UK CAA: Proposed Revisions to CAP 1096 — Crane and Tall Equipment Safeguarding

Crane with red obstacle warning lights near a UK airport, subject of the CAA CAP 1096 consultation

Proposed amendments to CAP 1096 (Guidance to Crane and Tall Equipment Users: Notification Process, Obstacle Lighting and Marking Requirements) · consultation led by the CAA Air Traffic Management directorate · closes November 18, 2026 Quick Answers What is proposed? A comprehensive overhaul of CAP 1096 to create a more effective, proportionate and practical framework for safeguarding … Read more

FAA NPRM: Special Flight Rules Area Near President Donald J. Trump International Airport

Aerial view of a coastal Florida airport with an airspace boundary overlay under the FAA's SFRA proposal

Published in the Federal Register September 2, 2026 · docket FAA-2026-10827 · 14 CFR Part 93 (Special Air Traffic Rules / SFRA) · 30-day comment period Quick Answers What is proposed? The FAA proposes implementing Special Air Traffic Rules in the airspace around President Donald J. Trump International Airport (DJT, formerly Palm Beach International/PBI), creating a … Read more

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European Commission Launches Public Consultation on the Evaluation of the Balanced Approach Regulation

Aircraft lining up for departure at a European hub airport under the EU Balanced Approach noise rules

Evaluation of Regulation (EU) No 598/2014 (the “Balanced Approach” noise rule) · launched by the Commission on August 27, 2026 · for stakeholders in airports, airlines, residents and authorities Quick Answers What is happening? On 27 August 2026, the European Commission launched a public consultation to gather stakeholder input for the evaluation of the Balanced Approach Regulation (Regulation … Read more

EASA: Regulation (EU) 2026/100 — Airworthiness Review and ARC Rules Modernised -APPLICABLE FROM AUGUST 7, 2026

Airworthiness engineer holds an EASA Airworthiness Review Certificate under Regulation (EU) 2026/100

Amends Commission Regulation (EU) No 1321/2014 (continuing airworthiness) · entered into force February 8, 2026 · applies from August 7, 2026 (per EASA’s weekly regulatory review) · scope: EASA Member States Quick Answers What changed for the airworthiness review?  The rules on the airworthiness review and the Airworthiness Review Certificate (ARC) under Part-M (Annex I … Read more

FAA AD 2026-15-11: Boeing 737 MAX Fuselage Skin and Bear Strap Inspections EFFECTIVE SEPTEMBER 10, 2026

Engineers inspect the fuselage skin of a Boeing 737 MAX galley door under FAA AD 2026-15-11

Final rule published in the Federal Register August 6, 2026 · Issued August 3, 2026 · Applies to certain Boeing 737-8, 737-9 and 737-8200 airplanes · 14 CFR Part 39 Quick Answers What must operators do? Within the compliance window defined by Boeing Alert Requirements Bulletin 737-53A1408 RB (dated December 20, 2024), perform an external general … Read more

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FAA AD 2026-15-10: Airbus A330neo Wing Sloping Rib Cracking — Repetitive Inspections Required

Large twin-engine widebody aircraft wing leading edge and nacelle on airport apron, representing FAA AD 2026-15-10 on wing sloping rib cracking inspections for Airbus A330neo operators

Quick Answer Box What does FAA AD 2026-15-10 require for A330neo operators? FAA AD 2026-15-10, effective September 3, 2026, requires repetitive general visual inspection of each wing sloping rib external surface and each slat 1 inboard seal on all Airbus A330-841 and A330-941 aircraft. Cracking found on any sloping rib must be repaired before further … Read more

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FAA Finalizes Radio Altimeter Upgrade Rule — 58,500 Units Must Be Replaced Before 5G Upper C-Band Expansion

Aircraft avionics bay with radio altimeter units on equipment racks, representing the FAA final rule requiring 58,500 interference-tolerant radio altimeters to withstand 5G wireless signals`

Quick Answers When must airlines replace radio altimeters under the FAA 5G rule? Part 121 airlines and large Part 129 foreign carriers must install interference-tolerant radio altimeters by December 30, 2030. All other aircraft operating under Parts 91, 125, 133, 135, 136, 137, and 194 must comply by October 31, 2034. Approximately 58,500 altimeters across … Read more

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