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Northeast Airspace and New
Resource Regarding OTC Meds
FAA Warns About Illegal Charter Operations
Recently, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) advised pilots and passengers to take caution regarding illegal charter operations, primarily those pilots soliciting flights for payment on web-based applications.
Pilots and passengers are cautioned to avoid these types of situations and verify their air transportation provider is authorized by the FAA to conduct Part 135 charter operations, which can be found on the FAA’s website. Pilots flying for Part 135 operations are required to complete extra training as well as undergo mandatory drug and alcohol testing, and the aircraft flown in these charter operations are maintained to a higher minimum standard.
For the entire communication, go to: https://www. faa.gov/about/initiatives/safe_charter_operations/.
FEBRUARY 2020
by Kim Blonigen
Northeast Airspace to Undergo Big Changes in 2020
The National Business Aviation Association (NBAA) reported that business aircraft flying along the Eastern Seaboard may soon have relief from the usual delays as the FAA will be implementing changes to the airspace in that area with a projected completion date of November 2020.
“Among the FAA’s goals for the Northeast Corridor Atlantic Coast Routes (NEC ACR) optimization project are enabling greater use of offshore route options, particularly during Severe Weather Avoidance Plan operations; reducing offshore vectoring and holds; and better segregating overflight traffic from busy arrival and departure corridors into New York and Washington, DC.”
According to Ernie Stellings, senior manager at NBAA Air Traffic Services, FAA officials have met
AVIATION ISSUES
Illegal Charter Ops Warning,
Big Changes Upcoming for
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