FAA Issues Joint Order 7400.2R The FAA recently published FAA Joint Order 7400.2R, which outlines updated procedures for handling airspace matters. The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) published a final policy aimed at ensuring that airport solar projects don’t create hazardous glare. The policy requires airports to measure the visual impact of such projects on pilots and air traffic control personnel.
The United States Congress charged the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) with the responsibility to encourage air commerce in the United States. As part of this responsibility, the FAA is tasked with ensuring air safety and preserving the National Airspace System (NAS). It is through these mandates that the FAA draws its authority to conduct Aeronautical Studies of planned structures.
The International Civil Aviation Organization will conduct a second aeronautical study to determine if multi-storied buildings coming up in Gujarat International Finance Tec-City (GIFT) near Ahmedabad airport can exceed prescribed heights.
Ben Doyle, president and owner of Alexandria, Virginia-based Capitol Airspace Group, said Wednesday that, based on existing Federal Aviation Administration restrictions, a $1.3 billion stadium would not interfere with flights at McCarran.
Reaction on pressure from developers wanting to build taller in Downtown Miami and Brickell, the Federal Aviation Administration is looking into raising the max heights of buildings in and around Miami’s urban core—a height limit it imposes to keep the flight paths in and out of Miami International Airport free of obstacles—by 39 feet at the tallest point, according...