Description: Section 206 of PL111-216 requires the FAA Administrator to convene an Aviation Rulemaking Committee to make recommendations focused on the areas of mentoring, professional development, and leadership, and then conduct a rulemaking based on these findings. Status: Final Rule published 2/25/20. The final rule can be found here.
Description: Section 203 of PL111-216 requires the FAA to establish a centralized database of pilot records to be used for employment verification purposes. Status: Final rule published on 6/10/21. The final rule can be found here.
Description: Section 210 of PL111-216 requires ticket issuers to disclose the regional carrier operating a flight at the time of purchase. For internet sales of tickets, the actual air carrier must be clearly visible on the first page returned after a search for itineraries. Status: Disclosure requirement was specified in Read more…
Description: Sections 216 & 217 of PL111-216 requires the FAA Administrator to issue a rulemaking to change screening and qualification requirements for all Part 121 pilots to require an ATP license/appropriate multi-engine experience. Includes default provision that ATP requirement is mandatory within 3 years. Status: This item was addressed in Read more…
Description: Sections 208 & 209 of PL111-216 gives the FAA a timeline to complete its current rulemaking on crewmember training, and forms a multipdisciplinary panel to examine a number of issues related to various aspects of pilot training – ground school, recurrent training, assessing proficiency, etc. – and then report Read more…
Description: Section 215 – Requires FAA Administrator to issue a rule to require all part 121 carriers to implement Safety Management Systems. Status: The FAA issued a final rule on Safety Management Systems on January 8, 2015. The complete text of the final rule can be found here.
Description: Section 212 of PL111-216 requires the FAA Administrator to conduct rulemaking establishing new flight and duty time regulations, requires all part 121 carriers to submit a Fatigue Risk Management Plan (FRM) for Administrator approval, and directs a study on commuting, with findings to be incorporated into fatigue rulemaking. Status: Read more…