Aviation industry stakeholders are taking steps to build airport teams that are better prepared to handle aircraft recovery incidents.

A Southwest Airlines Boeing 737-8 that exhibited anomalous rudder movements may have been damaged during heavy winds, a preliminary NTSB report suggests.

The FAA’s informal rulemaking process should welcome open communication to ensure impacts are understood.

In an upcoming airworthiness directive, the FAA will order inspections of all U.S.-registered 737 Next Generation and 737 MAX models in service.

According to Fokker Services Group (FSG), the facility is used for component maintenance for major airlines.

The FAA plans to order all Boeing 767 operators to either check records or inspect main landing gear outer cylinders for signs of heat damage.

The ASCIC was formed earlier in 2024 as a direct response to a records-falsification scandal that made headlines late in 2023.

ACMI and charter services provider Maleth Aero has become the first organization of its kind to utilize Salient’s maintenance check flight program.