UPDATE – The FAA requires inspections of ’certain Boeing MAX 9s’ following the Alaska Airlines incident on Friday in which a MAX 9 lost part of a fuselage plug. The airline announced late Friday that it had temporarily grounded most…
Boeing has urged operators of the MAX to inspect the rudder control system for a possible loose or missing bolt. The airframer has issued a multi-operator message (MOM) after consultation with the FAA. The MOM follows after an “international operator”…
The FAA is to release a new Airworthiness Directive on August 22 that requires additional inspections of the Pratt & Whitney PW1100G-JM. This follows the analysis of an incident on an Airbus A320neo in December last year. The issue is related…