Aviation Regulations Roundup – What Changed in 2009?
2009 was a year of big changes in aviation regulations!
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Incidents in the news often result in changes to FAA, TSA, EPA and other regulations. And there was no shortage of incidents in 2009!
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Here’s a quick rundown of the numbers:
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- 505 changes in the FARs
(Federal Aviation Regulations) - 8 changes in 19 CFR
(Code of Federal Regulations) - 232 changes in 49 CFR
(Code of Federal Regulations) - 120 changes in the AIM
(Aeronautical Information Manual – Formerly Airman’s Information Manual) - 21 changes in the PCG
(Pilot/Controller Glossary) - 435 changes in the ADS
(Airworthiness Directives) - 381 changes in the Orders
(Technical Standard Orders, Miscellaneous Orders, etc.)
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