In July, the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) electronically released a short, but intriguing, document labeled Order 8000.373, effective June 26, 2015. The order sets forth the FAA’s compliance philosophy as the “overarching guidance for implementing the FAA’s strategic safety oversight approach to meet the challenges of today’s rapidly changing aerospace system.” The order applies to the compliance and enforcement programs and activities of all FAA offices that have regulatory responsibilities.
The compliance philosophy notes that FAA establishes regulatory standards to ensure safe operations in the National Airspace System and recognizes that “FAA’s safety system is largely based on, and dependent upon, voluntary compliance with these regulatory standards.” To promote safety and compliance, FAA is implementing safety management system constructs based on comprehensive data sharing between FAA and the aviation community, the agency said. To foster an open a…
