FAA REGULATION PROGRESS UPDATE

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FAA REGULATION PROGRESS UPDATE

• JAA/EASA

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NPRMs Closed Since My September 2006 Briefing
(1/3)

• Implementation of Improved Area Navigation (RNAV)
  Technology
• Final Rule promulgation due Spring 2007
• Cabin Surveillance and Crew Monitoring
• Final Rule promulgation due Summer 2007
• Enhanced Program for Airplane Systems and Fuel
  Tank Safety
• Final Rule promulgation due Summer 2007
• High Intensity Radiated Fields
• Final Rule promulgation due Summer 2007

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NPRMs Closed Since My September 2006 Briefing
(2/3)

• Mitsubishi MU-2 Special Operating, Training and
  Experience Requirements
• Final Rule promulgation due Summer 2007
• Airplane Performance and Handling Qualities in
  Icing Conditions
• Final Rule promulgation due Summer 2007

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NPRMs Closed Since My September 2006 Briefing
(3/3)

• Transport Airplane Fuel Tank Flammability
  Reduction
• Final Rule promulgation due Fall 2007
• 14 CFR part 60 Qualification Performance
  Standards (Simulator Certification)
• Final Rule promulgation due Fall 2007
• Along with first amendment to the rule
• Flight Data Recorder Improvements
• Final Rule promulgation due Fall 2007
• Performance Handling Qualities for Rotorcraft
• Comments being worked within FAA

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NPRMs Expected or Currently Published for Public
Comment (1/2)

• Filtered Flight Data Recorder
• NPRM Comment Period Closes April 16, 2007
• 14 CFR part 25 Actuation of Ice Protection
• NPRM Expected to be Published Shortly
• Part 121, Subparts N and O, Crewmember and
  Aircraft Dispatcher Training and Qualification
• NPRM Expected to be Published Late Calendar 2007

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NPRMs Expected or Currently Published for Public
Comment (2/2)

• Automatic Dependent Surveillance Broadcast
  (ADS-B)
• NPRM Expected to be Published Fall 2007
• 14 CFR part 135 (Smaller Aircraft Air Operators)
• NPRM Expected to be Published Fall 2007

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Rulemaking UnderConsideration (1/2)

• Aircraft Engines Standards for Engine
  Life-Limited Parts
• The proposed rule would harmonize14 CFR part 33
  requirements with EASA and JAA requirements
• Commercial Space Transportation-Miscellaneous
  Changes to 14 CFR Chapter III (three different
  rule-making activities)

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Rulemaking UnderConsideration (2/2)

• Revision of Certain Airmen Medical Certification
  Procedures and Standards and Aviation Medical
  Examiner Designee Privileges
• Additional Takeoff and Landing Performance
  Requirement For Turbojet and Turboprop Aircraft
  in Commercial Service
• 14CFR 121 (Large Aircraft Commercial Operations)
  Pilot Mandatory Age 60 Retirement Rule

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FAA Policies Under Development or Recently
Developed

• Implementation of ICAO Rules Annex 8, Amendment
  97 Design for Security
• Air Operator Operational Control Requirements
• 14 CFR 121 Flag Operators Flightcrew Duty Time
  Beyond 16 Hours
• 14 CFR 121 International Fuel Reserves
• RNP SAAAR Approach Authorizations
• RNAV Substitution Authorizations
• Electronic Flight Bag (EFB) Data Approval
• Third Party Performance Data Approval
• Third Party Aircraft Deicing Approval
• New Large Aircraft (A380, B747-8) Airport
  Operational Authorizations

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Internet Links To FAA Federal Register
Publications For Last Six Month Period

• http//www.faa.gov/regulations_policies/rulemaking
  /historical_documents/2007/jan_mar/
• http//www.faa.gov/regulations_policies/rulemaking
  /historical_documents/2006/oct_dec/

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• NEW
• ETOPS
• RULE

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New U.S. ETOPS Regulations

• The concept of ETOPS has not changed
• PRECLUDE a diversion by designing reliable
  airplane, engines and systems, and enhanced
  preventative maintenance procedures
• PROTECT the diversion by having operational plans
  in place for the protection of passengers and
  crew.

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New U.S. ETOPS Regulations

• January 8, 2007 Signed by FAA Administrator
• January 16, 2007 Federal Register publication
• Docket No.
  FAA-2002-6717
• HTML http//a257.g.akamaitech.net/7/257/2422/01ja
  n20071800/edocket.access.gpo.gov/2007/07-39.htm
• PDF http//a257.g.akamaitech.net/7/257/2422/01jan
  20071800/edocket.access.gpo.gov/2007/pdf/07-39.pdf
  

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New U.S. ETOPS Regulations

• Definition Extended Operations
• Application
• All two-engine turbojet airplanes operated in air
  carrier (14 CFR 121) operations beyond 60 minutes
  from an airport.
• All two-engine turbojet airplanes operated in
  commuter and on-demand operations (14 CFR 135)
  beyond 180 minutes from an airport
• All commercially operated airplanes that are not
  all-cargo that have more than two engines
  beyond 180 minutes from an airport
• No maximum limit for all airplanes except two
  engine commuter and on-demand operations (240
  minute limit)

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New U.S. ETOPS Regulations

• Codification of current 2-engine ETOPS guidance
• All operations from 60 minutes to 180 minutes
  from an available alternate.
• Codification of Polar Policy for ALL airplanes.
• Application of ETOPS requirements on all
  passenger-carrying commercially operated
  airplanes more than 180 minutes from an
  alternate.
• New 2-engine airplane approval for this
  operation.
• New requirements for commuter on-demand
  operations
• New requirements for 3- and 4-engine airplanes

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180-minute ETOPS - Twins
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New U.S. ETOPS Regulations

• Requirements
• Same as previous ETOPS requirements
• ETOPS certification of the airplane and engine
• ETOPS operational approval of the operator
• New requirements for expanded ETOPS (ETOPS beyond
  180-minutes)
• Passenger recovery plans
• SATCOM voice
• Cargo fire suppression
• Time-limited systems requirements based on actual
  wind
• Enhanced aircraft certification requirements
• fuel system pressure and flow requirements
• low fuel alerting
• engine oil tank design

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New Air Carrier (14 CFR 121) ETOPSTwinengine
Airplanes

• Codified all ETOPS authorities in present
  guidance
• ETOPS requirements apply beyond 60 minutes.
• ETOPS Maintenance, Operations and Dispatch
  Programs
• ETOPS Training  for flight crews and dispatch
• New ETOPS authorities beyond 180 minutes
• Expanded two-engine authority to 240 minutes in
  certain areas of the world
• Beyond 240-minute authority approval based on
  city pair requests.
• IFSD of .01/1000 flight hours
• Passenger Recovery Plan for ETOPS greater than
  180 minutes and Polar Areas
• SATCOM voice for ETOPS greater than 180 minutes

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New Air Carrier ETOPSPassenger Airplanes with
more than 2 engines(All New Regulations)

• ETOPS requirements apply beyond 180 minutes 
• Operations and Dispatch Programs (no ETOPS
  maintenance)
• ETOPS training for flight crews and dispatch
• Aircraft systems must support the Diversion
• Cargo Fire suppression
• Critical fuel scenario
• Flight plan to remain within 240 minutes of an
  alternate if possible, but remain within
  capabilities of the airplane.
• SATCOM voice required for ETOPS
• Passenger Recovery Plan (ETOPS and Polar Areas)

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New Commuter On-Demand (14 CFR 135) ETOPSAll
passenger carrying airplanes(All new regulations)

• ETOPS requirements apply beyond 180 minutes.
• ETOPS Maintenance (twins only) and Operations
  Program
• ETOPS training for flight crews and dispatch
• Aircraft systems must support the Diversion
• Cargo Fire suppression
• Critical fuel scenario
• Flight plan MUST remain within 240 minutes of an
  alternate
• North Pole operations based on Polar Policy
  Letter (not ETOPS)
• Passenger Recovery Plan (North Polar Area)

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ETOPS Rule Compliance Dates

• New Type Design Requirements
• Air Carrier twins Current 180 approved -
  exempt from added requirements.
• Beyond 180 - subject to all requirements
• - 34 engine 8 years
• Commuter On-demand
• - All airplanes
  8 years
• Operational Requirements
• All operations (except air carrier ETOPS twins)
• 1 year compliance for general applications
• SATCOM
• ETOPS training
• Passenger recovery plans
• ETOPS Maintenance program
• Cargo fire suppression systems
• Air Carrier 34 engine 6 years
• Commuter On-Demand (all airplanes) 8 years
• North Polar requirements
• Commuter On-Demand 1 year

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New U.S. ETOPS Regulations

• General
• All-cargo operations of 3 4 engine airplanes
  exempted from ETOPS
• ETOPS maintenance programs not required for 3
  4-engine passenger-carrying airplanes
• 8-year compliance date for passenger-carrying 3
  4 engine airplanes and all commuter and on-demand
  airplanes
• 1-Year compliance dates for new ETOPS program
  elements
• Passenger recovery plans only required for ETOPS
  beyond 180 minutes
• No passenger recovery plan requirement for
  two-engine cargo operations
• No passenger recovery plans for commuter and
  on-demand operations except for North Polar Area

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Foreign Air Carriers Pilot Over Age 60 Operations
Within the U.S.

• 14CFR 129 OPERATION SPECIFICATIONS
• A001. Issuance, Applicability and Reports HQ
  Control10/19/06HQ Revision 040
• Pilot Age Requirements. Foreign air carriers
  shall comply with the current age requirements of
  ICAO Annex 1 as amended, except that in
  accordance with 14 CFR Section 61.3 (j), the
  foreign air carrier shall not use the services of
  a pilot, nor shall any person act as a pilot of a
  civil airplane of U.S. registry, in any of the
  following operations under the authority of these
  operations specifications, if that person has
  reached his/her 60th birthday
• (1) Scheduled international air services carrying
  passengers in turbo-jet-powered airplanes
• (2) Scheduled international air services carrying
  passengers in airplanes having a passenger-seat
  configuration of more than nine passenger seats,
  excluding each crewmember seat
• (3) Nonscheduled international air transportation
  for compensation or hire in airplanes having a
  passenger-seat configuration of more than 30
  seats, excluding each crewmember seat or
• (4) Scheduled international air services, or
  nonscheduled international air transportation for
  compensation or hire, in airplanes having a
  payload capacity of more than 7,500 pounds.

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FAA AOC Policy (Information for Operators)InFo
06003

• FAA Guidance The FAA believes that a copy of the
  Air Carrier Operating Certificate and the
  associated authorizations, conditions, and
  limitations included within the certificate
  holders FAA approved manuals, as required by 14
  CFR parts 121, sections 121.133 and 121.135, or
  part 135,sections 135.21, and 135.23, meets these
  ICAO requirements. A notarized copy of the
  operators Air Carrier Operating Certificate and
  a copy of the certificate holders operations
  specifications would also meet this requirement.
• Additional ICAO Guidance ICAO published guidance
  containing another way to comply with this
  requirement at the following web site
  http//www.icao.int/fsix/_Library/Annex6_AOC.pdf
• Recommended Action Each operator that conducts
  International operations should ensure they are
  in compliance with the above ICAO Standard to
  carry onboard a certified true copy of their
  AOC with the associated authorizations,
  conditions, and limitations.