FAA UPDATES AIRPORT STANDARDS ADVICE FOR FIRST TIME IN 20 YEARS
October 1st, 2012
BY LEAH GERMAIN
THE US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has recently overhauled federal guidance that outlines specific standards and recommendations used for the development of airport design and construction projects. As the first major rewrite for the Airport Design Advisory Circular (AC) in more than 20 years, the FAA has amended key points of the document to reflect on-going change in airport innovation and meet the country's growing long-term aviation demand.
"As technology changes, we need to update things," said Marcia Adams, a ...
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