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May 08, 2022

ALPA Targets Airlines That Allegedly Mismanaged Taxpayer Bailouts

"Incompetence Root Cause of Aviation Operational Meltdowns Leaving Thousands Stranded"

ALPA, not exactly the most bashful association in the aviation universe, this week, SLAMMED U.S. airlines for failing to deliver on a key goal of the multibillion-dollar bailout American taxpayers provided them during the pandemic: effectively manage air-service operations as travel resumes. In a letter to the leaders of Airlines for America, the National Air Carrier Association, and the Regional Airline Association, the lobbying organizations for most U.S airlines, ALPA highlighted the significant rise in flight delays and cancelations plaguing U.S. carriers, which according to the Department of Transportation’s (DOT) February 2022 Air Travel Consumer rep

AD 2022-09-17 Requires Inspecting The Left-Hand (LH) And Right-Hand (RH) Control Sticks

The FAA is adopting a new airworthiness directive (AD) for certain Scheibe-Aircraft GmbH Model SF25C gliders. This AD was prompted by mandatory continuing airworthiness information (MCAI) issued by the aviation authority of another country to identify and correct an unsafe condition on an aviation product. The MCAI identifies the unsafe condition as severe corrosion on the inner surface of the control stick tube. This AD requires inspecting the left-hand (LH) and right-hand (RH) control sticks for corrosion and, if corrosion is found, replacing the affected control stick. The FAA is issuing this AD to address the unsafe condition on these products. This AD

AD 2022-10-04 Requires The Replacement Of The Affected Stages 7-9 Compressor Rotor Spool

The FAA is adopting a new airworthiness directive (AD) for certain Engine Alliance (EA) GP7270, GP7272, and GP7277 model turbofan engines. This AD was prompted by a manufacturer investigation that revealed certain stages 7-9 compressor rotor spools were manufactured from a billet of material suspected of having foreign material embedded. This AD requires the replacement of the affected stages 7-9 compressor rotor spool. The FAA is issuing this AD to address the unsafe condition on these products. This AD is effective May 23, 2022.