AIA Supports Boeing Calls for Revised Transportation Component Rules

The Aerospace Industries Association supported a Boeing petition to streamline FCC equipment certification rules for industrial, scientific and medical (ISM) devices, used in aircraft and other vehicles for operations and monitoring. “Boeing’s Petition is fully consistent with the goals of its members,” the group said, posted Monday in RM-11814. "Wireless sensors and other devices that generate low levels of RF emissions are increasingly being used as components in aircraft for a range of purposes," AIA said. "These devices monitor environmental conditions and the status of countless operational and safety systems, including fuel systems, engines, flight control, airframe, and landing systems." Boeing said in an Aug. 6 petition the change is important as autonomous and semi-autonomous vehicles are launched. “Perhaps the single greatest technological challenge of this generation is the use of wireless systems, digital processing, and sensors to further heighten the operational safety and efficiency ... with the ultimate goal of autonomous operations,” Boeing said.