Airports
FAA Scales Back Proposed Airport SMS Rule
Originally proposed in 2010, the new rule will tighten its focus on the airports, involving approximately half the number originally considered.

The FAA yesterday issued a supplemental notice of proposed rulemaking pertaining to the adoption of safety management systems (SMS) by airports. Based on comments the agency has received, it has amended its originally proposed rule submitted in October 2010, which would have required all Part 139 airports in the U.S., numbering more than 500, to implement a SMS.