Stage: Final Publications

Regulatory Agency Final Publications

FAA Order 8110.105B Airborne Electronic Hardware Approval Guidelines

This order explains how the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Aircraft Certification
Service (AIR) personnel can use and apply RTCA, Inc., document RTCA/DO-254, Design
Assurance Guidance for Airborne Electronic Hardware, and the additional guidance and
clarifications in FAA advisory circular (AC) 20-152A, Development Assurance for Airborne
Electronic Hardware, when working on certification projects. Because it is impractical to cover
all situations or conditions, supplement these instructions with good judgment when handling
problems. 

FAA Airplane Fuel Efficiency Certification

This action adopts fuel efficiency requirements for certification of certain airplanes. These certification requirements implement the emissions standards adopted by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to allow manufacturers to certificate their airplanes for fuel efficiency in the United States. This action also fulfills the FAA’s Clean Air Act obligations to enforce implementation of EPA’s aircraft emissions standards for greenhouse gas emissions.

FAA AC 00-63B Use of Flight Deck Displays of Digital Weather and Aeronautical Information

This AC provides guidance to flightcrew members and other airmen on the best practices for the use of data link to access Flight Information Services (FIS). This AC addresses both the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) FIS–Broadcast (FIS-B) provided through the Automatic Dependent Surveillance–Broadcast (ADS-B) Universal Access Transceiver (UAT) network and non-FAA FIS systems provided through commercial data link services.

TCCA AC 573-009 Technical Arrangement – Maintenance Between Canada and Brazil

This Advisory Circular (AC) is provided for information and guidance purposes. It describes an example of an acceptable means, but not the only means, of demonstrating compliance with regulations and standards. This AC on its own does not change, create, amend, or permit deviations from regulatory requirements, nor does it establish minimum standards. The purpose of this document is to provide guidance to the industry concerning the Technical Arrangement on Maintenance (TA-M) between Transport Canada Civil Aviation (TCCA) and the National Civil Aviation Agency (ANAC) Brazil.