Regulations and Government
FAA Backs Far East Bizav
After a journey to the Far East that took them to Singapore, China and Japan, FAA brass returned home carrying amended bilateral aviation safety agreements

After a journey to the Far East that took them to Singapore, China and Japan, FAA brass returned home carrying amended bilateral aviation safety agreements with Singapore and China and news that the Japanese are planning to convert the current Nagoya Airport into a general aviation facility when the new Central Japan International Airport opens next year.

Douglas Lavin, FAA assistant administrator for the Office of International Aviation, said the agency wants to promote business aviation in Japan, where he said only about 20 to 30 business aircraft are registered, compared with 16,000 in the U.S.