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Regulatory Agency Final Publications

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EASA Opinion No 04/2021 A continuing airworthiness management organisation (CAMO) for a single air carrier business grouping

The objective of this Opinion is to address the barriers and inefficiencies that Regulation (EU) No 1321/2014 creates for European Union (EU) air carrier business groupings as regards the management of the continuing airworthiness (CAW) of their fleets.

This Opinion proposes air carriers licensed in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 1008/2008 that form part of a single air carrier business grouping to be allowed to contract a CAMO within that grouping for the CAW management of aircraft operated by them.

The proposed changes are expected to reduce the regulatory burden and increase cost-efficiency for air carrier business groupings mainly by:

  • reducing the duplication of tasks between organisations which have harmonised objectives and procedures; and
  • removing barriers to short-time interoperability of aircraft between the air carriers that form part of an air carrier business grouping.

As a consequence, the competitive disadvantage of EU air carriers when compared to other non-EU carriers, will be reduced.

It should be noted that the need to increase efficiency is more significant nowadays due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on aviation.

FAA AIR600-21-630-DM13 Classifying very high risk aircraft in FAA Order 8130.2, paragraph D-4f

This deviation memorandum provides clarification on the criteria used to classify aircraft as very
high risk. Specifically, this deviation no longer authorizes paragraph D-4f(2) in Order 8130.2J to
be used to determine if an aircraft is very high risk. Paragraph D-4f(2) states, “Aircraft for
which the manufacturer’s or country of origin’s emergency checklist requires bailout or ejection
in the event of an engine or other system failure.”

FAA Notice N8900.592 FAA-Certificated Repair Stations and Revised OpSpec A449, Drug and Alcohol Testing Program

This notice announces revised guidance to clarify the codification
(A-codes A1, A2, A3) used in operations specification (OpSpec) A449 for Title 14 of the Code
of Federal Regulations (14 CFR) part 145 repair stations. This revised guidance aims to improve
the appropriate A-code entry, which is utilized by the Office of Aerospace Medicine, Drug
Abatement Division (AAM-800) to determine the number and relationship of facilities with drug
and alcohol testing programs, and determine which of these need to be inspected. The revised
guidance emphasizes the importance of collaboration between the Flight Standards Service (FS)
and AAM-800. This notice also announces a nonmandatory revision to OpSpec A449 for
part 145 repair stations, replacing references to the “Antidrug and Alcohol Misuse Prevention
Program” with the “drug and alcohol testing program” to align with the regulatory requirements
of 14 CFR part 120. This notice also provides factors to consider for management position
candidates having a finding of material contribution related to the revocation of a certificate
under part 145 and clarifies appeal rights for denials of part 145 certificate applications.