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Cherry Blossoms and Drones Don’t Mix

This weekend kicks off the National Cherry Blossom Festival, which commemorates the 1912 gift of 3,000 cherry trees from Mayor Yukio Ozaki of Tokyo to the city of Washington, D.C., and honors the lasting friendship between the U.S. and Japan. It’s a favorite event for Washingtonians and visitors alike. 

I hope you can get outdoors, enjoy the festivities, and take photos and video of the Nation’s Capital in bloom. But please, leave your drone at home.

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is releasing a new video today to remind the public that it is against the law to fly a drone anywhere in Washington, D.C. The National Cherry Blossom Festival and the Washington, D.C., area is strictly a No Drone Zone. We appreciate the National Park Service's partnership in this important public safety education effort.

DOT Issues New Flight Safety Rule for E-Cigarettes

WASHINGTON – In its continuing effort to improve transportation safety, the U.S. Department of Transportation Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration today issued an interim final rule (IFR) to prohibit passengers and crewmembers from carrying battery-powered portable electronic smoking devices (e.g. e-cigarettes, e-cigs, e-cigars, e-pipes, personal vaporizers, electronic nicotine delivery systems) in checked baggage and prohibit passengers and crewmembers from charging the devices and/or batteries on board the aircraft.

News Digest DOT 27-15

DOT’s Advisory Committee for Aviation Consumer Protection to Hold Seventh Meeting on April 14.  On Tuesday, April 14, DOT’s Advisory Committee for Aviation Consumer Protection (Committee) will hold its seventh meeting in the Media Center at DOT headquarters in Washington, DC.  The topics that will be discussed are the amount of space allocated per passenger on aircraft and airlines’ frequent flyer programs.  The Committee, which is mandated by the FAA Modernization and Reform Act, consists of four members – Kathleen G.

News Digest DOT 02-15

PHMSA Publishes Rulemaking to Adopt Harmonize Hazardous Materials Regulations with International Standards.  The Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) published a final rule amending the Hazardous Materials Regulations (HMR) to maintain alignment with international standards by incorporating various amendments, including changes to proper shipping names, hazard classes, packing groups, special provisions, packaging authorizations, air transport quantity limitations, and vessel stowage requirements.  These revisions are necessary to harmonize the HMR

News Digest DOT 102-14

DOT to Issue Final Rule Regarding Air Travel with Musical Instruments by the End of 2014.  The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) plans to issue a final rule by the end of 2014 to implement section 403 of the FAA Modernization and Reform Act of 2012 regarding the carriage of musical instruments as carry-on baggage or checked baggage on commercial passenger flights operated by U.S.

PIA - Designee Information Network Selection Appointment Renewal (DIN SAR)

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), within the Department of Transportation (DOT), has been given the responsibility to carry out safety programs to ensure the safest, most efficient aerospace system in the world. The FAA is responsible for:

  •     Regulating civil aviation to promote safety;
  •     Encouraging and developing civil aeronautics, including new aviation technology;
  •     Developing and operating a system of air traffic control and navigation for both civil and military aircraft;
  •     Developing and carrying out programs to control aircraft noise and other environmental effects of civil aviation; and
  •     Regulating United States (U.S.) commercial space transportation.

One of the programs that help the FAA fulfill this mission is the Designee Information Network Selection Appointment Renewal (DIN SAR) system. DIN SAR supports the management of all Aircraft Certification Service (AIR) designees (e.g., all engineering and manufacturing designees) and a limited number of Flight Standards Service (AFS) designees.

PIA - ATO Application Portal (AAP)

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), within the Department of Transportation (DOT), has been given the responsibility to carry out safety programs to ensure the safest, most efficient aerospace system in the world. The FAA is responsible for:

  •     Regulating civil aviation to promote safety;
  •     Encouraging and developing civil aeronautics, including new aviation technology;
  •     Developing and operating a system of air traffic control and navigation for both civil and military aircraft;
  •     Developing and carrying out programs to control aircraft noise and other environmental effects of civil aviation; and
  •     Regulating United States (U.S.) commercial space transportation.

One of the programs that help the FAA fulfill this mission is the ATO Application Portal (AAP), which is an Oracle-based platform that hosts and provides single sign-on capability for several ATO facility reports and applications. 

PIA - Office of Workers Compensation Program Tracking System (OWCP)

The Federal Aviation Act of 1958 gives the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) the responsibility to carry out safety programs to ensure the safest, most efficient aerospace system in the world. The FAA is responsible for:

  • Regulating civil aviation to promote safety;
  • Encouraging and developing civil aeronautics, including new aviation technology;
  • Developing and operating a system of air traffic control and navigation for both civil and military aircraft;
  • Developing and carrying out programs to control aircraft noise and other environmental effects of civil aviation; and
  • Regulating United States (U.S.) commercial space transportation.

One of the programs that helps the FAA fulfill these responsibilities is the Office of Workers Compensation Program Tracking System (OWCP), which was created to maintain a consolidated database of information for purposes of tracking and managing all FAA workers' compensation claims.

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