The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) on Saturday, Nov. 8, issued an Emergency Airworthiness Directive (AD) requiring aircraft inspections for MD-11 cargo planes following the fatal crash in ...
The U.S. Department of Transportation's Office of Inspector General (OIG) has recently published a report detailing the results of an investigation into the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)’s ...
Dozens of aviation groups warned House and Senate leaders on Monday that a government shutdown would delay federal inspections of aircraft and postpone repair work on “critical” air traffic control ...
The MD-11 return to service has begun, restoring key cargo capacity after the fatal UPS Flight 2976 crash triggered a global ...
US regulators plan to require airlines to inspect some 2,200 Boeing 737s and 757s due to a risk that improper maintenance could have jeopardised the integrity of the jets’ main landing gears. The ...
The ability of federal safety regulators to oversee airplane maintenance at United Airlines has been hindered by inadequate staffing, high employee turnover and the improper use of virtual inspections ...