Safety
Shutdown Shutters Many U.S. Aviation Safety Activities
Airworthiness directives, ASAP programs, and accident investigations are among activities that have stalled under shutdown.

With the partial U.S. government shutdown now in its fifth week, key safety activities such as the release of most Airworthiness Directives (ADs) remain on hold. In fact, the FAA has issued only one new AD this year, involving high-thrust settings of the Rolls-Royce Trent 1000 engines on the Boeing 787-8. That AD was released on Friday as an interim action ahead of the comment period because the FAA determined that the risk justified the immediate action.


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