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NATA requests review of ETOPS proposal
The National Air Transportation Association (NATA) has asked the FAA to delay for at least six months the February 2008 compliance deadline for proposed ne

The National Air Transportation Association (NATA) has asked the FAA to delay for at least six months the February 2008 compliance deadline for proposed new Part 135 extended-range operations and establish a working group to develop guidance on a proposed Advisory Circular.

NATA said that after it reviewed proposed AC 135-42, Extended Operations (ETOPS) and Operations in the North Polar Area, it had specific concerns about  the content. “But more important, the association is disappointed that the [FAA] did not avail itself of an opportunity to address the fundamental issue of applicability, which is that it remains unclear how to determine whether ETOPS requirements apply,” NATA said.