rEGULATORY uPDATES

On Friday, April 26, 2024, the Federal Aviation Administration published its final rule updating requirements for safety management systems and requiring certain certificate holders and commercial air tour operators to develop and implement a safety management system.

Transport Canada Civil Aviation has published the notice of proposed amendment that lays out the proposal to change the safety management system requirements for the aviation industry.

Yesterday (Jan. 22, 2024), the Aircraft Electronics Association and the Aeronautical Repair Station Association (ARSA) submitted joint comments to the Federal Aviation Administration’s proposal for the Modernization of Special Airworthiness Certification.

The AEA is asking for your assistance.

The Federal Aviation Administration has granted the Aircraft Electronics Association and seven other organizations’ request for a 90-day extension to review this complex FAA proposal.

The Aircraft Electronics Association and other leading aviation trade associations are issuing a survey to seek feedback from industry (manufacturers, maintainers, operators, lessors, etc.) that helps to identify current practices and regulatory issues associated with the digitalization of information within the aviation community.

As reported by the AEA at the beginning of August, the Federal Aviation Administration recently published the proposal for the Modernization of Special Airworthiness Certification (MOSAIC).

While there has been significant media attention regarding this proposal, the NPRM is wide-ranging, affecting everybody from airports to airmen.

First introduced in April 2022, the Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Broadcast rebate program has been extended.

Aircraft Maintenance Organizations, has been revised following a request for the Civil Aviation Authority of New Zealand to clarify the necessary requirements for training of staff to certify components for release to service.