FAA Mandates Precautions Linked To 787 Autopilot Issue

Ethiopian Airlines
Credit: Nigel Howarth / AWST
WASHINGTON—The FAA, stepping up a pair of earlier advisories, will require Boeing 787 pilots to monitor flight path data during localizer-based approaches to ensure aircraft remain on the proper heading—while Boeing works to fix a problem with autopilot flight director system (AFDS) software causing...

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