Stage: Final Publications

Regulatory Agency Final Publications

European Commission Implementing Regulation 2019_1170 laying down requirements on data link services for the single European sky

Whereas:
(1) Commission Regulation (EC) No 29/2009 (
2
) lays down requirements for the coordinated introduction of data
link services based on air-ground point-to-point data communications.
(2) Acknowledging the ongoing data link implementation issues and corrective actions taken and recognising the
objective that at least 75 % of the flights should be equipped with data link capability, the criteria for exemptions
should be amended. Those criteria should remain effective, without placing an undue economic burden on
specific operator categories which contribute significantly less to the overall number of flights. Such categories
should include operators of aircraft with Future Air Navigation Systems (FANS) 1/A systems installed, operators
of older aircraft, and of aircraft designed to carry 19 passengers or less.
(3) In order to keep the Regulation up to date, references to International Civil Aviation Organisation (‘ICAO’)
Annex 10 amendments in Annex III of the Regulation (EC) No 29/2009 and various clerical corrections should
be made.
(4) Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/310 (
3
) amended Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 29/2009,
however that amendment was not well reflected in the corresponding Articles 6 and 8 of Regulation (EC)
No 29/2009. This omission should be corrected.
(5) Since this Regulation amends the criteria for exemptions under Article 14 of Regulation (EC) No 29/2009, it is
appropriate to adapt the terms of the latter Regulation also to Article 127(3) of Regulation (EU) 2018/1139,
referred to in Article 44 thereof.
(6) Regulation (EC) No 29/2009 should therefore be amended accordingly.
(7) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Committee established by
Article 127(3) of Regulation (EU) 2018/1139,

FAA Notice N8900.517 Regulatory Requirement to Provide Enough Flight Instructors and Check Pilots/Check Flight Engineers

This notice provides guidance to Principal Operations Inspectors
(POI) with oversight responsibilities for Title 14 of the Code of Federal Regulations (14 CFR)
part 119 certificate holders conducting 14 CFR part 121 and/or part 135 operations on the
regulatory requirements for flight instructors and check pilots/check Flight Engineers (FE). This
notice extends the applicability of Notice N 8900.459, Regulatory Requirement to Provide
Enough Flight Instructors and Check Pilots/Check Flight Engineers, which expired on
April 4, 2019

FAA AC 43-218 Operational Authorization of Integrated Aircraft Health Management Systems

Automated health monitoring in aircraft maintenance uses onboard sensors, data transmission, and data analysis to provide information regarding aircraft system performance. The result is then used to make aircraft airworthiness determinations that enhance operational safety and provide economic efficiencies. This end-to-end process is known as Integrated Aircraft Health Management (IAHM). This AC provides guidance for developing an operators IAHM Program.

FAA Policy Performance Requirements for Operators of Aircraft Equipped with ADS-B

The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has issued a Statement of Policy on Performance Requirements for Operators of Aircraft Equipped with ADS-B. The policy will be released in the Federal Register next week, but is accessible on the agency’s website at:

https://www.faa.gov/nextgen/equipadsb/resources/media/TEMP-Performance_Requirements_Operators_Aircraft_Equipped_ADS-B_Out.pdf