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Monthly Archives: January 2013
Department of Transportation Inspector General Initiates Audit of FAA’s Information Security Controls of the Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Broadcast System
The FAA Modernization and Reform Act of 2012 requires the Department of Transportation Office of the Inspector General (OIG) to conduct an assessment of how security issues are addressed in the Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Broadcast (ADS-B) system’s overall design and implementation. … Continue reading
Posted in FAA, Regulatory
Tagged ADS-B, audit, FAA Modernization and Reform Act, OIG
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FAA’s DNL Noise Standards Allow Significant Health Risks to Communities Surrounding Airports
The Federal Aviation Administration last reviewed the technical bases for its noise policies in 1992. The “day-night average sound level” (DNL), which is used by the FAA for establishing the “threshold of significant impact” under NEPA and the levels below … Continue reading
Posted in Airport, Aviation, Environmental, FAA, Regulatory
Tagged DNL. noise, FICON, HYENA, noise pollution, PARTNER
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FAA Proposes Civil Penalties Against Pinnacle Airlines and Trans States Airlines Totaling $908,000
On Monday, January 7, 2013, the Federal Aviation Administration stated that it has proposed to seek $908,000 in civil penalties against Memphis, Tennessee’s Pinnacle Airlines and Bridgeton, Missouri’s Trans States Airlines. The FAA said that it would seek $633,000 in … Continue reading
Posted in Aircraft, Airlines, FAA, Litigation
Tagged civil penalties, FAA, Pinnacle, Trans States
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DOT Inspector General To Assess Air Traffic Controller Productivity
At the request of outgoing Chairmen Petri (House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure) and Mica (Subcommittee on Aviation), the Department of Transportation Inspector General announced on January 4, 2013, that it would be undertaking an audit to determine whether FAA’s air … Continue reading
Posted in Airport, Aviation, Congress, FAA, Regulatory
Tagged Air Traffic Control, audit, DOT, inspector general, Mica, Petri, scovel
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