Stage: Final Publications
Regulatory Agency Final Publications
EASA ED Decision 2019-008-R
EASA Annex VIII – AMC-20 – Amendment 16 – Preamble
EASA Annex VII – AMC-GM to Part-SPO – Initial issue, Amendment 11
EASA Annex VI – AMC-GM to Part-NCO – Issue 2, Amendment 8
EASA Annex V – AMC-GM to Part-NCC – Initial issue, Amendment 11
EASA Annex IV – AMC-GM to Part-SPA – Issue 1, Amendment 7
EASA Annex III – AMC-GM to Part-CAT – Issue 2, Amendment 15
EASA Annex II – AMC-GM to Part-ORO – Issue 2, Amendment 14
EASA Annex I – AMC-GM to Part-DEF – Issue 1, Amendment 10
FAA Notice N 8900.493 Operations Approval Portal System
This notice contains guidance for aviation safety inspectors (ASI)
who conduct operational approval of Next Generation Air Transportation System (NextGen)
authorizations. The Operations Approval Portal System (OAPS) has been developed to provide
the industry and Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) inspectors the ability to submit and
approve an application for a specific NextGen authorization (operations specification
(OpSpec)/management specification (MSpec)/Letter of Authorization (LOA)) electronically.
Completion of the OAPS process is required prior to issuing any OpSpec listed in
subparagraph 5c of this notice.
FAA Notice N 8900.494
Aviation Safety Action Program Event Review Committee FAA Attendance
FAA Notice N 8900.496 Identification of Direct Employees Exercising Operational Control
This notice announces changes to issuing requirements for
Operations Specifications (OpSpec) A006, Management Personnel, and A008, Operational
Control, and revises the templates for affected Title 14 of the Code of Federal Regulations
(14 CFR) part 135 certificate holders. These changes clarify which 14 CFR part 119
management personnel are required to be direct employees of the part 135 certificate holder
(i.e., the Director of Operations (DO) and Chief Pilot) as well as more clearly indicate whether or
not the Director of Maintenance (DOM) is a direct employee.
FAA Notice N 8900.501
This notice provides the guidance necessary to deploy the Designee
Management System (DMS) for Flight Standards designees. This notice identifies the schedule,
training, and additional steps required to deploy the DMS.
FAA Notice N 8900.500 Use of Automatic Dependent Surveillance—Broadcast (ADS-B) Out in Support of Reduced Vertical Separation Minimum (RVSM) Operations
This notice announces revisions to the Federal Aviation
Administration’s (FAA) requirements for application to operate in Reduced Vertical Separation
Minimum (RVSM) airspace. The FAA has amended Title 14 of the Code of Federal Regulations
(14 CFR) part 91 appendix G. The amendment eliminates the requirement for operators to apply
for an RVSM authorization when their aircraft are equipped with qualified Automatic Dependent
Surveillance—Broadcast (ADS-B) Out systems and meet specific altitude-keeping equipment
performance requirements for operations in RVSM airspace.