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.
September 19, 2026 03:46 UTC —
GPS jamming over Sweden knocked out navigation on a KLM and an Air Canada flight in 24 hours. Sweden’s regulator says spoofing is now the bigger worry.
September 18, 2026 04:34 UTC —
FAA airworthiness directive orders A330 nacelle inlet checks after anti-ice piccolo tube restraint brackets were found cracked. 70 US jets affected.
September 18, 2026 03:05 UTC —
Beijing’s no-fly zone takes effect September 20, closing 108,000 square miles to all but airline, business and emergency flights. Here is what changes.
September 17, 2026 10:47 UTC —
The FAA granted Boeing a 777F CO2 emissions exemption, letting 35 more freighters be certificated after the 2028 fuel efficiency cutoff, through 2031.
September 17, 2026 10:41 UTC —
ATR 42 and ATR 72 nose gear has retracted without a command. The FAA proposes leak tests on Safran landing gear selector valves, P/N 100-5383Y-00.
September 17, 2026 06:42 UTC —
The FAA is ordering X-ray checks on 43 US-registered 767-300F freighters after a supplier could not prove its titanium cargo fittings were titanium.
September 17, 2026 03:14 UTC —
Dash 8-400 operators face proposed FAA inspections after a missing sealant instruction left a wing tank bracket able to leak fuel into a dry bay.
September 17, 2026 03:00 UTC —
PW1500G and PW1900G engines face new FAA borescope inspections after six reports of compressor rotors clashing with their variable stator vanes.
September 16, 2026 04:05 UTC —
FAA proposes borescope inspections for CFM56 engines after reports of honeycomb separation on turbine seals that risk an uncontained engine failure.
September 15, 2026 04:27 UTC —
The NTSB says the FAA’s answers to 11 of its 33 DCA midair collision recommendations are unacceptable, led by the refusal to mandate ADS-B In.
September 14, 2026 03:10 UTC —
Atlanta ATC cancelled an American Airlines A319 takeoff after the captain asked for more time behind a 757. Here is what FAA wake rules require.
September 13, 2026 09:18 UTC —
The DCA Air Safety Act would cap Reagan National at 28 arrivals an hour and cut 30 slots by 2032. What the Virginia senators’ bill would change.
September 8, 2026 01:43 UTC —
Ryanair Boeing 737 airstair falls: an ANSV study tied 85 of 104 Italian boarding falls to the jet’s built-in forward stairs and prompted new crew rules.
September 6, 2026 04:52 UTC —
Trent engine de-pairing orders from EASA and the FAA require operators of older Boeing 777s and Airbus A330s to avoid running two suspect oil pumps.
September 5, 2026 19:22 UTC —
A new DOT rule reclassifies 10 delay and cancellation causes on October 19, 2026, narrowing when US airlines owe stranded passengers meals and hotels.
September 4, 2026 07:23 UTC —
Airlink cancelled its third rugby stadium flypast after South Africa’s SACAA began reviewing flight data from the low Cape Town pass on August 29.
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.
