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Policy stipulates datalink recording requirements apply to aircraft manufactured since Dec. 6, 2010.

The company’s Chevy Tahoe is outfitted as a mobile central receive site for helicopter video downlinks.

Upcoming mandates: within six months, within 12 months and beyond 12 months.

Proposal aims to extend performance based navigation (procedures beyond the 24 European Union airports required by the Pilot Common Project Regulation.

Upcoming regulations for the next year and beyond

Agency says discrepancies “can lead to a loss of separation and an increase in workload for ATC and flight crews.”

However, fatal accidents and the number of fatalities for business turboprop operations worldwide dropped in 2014.

Deadlines approaching within six month, 12 months and beyond 12 months.

New standards designed to protect fuel tanks from explosions.

New ATD rule follows the issuance of hundreds of letters of authorization.

Regulations that affect operators

Comments on the FAA proposal are due December 10.

New petition requests exemptions from IFR altitude rules of FAR 91.177 and 91.179.

Onboard fire extinguishers would be affected by proposal, though halon extinguishers would still be used for APUs and engines.

Amendment would apply to both currently manufactured and newly certified aircraft.

Aviation safety priorities include data input errors, non-controlled airport operations, approaches and underreporting of accident/incidents.

Agency says that lack of a policy “has led to a wide range of inconsistencies with respect to individual course approvals.”

Rules that take effect within six months, 12 months and beyond 12 months.

Preliminary, Factual and Final Reports

Group has accumulated some initial funds, but needs $100 million to build and initially operate the 300,000-sq-ft facility.

Grievance alleges that airport commission discriminated against Boston Executive Helicopter’s long-planned FBO at Norwood.

NTSB said the pilot failed to adhere to the “airplane’s flight manual procedures for antiskid failure in flight.”

Business jet accident fatalities are up slightly, while those for turboprops declined in the first nine months of 2014.

A roundup of the regulations entering force in the next six months, twelve months and beyond.

Proposal seeks to amend qualification standards for some flight simulation training devices.

Bureau of Safety and Environment mulls including industry standards for design, construction and maintenance of helidecks in regulations.

OSHA doesn’t consider industry safe enough.

Compliance inspections have found that some hangars are “routinely used” to store vehicles and large household items.

Rules taking effect this year and beyond.

Air traffic controller cited for issuing ambiguous clearance.