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  • 2024-28575 — Amendment of United States Area Navigation Route Q-8 and Revocation of United States Area Navigation Route Q-18 in Alaska
    Type:Rule
    Citation:89 FR 96868
    Reading Time:about 5 minutes

    The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has announced a final rule that changes air navigation routes in Alaska. Specifically, the FAA is amending RNAV Route Q-8 and revoking RNAV Route Q-18 to solve issues with automated flight plans. The new changes will help ensure the safe and efficient flow of air traffic. This update is considered a regular adjustment with minimal environmental or economic impact and is classified under existing rules for modifying airspace routes.

    Simple Explanation

    The FAA is changing some airplane paths in Alaska so that flights work better and smoother. They fixed Route Q-8 and stopped using Route Q-18 to solve problems with flight computers getting confused.

  • 2025-03482 — Amendment of VOR Federal Airways V-68, V-76, V-212, V-222, and V-558, and United States Area Navigation Route T-220 in the Vicinity of Industry, TX
    Type:Rule
    Citation:90 FR 11217
    Reading Time:about 4 minutes

    The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has delayed the effective date of a rule initially established on January 16, 2025, regarding changes to various airways and a navigation route in Industry, TX. This delay, moving the effective date to August 7, 2025, allows additional time for redesigning and inspecting a flight procedure into George Bush Intercontinental/Houston Airport, which failed its initial evaluations. The decision was deemed necessary to ensure safety and efficiency without prior public comment due to the minor nature of the delay.

    Simple Explanation

    The FAA has decided to wait until August 7, 2025, to make changes to the routes airplanes take near Industry, TX, because they need more time to fix a flying path to a big airport in Houston that wasn't working right. This delay is to make sure everything is safe and works well before letting planes use the new paths.