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The following notification is being provided for your reference. The FAA recently released a Draft Advisory Circular on Airport Compatible Land Use Planning (AC 150/5190-4B) and is asking for comments on the proposed guidance by August 6, 2021.  Additional information, and attachments related to this release are attached here for reference.   Draft FAA AC...

INFO: Notification for the FAA Northern California Airspace Virtual Public Meetings - July 20 and July 21, 2021 The FAA will be hosting a virtual public meeting on Tuesday, July 20 from 6:00-8:00 pm PT and Wednesday, July 21 from 1:00-3:00 pm PT. The FAA will create a registration website, and promote it broadly, including...

San Francisco International Airport Ground Based Augmentation System (GBAS) Community Meeting Invitation The City of Palo Alto is hosting a virtual community meeting on June 9, 5-6:30 p.m. (see calendar link below for meeting details), at which San Francisco International Airport (SFO) will provide an update to the community on SFO’s Ground Based Augmentation System...

For reference, new links have been provided for accessing GBAS information via the SFO Noise Portal. With the initial expansion of the SFO webpages for GBAS, a brief description can be found as well as presentations and community packets.   The links for these can be located via the Noise Portal and are provided below: https://noise.flysfo.com/...

Dear SCSC Roundtable Members and Interested Parties,   The FAA Presentation on BRIXX (from the 5/10/2021 San Jose Airport Commission meeting) has been posted to the SCSC Roundtable website for reference at the following location https://scscroundtable.org/documents/faa-presentation-on-brixx/.   Airport Commission website: https://www.flysanjose.com/node/8081   Regards, SCSC Roundtable consultant staff,

The FAA is giving a brief presentation to the San José Airport Commission on May 10 about a slight modification they are making to the BRIXX arrival procedure. The meeting is open to the public (via Zoom online) and will start at 6pm. This item will be covered in Section VI of the Airport Commission...

Overview of FAA Aircraft Noise Policy and Research Efforts: Research Activities to Inform Aircraft Noise Policy Published version will be saved here on SCSC Roundtable website once available.  FAA Seeks Public Comment on Aviation Noise Effects and Mitigation Research Portfolio WASHINGTON – The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) announced plans to seek public comment on the...

Press Release – FAA Announces Final Rule to Facilitate the Reintroduction of Civil Supersonic Flight Final Rule saved here on SCSC Roundtable website January 6, 2021 WASHINGTON, DC — Today the U.S. Department of Transportation and the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) issued a final rule (PDF) to facilitate the safe development of civil supersonic aircraft. The rule streamlines and clarifies...

Airport panel rejects San Jose’s Diridon, Google project plans Sonya Herreraby Sonya Herrera DECEMBER 17, 2020 A critical airport commission unanimously voted against San Jose’s Diridon plan and Google’s downtown megacampus, taking issue with proposed building heights that would disrupt the city’s international airport. Santa Clara County Airport Land Use Commissioner Glenn Hendricks admonished San...

Kansas, FAA Agree To Establish Supersonic Test Corridor by Kerry Lynch - December 17, 2020, 12:31 PM The Kansas Department of Transportation signed an agreement with the FAA to establish a Kansas Supersonic Transportation Corridor (SSTC) that would be used for testing aircraft up to Mach 3, the state announced today. The agreement would provide...