A long-awaited day in the GA community has finally arrived. The FAA today has issued a final rule that overhauls the airworthiness standards for small general aviation airplanes. This innovative rule will reduce the time it takes to move safety enhancing technologies for small airplanes into the marketplace and will also reduce costs for the aviation industry.
Cites Increase In Runway Incursions As The Reason For The Audit
The DOT Office of Inspector General is initiating an audit on the FAA's runway safety efforts. Runway incursions—incidents involving unauthorized aircraft, vehicles, or people on a runway—increased by nearly 53 percent between fiscal years 2011 and 2015.
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