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Significant Regulatory Guidance

Community Engagement – Maine, New Hampshire, Massachusetts

The Federal Aviation Administration is proposing an update to certain helicopter-specific air traffic procedures, known as the FAA Instrument Flight Procedures Low-Level Helicopter System (ILHS) to support Helicopter Air Ambulance (HAA), or the ILS-HAA Project:

This new suite of air traffic procedures will improve safety for helicopter air ambulance operations, by enabling them to fly with more predictability during inclement weather with air traffic oversight.

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FAA Aerospace Forecast FY 2023-2043

May/June 2023 FAA Safety Briefing

Creating a Safe Space

The May/June 2023 issue of FAA Safety Briefing magazine explores the FAA’s role in the exciting and rapidly growing world of commercial space. Feature articles take us behind the scenes with the FAA’s Office of Commercial Space Transportation and its critical...

Aircraft Certification Service (AIR) Draft Orders Open for Public Comment

There are no AIR draft Orders open for comment at this time.

Washington FSDO

Office Hours/Contact Us

13873 Park Center Road
Suite 475
Herndon, VA 20171

Manager: Michael Crudden

Phone: (703) 230-7664
Fax: (703) 230-7720

E-mail the Office

Office Hours: 7:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., Monday – Friday
Office hours by appointment only

Cincinnati FSDO

Office Hours/Contact Us

4358 Ferguson Drive
Cincinnati, OH 45245

Manager: Kirk McConnell

Phone: (513) 842-9600
Fax: (513) 842-9620

Email the Office

Office Hours: 7:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., Monday – Friday
Office visits by appointment only. This office is closed on all Federal Holidays.

Fluorine-Free Foam (F3) Transition for Aircraft Firefighting

Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) are a group of manufactured chemicals that have been used in industry and consumer products since the 1940s. Many organizations worldwide mandate the use of firefighting foam that contains PFAS, known as Aqueous Film Forming Foam (AFFF). However, per the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), certain PFAS can cause serious health problems, including cancer, if people are exposed to them over a long period of time, and they can also be harmful to aquatic and terrestrial organisms.

Urban Air Mobility (UAM) Concept of Operations

This document is an iterative progression of work in the development of the concept that will be continued to mature through ongoing government and industry stakeholder collaboration. Future editions of the UAM conceptual framework will provide a broader and more comprehensive vision of our...