This notice announces clarification to guidance in Federal Aviation
Administration (FAA) Order 8900.1, Volume 5, Chapter 9, Section 2, Airman Qualification
Requirements for Aircraft for Which the Operating Limitations Require an FAA-Issued
Authorization to Act as Pilot in Command.

This AC introduces the Federal
Aviation Administration (FAA) Aviation English Language Standard (AELS) and
provides guidance to applicants, airmen, training organizations, designated examiners,
and flight and ground instructors on how to determine that an applicant for an FAA
certificate or a person holding an FAA certificate meets the FAA AELS. AELS will be
evaluated before acceptance of a student pilot application or issuance of a student solo
endorsement, recommendation or examination of an applicant for an FAA pilot certificate
or additional aircraft rating, and whenever any individual is tested or checked as required
by the Administrator under Title 14 of the Code of Federal Regulations (14 CFR). The
following AELS eligibility standard definition clarifies the regulatory English language
eligibility requirement for FAA certificates issued per 14 CFR parts 61, 63, 65, and 107.
The contents of this document do not have the force and effect of law and are not meant
to bind the public in any way, and the document is intended only to provide information
to the public regarding existing requirements under the law or agency policies.

This notice revises and clarifies policy for Title 14 of the Code of Federal Regulations (14 CFR) part 135 tests, competency checks, pilot-in-command (PIC) instrument proficiency checks (IPC), and recurrent flight training, and provides additional information for helicopters.

This AC discusses the circumstances surrounding engine power-loss accidents. It provides recommendations on
how, through individual effort and consideration, those accidents can be prevented. This
AC provides generic data collection charts to assist with setting up a reciprocating engine
trend monitoring program to improve and track both engine and related system reliability
over the recommended operating life of the engine. The contents of this document do not
have the force and effect of law and are not meant to bind the public in any way, and the
document is intended only to provide information to the public regarding existing
requirements under the law or agency policies

This advisory circular (AC) provides information on engine time-in-service
interval extensions. The AC explains the background of engine time-in-service intervals as well
as the Federal Aviation Administration’s (FAA) regulatory requirements for time limitations and
time-in-service intervals for engine overhauls. The AC also provides aircraft operators with
information on the best practices for an engine time-in-service interval extension program and
how to obtain an engine time-in-service interval extension. The contents of this document do not
have the force and effect of law and are not meant to bind the public in any way, and the
document is intended only to provide information to the public regarding existing requirements
under the law or agency policies

This final rule requires certificated repair stations located outside the
territory of the United States (U.S.) whose employees perform safety-sensitive
maintenance functions on certain air carrier aircraft to conduct alcohol and controlled
substance testing in a manner acceptable to the Administrator and consistent with the
applicable laws of the country in which the repair station is located. The final rule directs
the repair station to comply with the requirements of the Drug and Alcohol Testing
Program published by the FAA and the Procedures for Transportation Workplace Drug
Testing Programs published by the Department of Transportation, as proposed. However,
this final rule also allows foreign governments, on behalf of certificated repair stations
within their territories, and individual foreign repair stations subject to the rule to obtain
the Administrator’s recognition of a compatible alternative that contains minimum
criteria in lieu of compliance with certain components of the Drug and Alcohol Testing
Program.

This rule prohibits civil aircraft operations conducted with supplemental restraint systems (SRS) unless operators meet certain requirements for ensuring passenger and crewmember safety during all phases of the operation. The FAA expects these requirements to increase the safety of individuals on board civil aircraft operations conducted with SRS. This rule addresses recommendations from the National Transportation Safety Board and the Department of Transportation Office of Inspector General. Additionally, this rule will codify, with updates, an Emergency Order of Prohibition currently in effect addressing safety concerns regarding the use of supplemental restraints. The rule applies to all civil aircraft operations conducted with use of SRS. The rule does not apply to parachute operations, rotorcraft external-load operations, or public aircraft operations.

This Notice supplements Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)
Order 8110.4C, Type Certification, and explains FAA interim policy regarding some of the
requirements of Section 105(a) of The Aircraft Certification, Safety, and Accountability Act,
Pub. L. 116-260 (the Act). Section 105(a) of the Act established paragraph 44704(e) of Title 49,
United States Code (49 U.S.C.). The Act mandates that the Administrator require the submittal
and disclosure of safety critical information by applicants for, or holders of, new or amended, but
not supplemental, type certificates (TC) for transport category airplanes covered under title 14,
Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) part 25. Section 105(a) also mandates the FAA to establish
multiple milestones throughout the certification process at which a proposed airplane system will
be assessed to determine whether any change to such system during the certification process is
such that the system should be considered novel or unusual by the Administrator.