This Day in FAA History: July 13th

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19610713: FAA issued new procedures for the emergency operation of the DC-8 hydraulic system in a telegram to the aircraft’s users. The action followed a United Air Lines accident fatal to 17 persons on July 11 and a non-fatal accident on July 12.
19670713: NASA awarded the first contract in its quiet-engine project, part of the Government-wide noise abatement program, to the Pratt & Whitney Aircraft Division of the United Aircraft Corporation. The objective of the quiet engine project, due to run into fiscal 1972 and cost $50 million, was to employ all known noise control techniques in a 20,000-pound-thrust demonstrator engine. When installed in a new sound absorbing nacelle, the “quiet engine” was expected to be 20 perceived noise decibels quieter than jet engines in use during the late 1960s.
19700713: FAA announced an expansion of the air traffic controller training facilities at the Aeronautical Center. A new building would be constructed that would provide additional office space as well as additional classrooms for air traffic control training. (See June 30, 1989.)
19770713: FAA gave uninterrupted air traffic control service during a massive electric power failure that left approximately 9 million people in the New York City area without electricity for periods ranging from 5 to 25 hours. The uninterrupted service was possible because of the continuous power airport program that FAA had begun after an earlier massive blackout, in 1965, initially selecting 50 key airports to be equipped with standby engine generators. (See September 19, 1974.)
19830713: FAA announced that its program to improve aircraft braking and direction control on wet runways through grooving the runway surface and other techniques had resulted in the upgrading of nearly 500 runways at 360 airports in the last six years. (See April 23, 1967.)
19950713: FAA announced that it and 11 airlines would establish a consortium to develop the framework for a worldwide Aeronautical Telecommunication Network (ATN).
19990713: Former FAA Administrator Donald Engen died in the crash of a glider fitted with a small motor. A distinguished U.S. Navy and test pilot who retired as a vice admiral, Engen was 75.
20050713: FAA and the National Air Traffic Controllers Association began contract negotiations. (See December 9, 2003; November 28, 2005.)
20060713: FAA announced plans to phase in a new program designed to reduce the number of flight delays and bring an estimated $900 million in cost savings to the airlines and the flying public. The airspace flow program was designed to allow air traffic controllers to delay only those flights that were expected to encounter extremely bad weather. As a result, the program was expected to minimize the crippling effects of the sudden thunderstorms that frequently affected the nation’s airspace system during the summer travel season. On a single severe weather day in this high peak season, thousands of flights often have been delayed, diverted or canceled, affecting hundreds of thousands of passengers and resulting in millions of dollars in operating losses for carriers.
20120713: FAA proposed a $13.57 million civil penalty against The Boeing Company, the second-largest fine in the agency’s history, for missing a deadline to submit service instructions that would enable airlines to further reduce the risk of fuel tank explosions on more than 380 Boeing jetliners. (See March 2, 2009.)
20200713: FAA downgraded Pakistan’s air safety rating after the agency raised concerns about pilot certifications. The previous month, Pakistan had grounded almost a third of its pilots after discovering they might have falsified their qualifications. (See July 1, 2020.)
20210713: In light of increasing unruly passenger incidents, FAA launched a toolkit to inform passengers about its zero tolerance policy against unruly passengers. The toolkit included a public service announcement from Dickson, a video of kids discussing disruptive behavior on flights, and several social media memes. (See January 13, 2021; December 21, 2021.)
20220713: DOT approved American Airlines flight schedules between Miami and Cuba. The flights began in November 2022. The flights were the first approved flights since a May announcement regarding steps to strengthen US and Cuban ties. (See August 13, 2020.)
20230713: FAA announced that San Marino achieved its first International Aviation Safety Assessment (IASA) with a Category 1 rating. Under the Category 1 rating, San Marino’s civil aviation authority followed ICAO safety standards. As a result of the rating, it could provide service in the United States and enter into code-share agreements with U.S. carriers without limitation. FAA’s IASA program assesses a country’s ability to follow ICAO’s safety standards. Carriers from the countries FAA assesses have either applied to fly in the U.S., currently conduct operations in the U.S., or participate in code-sharing agreements with U.S. airlines. (See January 20, 2023; July 13, 2023.)
20230713: FAA announced that Latvia achieved its first IASA with a Category 1 rating. (See January 20, 2023; September 14, 2023.)