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“H.R. 5423 would undermine the long-standing and intentional role of general aviation airports – acting as relievers to allow certain operations to be conducted away from major airports,” added Bolen. “This legislation could drive general aviation traffic to air carrier airports, creating more congestion and potentially negatively impacting safety.”
H.R. 5423 was introduced Dec. 12, 2019, and sent to the Subcommittee on Aviation the following day. No other action had been reported at press time.
*The following aviation industry groups signed the opposition letter:
Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association, Airlines for America, Cargo Airline Association, Experimental Aircraft Association, General Aviation Manufacturers Association, Helicopter Association International, National Air Transportation Association, National Business Aviation Association and Regional Airline Association.
NOTAMs: Changes Starting this Month as part of Modernization Effort
Per the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Key Milestones of the NOTAM Modernization Effort will affect pilots this month in regard to changes to the Federal NOTAM System (FNS):
Jan. 24, 2020, Pilot Web NOTAM System and pilots will use NOTAM search to access all NOTAMS.
In June 2020, all other feeds to NOTAM manager will be turned off creating a single technology gateway for entering, processing and retrieving all NOTAM data.
January 2021, domestic NOTAMS will be in Inter- national Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) format. They’ll also be sortable by “Q” codes, improving filterability in NOTAM Search.
In 2022, update of NOTAM Order 7930.2S to align it with ICAO requirements will be complete. All NOTAMs in the system will be published in ICAO format, including regulatory/Flight Data Center (FDC) NOTAMs. We will have a single NOTAM repository, with searching/sorting/ archiving/filtering capabilities, and with single machine- readable and human-readable formats. KA
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