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Because of the confusion related to deferring repair or replacement of inoperable equipment, the Aircraft Electronics Association recently asked the Federal Aviation Administration for clarification.

On May 11, 2018, the FAA published a "Notification of Availability" with a request for comments.

On Feb. 20, 2018, the Federal Aviation Administration published a policy change (Notice N 8900.451) for applicants/certificate holders submitting information using the SAS external portal and data collection tools.

The FAA recently published a Legal Interpretation regarding Flight ID that essentially requires the aircraft Flight ID (either aircraft call sign or aircraft registration number) to be accurate to the aircraft's flight plan.

AEA opposes H.R. 2997 and ATC privatization in the U.S.

The European Aviation Safety Agency has published Decision 2017/013/R.

In Early February, the Aircraft Electronics Association participated with an industry coalition to request rectification by the Federal Aviation Administration of an issue created by the definition of commercial parts.

Last week, Ric Peri, AEA vice president of government and industry affairs, was in Cologne, Germany, attending multiple meetings on behalf of the AEA European membership.

No, repair stations did not mislead their customers; the ADS-B mandate still stands.

The Federal Aviation Administration announced this afternoon that its ADS-B rebate website will go live on Monday, Sept. 19, which will allow many general aviation aircraft owners the opportunity to apply for a $500 rebate tohelp offset an owner's cost to equip U.S.-registered, fixed-wing, single-engine piston aircraft with avionics that comply with FAA technical standard orders and meet the rule requirements.