The five-year Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) reauthorization legislation that President Donald Trump signed into law in early October includes dozens of safety-related provisions directing the FAA and the Department of Transportation (DOT) to launch studies, compile reports and update existing rules and regulations. The provisions deal with topics ranging from runway safety, accident data retrieval and airliner cabin evacuation procedures (see “Getting Out”) to lithium batteries, secondary cockpit barriers, the FAA’s Compliance Philosophy and duty/rest requirements for flight attendants.
On the transportation of lithium batteries and cells, the FAA Reauthor…
