This Day in FAA History: November 25th

Full FAA Chronology at this link.
19471125: CAB published a regulatory amendment permitting CAA to use a Technical Standard Order (TSO) system to facilitate aircraft production. After consultation with industry, CAA would publish TSOs setting specifications for aviation appliances, materials, parts, and processes. Manufacturers need no longer receive CAA type certification for items covered by TSOs. Instead, the manufacturers themselves could certify that their product met the TSO specifications. (See January 15, 1946, and September 29, 1950.)
19491125: CAA’s Administrator enunciated the “single runway policy” covering the use of Federal matching funds in the Federal-aid airport program. In substance, the new policy stated additional runways that provided only wind coverage or conveniences without increasing traffic capacity were not of sufficient value to justify the cost of construction. (See January 9, 1947.)
19961125: Officials at John F. Kennedy airport unveiled a new aircraft arresting system, made of foam blocks, to bring aircraft to a safe stop if they overrun a runway. The airport was the first to install the system, jointly developed by FAA and the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey.
20091125: Edward Stimpson, one of general aviation’s most respected advocates in Washington and founder of the General Aviation Manufacturers Association (GAMA), died at home in Boise, Idaho, from cancer. Stimpson was credited, along with former Cessna Chairman and CEO Russ Meyer, with championing the General Aviation Revitalization Act of 1994, which helped reinvigorate the industry by capping manufacturers’ product liability to 18 years. He went on to become chairman of the Flight Safety Foundation (FSF). Stimpson joined FAA at the invitation of then-Administrator Najeeb Halaby and served through much of the 1960s as its congressional liaison. He became head of GAMA shortly after it was founded in 1970 and he led the organization almost continuously for 25 years. President Bill Clinton later nominated Stimpson to represent the U.S. at the International Civil Aviation Organization. He served in that ambassadorial post from 1999-2004, ending his tenure at the United Nations agency as vice president of its Assembly.
20131125: Officials at Barnes Regional Airport in Westfield, MA, opened a new $13.5 million runway. The project, announced in July with groundbreaking in August, was financed with $8.7 million in federal funds toward the total $20 million job that, in addition to the runway, included auxiliary lighting and concrete pads for the F-15 jets.
20141125: Because of law enforcement reports of gunshots fired into the air, FAA activated a temporary flight instruction over Ferguson, MO. For safety reasons, only law enforcement aircraft were permitted to fly through the area. The restricted area was three miles in diameter, up to 3,000 feet above sea level. It remained in effect from 10:15 p.m. Central on November 24, to 4:15 a.m. Central on November 25.
20151125: DOT issued a notice reminding airlines they were required to compensate passengers for damage to wheels, straps, zippers, handles, and other protruding parts of checked baggage beyond normal wear and tear. The notice also reminded airlines of their obligation to accept all reports of mishandled baggage from consumers even if an airline’s agent believed the airline was not liable. The notice was a result of airport inspections, which uncovered the fact that certain airlines routinely excluded liability for damage to specific parts of checked baggage. DOT’s office of aviation enforcement and proceedings planned to take enforcement action against airlines that were not in compliance by January 9, 2016.