and Part 91 subpart K fractional programs to ensure training methods at Part 142 training centers conform to the operators’ approved training programs. FAA is primarily looking for information rather than taking enforcement action, according to NATA. The agency also responded to one of NATA’s key concerns – line observation requirements for training center instructors and contract check airmen – and the FAA indicated a willingness to consider alternative means to demonstrate compliance with the regulations, according to the association.
Also on tap will be a discussion is the likelihood of mandatory Safety Management Systems. On Tuesday, June 10, the Summit features the FAA Regulatory Review, sponsored by Universal Weather & Aviation, which will include James Ballough, director of the FAA's Flight Standard Service, and Dennis Pratte, manager of the FAA's Part 135 Air Carrier Operations Branch. For more information go to www.nata.aero.