Certification

The U.S. Senate is proposing fixes for the FAA certification of new aircraft. It’s an issue after the Boeing 737 MAX was grounded.

Changes need to be made, but the process the Federal Aviation Administration uses to certify aircraft — including the grounded Boeing 737 MAX — is effective and a significant contributor […]

Because of the now record-breaking partial government shutdown, the U.S. aviation industry is beginning to feel the consequences of lapsed federal funding.

All the ELD providers have maintained that the data is safe and that the devices themselves are merely collection units. Teletrac Navman, though, is working towards a certification that would be a first for a commercial GPS/fleet management company.