News on the rules that keep aviation safe: FAA and EASA directives, airworthiness mandates, NTSB recommendations, and aircraft certification. We explain not just what regulators decide, but why it matters to airlines and passengers.
August 31, 2026 09:47 UTC —
Airlink defended its low formation flyover of Cape Town Stadium before the Springboks-All Blacks Test, saying the pass stayed within SACAA-approved limits.
August 29, 2026 08:21 UTC —
FAA airworthiness directive orders a fix for 276 Pilatus PC-12 turboprops after a trim panel was found blocking the emergency exit from opening inside.
August 29, 2026 08:03 UTC —
The FAA is ordering owners of 957 Lycoming O-235, O-540 and IO-540 engines to replace a piston pin that has cracked and caused two engine failures.
August 28, 2026 08:28 UTC —
The FAA is moving to fire two LaGuardia air traffic controllers who left their shifts early the night of the deadly March 22 Air Canada runway crash.
August 27, 2026 20:08 UTC —
The FAA supersonic rule would lift the 1973 overland ban and cap sonic booms at 0.11 psf, but acousticians and green groups say the metric is wrong.
August 27, 2026 14:35 UTC —
Cologne/Bonn tightened runway use during military activity after a Ryanair 737 passed about 30 feet from a military drone on approach in February 2026.
August 27, 2026 07:01 UTC —
The FAA has ordered crack inspections on older Airbus A320 and A321 cargo doors after a ground fatigue test found cracking at the frame.
August 27, 2026 06:50 UTC —
The FAA has ordered repeat wing inspections on Boeing 787s after finding manufacturing shim gaps that can trigger fatigue cracks.
August 26, 2026 10:20 UTC —
A new FAA directive orders repeat inspections of nearly 1,000 Bell 407 helicopters after a pilot cyclic stick tube fractured from fatigue cracking.
August 25, 2026 07:06 UTC —
FAA orders V2500 operators to replace third stage compressor blades after engine fires and in-flight shutdowns. EASA followed. 1,462 US engines affected.
August 24, 2026 15:59 UTC —
An S7 A320 landed on a closed runway at Makhachkala. Rosaviatsia now restricts visual approaches near any runway under construction.
August 18, 2026 07:22 UTC —
The FAA has proposed new heaters for angle-of-attack sensors on about 133 older Boeing 737-300, -400, and -500 jets after frozen vanes triggered false stall warnings.
August 15, 2026 19:53 UTC —
KLM’s new Airbus A350 enters service with all 34 World Business Class suites locked out, after a seat certification hurdle stalled approval.
August 13, 2026 08:12 UTC —
FAA proposes an AD requiring inspection of Airbus A318, A319, A320 and A321 nose landing gear after cracks traced to a manufacturing defect.
August 12, 2026 06:54 UTC —
The FAA has proposed tighter inspection rules for Boeing 787 vertical fin bolts after finding worse-than-expected corrosion on 116 US jets.
August 11, 2026 07:07 UTC —
A new FAA directive orders crack inspections on Boeing 747-8F freighters, tracing the damage to shimming gaps left during assembly.
August 9, 2026 19:16 UTC —
The captain of Air India’s turbulence-hit AI2379 reportedly failed a psychoactive substance screening, and DGCA has grounded both pilots.
August 8, 2026 16:13 UTC —
The FAA has proposed inspecting some Trent 1000-powered Boeing 787s after finding a gap in the shielding between the two engines.
August 7, 2026 04:52 UTC —
The FAA has ordered inspections of 471 US-registered Boeing 737 MAX jets for fuselage cracks near the galley door already found on older 737NG airplanes.
August 2, 2026 00:43 UTC —
The FAA has established Prohibited Area P-75 over Trump Tower, a permanent charted no-fly zone from the surface to 1,000 feet controlled by the Secret Service.
