FAA TO BAN TURBOPROPS IN FREEZING RAIN, DRIZZLE

Citing an unsafe condition not covered by current certification rules, the FAA plans to issue an airworthiness directive by May forbidding virtually all turboprop-powered regional airline aircraft from flying in freezing rain and drizzle. The directive will prohibit at least 18 different aircraft...

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