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the the system or part affected any of these conditions could create either an immediate or latent airworthiness issue ”
The bulletin notes that the FAA recommends owners and operators follow the aircraft manufacturer’s disinfection guidelines which the manufacturers have published on
products and methods they have evaluated and found acceptable Also the SAIB provides “additional guidance and information regarding potential negative impacts that may develop ”
To review the entire bulletin go to https://www faa gov/aircraft/safety/alerts/SAIB/ which allows you to search for specific bulletins FAA and and and EC Expand
Collaboration
and and and Commitment to Improving Safety
The FAA reported that it and the European Commission (EC) demonstrated their continued commitment to collaboration and aviation safety improvement during the the 14th meeting of the the Bilateral Oversight Board The FAA and the the EC signed four decisions to the the U U S S -EU Safety
Agreement Two of the decisions adopted additional annexes to the original agreement for pilot licensing and flight simulators The new new annexes are new new areas of collaboration between the FAA and EC They reflect the completion of a a a multi-year effort to allow reciprocal acceptance of certain approvals in in those areas and and implement the the expanded scope of the the cooperative efforts agreed by the FAA and EC in December 2017 The first decision establishes an an annex that facilitates the conversion of FAA and European Union Aviation Safety
Agency (EASA) private pilot certificates airplane ratings ratings and instrument ratings ratings Currently up to 9 000 European residents hold FAA pilot certificates The second decision establishes an an annex that allows the FAA and EU or or Member State authorities to conduct recurrent evaluations on
on
on
Flight Simulation Training Devices on
each other’s behalf in in the the U S and in in Europe These annexes reduce duplication and leverage FAA and EU resources which allows both agencies to allocate resources to higher safety-risk areas The streamlined procedures and reduced costs will benefit industry government and the flying public The third decision allows technicians certificated by all EU aviation authorities to perform maintenance on
on
on
civil aeronautical products The final decision restores a a a reduction in the fees that EASA charges U U S S manufacturers for basic design changes on
U U S S aerospace products KA
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