New cleaning procedures, unplanned downtime introduce safety issues, regulators warn.

The new administration will likely bring changes in U.S. aviation policy, mostly still to be determined.

TULSA, Oklahoma--American Airlines is poised to restart Boeing 737 MAX revenue service on Dec. 29—less than six weeks after the FAA cleared the model…

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 aircraft to deviate instead of following the prescribed approach course. 

The Independent Aircraft Modifier Alliance has identified ‘orphan’ STCs, cross authority validations and more as challenges it plans to tackle in 2021.

A listing of airworthiness directive and bulletins from around the world.

A listing of airworthiness directive and bulletins from around the world.

A new system that combines wearable sensors, artificial intelligence and analytics could soon replace traditional 1:1 safety monitoring processes in MRO hangars.