Stage: Final Publications

Regulatory Agency Final Publications

FAA N8900.558 Flight Standards Designee Management System Deployment

This notice provides the guidance necessary to deploy the Designee
Management System (DMS) for Flight Standards (FS) Group 3 designees, which includes
Aircrew Program Designees (APD), Designated Aircraft Dispatcher Examiners (DADE), and
Training Center Evaluators (TCE). This notice identifies the schedule, training, and additional
steps required to deploy DMS for these designee types.

FAA N8900.558

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EPA NPRM on GHG Emission Standards for Airplanes

The intent of this NPRM on emission standards is to match the international airplane carbon dioxide (CO2) standards adopted by the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) in 2017 and assure the worldwide acceptance of U.S. manufactured airplanes and airplane engines.  These proposed standards would apply to certain new commercial airplanes, including all large passenger jets.

Comments to OMB on the EPA’s proposed reporting requirements were submitted on Sept 21.

EASA Guidelines for Virtual Classroom Instruction and Distance Learning

Dear FS.TEC members,

As part of the EASA guidelines in relation to the COVID pandemic within the RNO Work stream 1, please find enclosed the guidelines on virtual classroom and distance learning.

The document has been developed with the contribution of Aircrew, Air Operations, ATCO, Continuing Airworthiness and Cabin Crew experts.

Best regards,

Air Operations Team

Air Operations Department
European Union Aviation Safety Agency

ED Decision 2020/012/R Regular update of CS-MMEL and CS-GEN-MMEL

The specific objective of this Decision is to introduce amendments to the Certification Specifications for Master Minimum Equipment List (CS-MMEL) and for the Generic Master Minimum Equipment List (CS-GEN-MMEL) following the selection of non-complex, non-controversial and mature subjects. In particular, this Decision introduces amendments to the following items: — Item 1: A generic safety methodology for the development of MMEL candidate items, — Item 2: Quantitative assessment criteria for aircraft certified against requirements other than CS 25/29.1309, — Item 3: Engine time-limited dispatch (TLD) update, — Item 4: Updated guidance for items involved in non-normal and emergency procedures, — Item 5: Clarification of the applicable MMEL operational suitability certification basis, — Item 6: Additional and updated definitions, — Item 7: Updated and new items in the MMEL ITEMS GUIDANCE BOOK (CS-MMEL), — Item 8: Editorial corrections to CS-MMEL, and — Item 9: Update of CS-GEN-MMEL and CS-MMEL applicability. The amendments will contribute to updating CS-MMEL and CS-GEN-MMEL to reflect the state of the art of MMEL certification.