This Day in FAA History: August 6th

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19450806: The United States dropped an atomic bomb on Hiroshima, Japan, followed by a second on Nagasaki on August 9. These attacks, and the Soviet declaration of war against Japan on August 8, led to Japan’s surrender on August 14 and the end of World War II. As a result of the war, a total of 1,961 men and 70 women, representing nearly 20 percent of CAA’s personnel, left the agency during 1939-45 to serve in the Armed Forces.
19540806: CAB announced the signing of an agreement with Norway, Sweden, and Denmark for the operation of an air route by U.S. and Scandinavian airlines between Los Angeles and Scandinavia via Greenland.
19640806: An FAA rule effective this date required the closing and locking of crew compartment doors of scheduled air carriers and other large commercial aircraft in flight to deter passengers from entering the flight deck either intentionally or inadvertently (see May 7, 1964). The agency made exception for takeoffs and landings of certain aircraft in which the door involved led to a required passenger emergency exit. On December 18, 1965, FAA published a rule that extended this exception to aircraft in which the crew compartment door led to a floor level exit that was not a required emergency exit, but which might nevertheless assist passenger evacuation.
19700806: FAA announced its first three grants under the new Airport Development Aid Program, or ADAP (see May 21, 1970). The awards went to Detroit Metropolitan-Wayne County Airport (Mich.), Hector Field (Fargo, N.D.), and Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport (Minn.). On October 27, 1970, the Secretary of Transportation officially delegated the authority to administer the ADAP program to the FAA Administrator.
19700806: FAA transferred jurisdiction over agency hearing officers from the Regulatory Council to the Assistant Administrator for Appraisal. (See January 17, 1962.)
19810806: The Civil Aeronautics Board approved acquisition of Continental Airlines by Texas International, a subsidiary of Frank Lorenzo’s holding company, Texas Air. The transaction was consumated in October 1981. A year later, Lorenzo merged Texas International’s operations into those of the much larger Continental. (See September 24, 1983)
19910806: The FAA Technical Center, in conjunction with Sandia National Laboratories, opened an aging aircraft nondestructive inspection validation center at Albuquerque International Airport, N.M.. The center, which studied improvements in nondestructive inspection systems, was dedicated on February 10, 1993.
19970806: A South Korean Boeing 747 jetliner crashed in rugged jungle terrain while attempting to make an early-morning landing on the South Pacific island of Guam, killing more than 200 people. At least 35 of those aboard survived the fiery crash. The crash occurred as Korean Air Flight 801 approached Won Pat International Airport in darkness and heavy rain with 254 passengers and crew aboard.
20070806: Effective this date, FAA amended its regulations to reflect technological advances supporting Area Navigation, or RNAV. The new provisions updated the use of suitable RNAV systems for navigation and made them more consistent with those of the International Civil Aviation Organization. The regulations also removed all reference to the middle marker, a previously required component of instrument landing systems, and clarified airspace terminology. (See July 2006.)
20120806: FAA ATO COO David Grizzle announced Teri Bristol would replace Deputy COO Rick Ducharme upon his retirement on August 31. At the time of the announcement Bristol served as the vice president of ATO’s technical operations organization. (See January 30, 2012; January 16, 2013.)