RESOLUTION 84-17780 RESOLUTION NO. 84-17780
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE
CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, SUPPORTING THE
EFFORT OF MIAMI INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT AND
THE DADE COUNTY AVIATION DEPARTMENT TO
OBTAIN AN EXEMPTION FROM THE APPLICATION OF
FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION RULES FAR 36
AND FAR 91E ON AIRCRAFT OPERATING ON
INTERNATIONAL FLIGHTS AT MIAMI INTERNATIONAL
AIRPORT UNTIL JANUARY 1, 1988.
WHEREAS, the Federal Aviation Administration has
issued Federal Aviation Regulations (FAR) 36 and 91E, scheduled
to become effective January 1, 1985 , which will prohibit all
Boeing 707 and Convair 880 aircraft and most Boeing 727-100 and
DC 8 aircraft from operating at United States airports and
particularly at Miami International Airport; and
WHEREAS, the majority of the Caribbean and Latin
American airlines operate this type of equipment exclusively or
almost exclusively in both passenger and in cargo service to and
from Miami International Airport; and
WHEREAS, the technology for converting or modifying
these aircraft to comply with the provisions of FAR 36 and FAR
91E is not presently available, nor will it be available, until
after January 1, 1985; and
WHEREAS, the current state of the economies of the
affected Caribbean and Latin American airlines and their
governments will not permit the purchase of new FAR 36 compliant
aircraft or retrofit of their present aircraft with FAR 36
compliant engines; and
WHEREAS, the affected airlines are, therefore, both
financially and technically unable to comply with FAR 36 and FAR
91E by the January 1, 1985 deadline; and
WHEREAS, the Federal Aviation Administration has
exemption authority and has used this exemption authority to
exempt some 450 aircraft of the United States carriers from the
application of FAR 36 until January 1, 1988 ; and
OFFICE OF THE CITY ATTORNEY-1700 CONVENTION CENTER DRIVE-MIAMI BEACH,FLORIDA 33139
WHEREAS, the International Civil Aviation Organization
has recommended January 1, 1988 , as the date for aircraft of
foreign airlines to become subject to restrictive rules such as
provided in FAR 36 and FAR 91E; and
WHEREAS, the exemption sought by Miami International
Airport on behalf of carriers operating international routes to
and from Miami is to defer the effective dates of FAR 36 and FAR
91E for three years from January 1, 1985 , until January 1, 1988 ;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COMMISSION OF
THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, THAT:
Section 1. The City of Miami Beach hereby supports
the effort of the Miami International Airport and the Dade
County Aviation Department to obtain an exemption from the
provisions of Federal Aviation Regulations 36 and 91E for
international operations at Miami International Airport until
January 1, 1988.
Section 2. The Federal Aviation Administration and
the United States Department of Transportation is urged to grant
the request of Miami International Airport and the Dade County
Aviation Department for exemption from the application of the
provisions of FAR 36 and FAR 91E on international operations at
Miami International Airport until January 1, 1988.
PASSED AND ADOPTED THIS 20th day of
June , 1984.
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OFFICE OF THE CITY ATTORNEY-1700 CONVENTION CENTER DRIVE-MIAMI BEACH,FLORIDA 33139
ORIGINAL
RESOLUTION NO. 84-177. 80
(Supporting the effort of Miami Internat4-
ional Airport and the Dade County Aviation
Department to obtain an exemption from the
application of Federal Aviation Administra-
tion rules Far 36 and Far 91E on Aircraft
operating on International Flights at
Miami International Airport until January
1, 1988)