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broadband services are allowed on-board planes, Congress should require the National Academy of Sciences to conduct a study on the potential risks that the implementation of this technology would pose to national security.
Evacuation Certifi cation The FAA needs to ensure that its evacuation certifi cation process is up to date and refl ective of current aircraft design and conditions. The data currently used to certify aircraft evacuation are outdated and based on conditions that no longer exist. Congress should require the FAA to conduct a 24-month independent study in cooperation with the National Transportation Safety Board to recommend an approach for assessing evacuation capability of aircraft used by commercial passenger carriers under actual emergency conditions, including water landings.
Protection from Communicable Diseases The recent public health scare of Ebola transmission, particularly as it relates to air travel, has exposed the limitations of current regulations for protecting aviation workers and passengers from the spread of communicable diseases and other dangerous pathogens. Congress should require the FAA, in conjunction with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and other relevant agencies, to develop comprehensive regulations and protocols for eff ective infectious disease response on commercial fl ights. This should include requiring appropriate protective equipment for fl ight crew members and medical personnel, clear guidelines for how to treat and isolate infected passengers, and initial and recurrent training programs for airline and airport workers.
No Weakening of Existing Safety Regulations Congress is tasked with oversight of the agency responsible for maintaining the safest air transportation system in the world, one that moves millions of passengers and cargo across the globe. The 2015 reauthorization bill must ultimately support the core mission of the FAA to promote and advance the highest safety standards in aviation. The traveling public expects nothing less. This includes maintaining existing safety regulations such as those contained in the Airline Safety and FAA Extension Act of 2010 (PL 111-216) which passed both houses of Congress unanimously. In addition to mandating science-based fl ight and duty rules to mitigate pilot fatigue, PL 111-216 also proscribed requirements for pilot training, including minimum licensing and qualifi cations requirements for pilots to fl y in FAR 121 airline service. This legislation and following regulations were triggered by a number of tragic airline accidents that resulted in a signifi cant number of fatalities. PL 112-216 and resulting regulations have signifi cantly improved aviation safety. The 2015 legislation must not weaken any safety standards or inhibit future regulations that are in the best interest of aviation safety.
03 2015 57 Transportation labor is committed to working with
Congress and the President on a bipartisan long-term FAA bill that meets the funding, FAA workforce, infrastructure and technology, and safety and security needs of the aviation industry. We are also committed to working with those who want to off er reasonable proposals that will give the FAA and our air traffi c control system more stability in funding and modernization programs. But we will work against those who would use this important debate on a long- term aviation bill to advance wrongheaded privatization or contracting out proposals that harm federal employees and degrade safety or security. Our responsibility is to protect the safety and security of the system.
CONTINENTAL MOTORS’ IO-360-AF ALTERNATIVE FUEL ENGINE RECEIVES FAA TYPE CERTIFICATION
Continental Motors Group, an AVIC International Corporation company, announces that the IO-360-AF (Alternative Fuel) engine model received type certifi cation from the FAA in January 2015. The 6-cylinder IO360-AF is certifi ed for standard 100LL as well as unleaded 91UL avgas and is now available in several countries. Flight Design GmbH is expected to take delivery of the fi rst certifi ed engine in Quarter 2, 2015. The IO-360-AF is the fi rst in its class to be certifi ed for alternative fuels benefi tting certain markets where
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