The President signed into law the Airline Safety and Federal Aviation Administration Extension Act of 2010 on August 1. One of the provisions of this new law is a requirement that the FAA publish a notice of proposed rulemaking within 90 days that would impose a requirement for Safety Management Systems (SMS) on air carriers. Under the law’s deadline, the final rule must be issued by August 1, 2012. Click through to read the full text of the article. Continue reading
EASA Executive Director Patrick Goudou welcomed the community to the FAA EASA International Safety Meeting with some very brief comments. The FAA EASA International Safety Meeting opened in New Orleans on June 8, 2010. The FAA EASA International Safety Meeting is an opportunity for the government of the world to coordinate their aviation safety regulatory and implementation efforts. Continue reading
The global aviation safety community met in New Orleans on June 8, 2010 at the FAA EASA International Safety Meeting. The FAA EASA International Safety Meeting is an opportunity for the government of the world to coordinate their aviation safety regulatory and implementation efforts. FAA Associate Administrator Peggy Gilligan provided an update on US aviation safety activities. Continue reading
The FAA’s David Grizzle announced a new focus on professionalism as an element supporting the NextGen system. Supporting and encouraging pilot professionalism will be an import element of the implementation plan for Safety Management Systems (SMS), which in turn is expected to support the mindset that will support a proper functioning of the NextGen navigation/air traffic management system. Continue reading
The initial meeting of the Future of Aviation Advisory Committee took place on May 25, 2010 at the Department of Transportation building in Washington, DC. This is a Committee that is charged with examining some of the issues facing aviation and developing recommendations for responses to those issues. Continue reading
MARPA President Jason Dickstein met with EASA for a candid discussion about where Europe is going in terms of supporting an aftermarket aircraft parts industry. Continue reading
We have been working with the FAA on developing a SMS program that will meet the recommendations of ICAO. This is an issue that could be very important to many manufacturers because if the FAA fails to implement a SMS regulation, then we run the risk that companies may be subject to foreign SMS regulations; whereas if the US implements an CAO-compliance SMS program, then there is a strong arguent to be made by the US that foreign countries should accept US SMS programs as comparable to their own. Continue reading
The MARPA Winter Meeting has been scheduled for March 2, 2010 in Washington, DC. Speakers will address the recent changes to Part 21 and the future of Safety Management Systems. Continue reading
Your opportunity to file advance comments on the FAA’s SMS proposal is NOW! Comments are dues October 21. An SMS is the formal process of using System Safety practices in an organization’s everyday activities to control risk. Essentially, SMS is like a quality assurance system that uses risk-based analysis to look forward and predict future … Continue reading
The FAA is seeking to issue new guidance on distinguishing major and minor design changes, but the draft, as written, could have significant unintended consequences on the PMA community. PMA companies should strongly consider reviewing and commenting on this proposed change – comments are due September 10 to the FAA Continue reading
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