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Extension of Fiscal Year 2020 Deadline

This action announces the extension to May 4, 2020, and to Monday, June 15, 2020, respectively, of the deadlines for an airport sponsor to give notice of intent to use Fiscal Year (FY) 2020 Airport Improvement Program (AIP) entitlement funds and to submit a final grant application.

FAA proposes to supersede Airworthiness Directive

The FAA proposes to supersede Airworthiness Directive (AD) 2018-23-51, which applies to all The Boeing Company Model 737-8 and 737-9 (737 MAX) airplanes. Since AD 2018-23-51 was issued, the agency has determined that final corrective action is necessary to address the unsafe condition. This...

Certificate of Waiver - DRL

Certificate of Waiver for DRL, which authorizes night operations of small unmanned aircraft systems (sUAS). The person responsible for this CoW is Laura MacFie.

Certificate of Waiver - Blackland Aerial

Certificate of Waiver issued to Blackland Aerial, which authorizes night operations of small unmanned aircraft systems (sUAS). The responsible person for this CoW is Clayton Houston.

Amendments Made to Exemption No. 18561

This letter is to inform of amendments made to Exemption No. 18561, which was issued on May 20, 2020 in response to a petition by Airlines for America. The FAA has determined that the justification for the issuance of Exemption No. 18561 remains valid with respect to this exemption and...

Tribal Governments Participate in BEYOND Program

Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) – also known as drones – are a rapidly evolving technology. Tribal governments have played a key role in pioneering the use of drones to benefit their communities: the Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma was one of nine participants in the Integration Pilot Program and...