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This interim final rule with request for comment amends the expiration date of the rule requiring pilots operating civil helicopters under Visual Flight Rules to use the New York North Shore Helicopter Route when operating along the northern shoreline of Long Island, New York. The current rule...
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has proposed requiring a second barrier to the flight deck on certain commercial airplanes. The additional barrier would protect flight decks from intrusion when the flight deck door is open.
“Flight crews keep us safe when we travel to visit loved ones, explore new places and conduct business. They, too, deserve to be protected, and this rulemaking is an important step forward...
The FAA has proposed requiring a second barrier to the flight deck on certain commercial airplanes. The additional barrier would protect flight decks from intrusion when the flight deck door is open. The public has 60 days to comment on the proposed rule once it is published in the Federal...
FAA air traffic controllers say working the EAA AirVenture is the “Super Bowl” of air traffic control. The convention brings in thousands of airplanes of all types in a fast environment that makes Oshkosh one of the busiest air traffic control towers in the world.
For their work, these controllers will not earn a Super Bowl ring. Instead, they wear a coveted fluorescent pink polo shirt – which is necessary on the runways and is the high-visibility mark of an FAA AirVenture air...