Latest change to FAA Regs: De-Icing Systems on Commuter Planes
The FAA has made 494 changes to the FARs so far in 2009; and they’re apparently not done yet if this goes into effect before the end of the year.
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NOVEMBER 23, 2009, 12:44 P.M. ET
FAA to Require De-Icing Systems On Commuter Planes
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By JOSH MITCHELL and ANDY PASZTOR
WASHINGTON — The Federal Aviation Administration moved Monday to require small commuter airplanes be retrofitted with enhanced ice-protection systems, action long advocated by government crash investigators and outside safety experts.
/The proposed rule would apply to airplanes weighing less than 60,000 pounds at takeoff — essentially small turboprops and some regional jets. Most larger airplanes already have the systems, which automatically shed ice or at least warn pilots they need to turn on such equipment, the FAA said.
/The decision follows more than a decade of arguments and stalemate over the need to install enhanced ice-protection systems, and it comes amid a renewed focus in Washington on airline safety.
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