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Thursday, December 08, 2011

Letter To Secretary LaHood On DOT/FAA Diversion Forum

NATA President James K. Coyne commends the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) and Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) for holding the Diversion Forum to address issues that were highlighted during the early winter snowstorm this year so that future diversion events do not place an undue burden on the national airspace system.

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Wednesday, November 30, 2011

NATA President James K. Coyne Asks DOT and FAA to Intervene In CA Avgas Lawsuit

NATA President and CEO, James K. Coyne, responds to a November 11th letter from Mr. Robert S. Rivkin, General Counsel, U.S. Department of Transportation to Congressman Flores and others regarding the ongoing Proposition 65 litigation in California regarding the use of leaded aviation gasoline (avgas).

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Tuesday, November 22, 2011

Aviation Industry Seeks Final Rule on Repair Station Security

The aviation industry sent a unified letter to U.S. Department of Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano requesting the department work with Transportation Security Administration and other federal agencies to finalize a rulemaking regarding repair station security by the end of the year. This rulemaking is the direct result of congressional mandates contained within the 2003 Vision 100 – Century of Aviation Reauthorization Act, and the 2007 Implementing the Recommendations of the 9/11 Commission Act. The former act required TSA to issue “final regulations to ensure the security of foreign and domestic aircraft repair stations” within 240 days while the latter act specifically prohibits the FAA from certifying any new non-domestic repair stations after August of 2008 if the TSA had not yet promulgated the required regulations. The publication of a final rule will enhance security and also remove a regulatory roadblock that is currently damaging American companies.

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Monday, October 03, 2011

Standard Operating Procedure AIR-100-001 - Aircraft Certification Service Project Sequencing

In this Standard Operating Procedure (SOP), the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) explains the process used to sequence certification projects: “All applications for new certification and validation projects requiring more than 40 hours of dedicated FAA work effort are prioritized, on a national basis, based primarily on the project’s impact on safety and availability of resources.”

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Wednesday, September 07, 2011

NATA President Asks DOT, FAA & EPA To Support CA Avgas Coalition

NATA President James K. Coyne writes in response to the August 25, 2011 letter from the California Attorney General’s office. In that letter, Deputy Attorney General Susan Fiering purports to clarify several issues relating to the threat of suit by the Center for Environmental Health (CEH) under California’s Proposition 65, by which CEH seeks to regulate the sale, use and distribution of leaded aviation gasoline (avgas) in California.

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