Agência Nacional de Aviação Civil of Brazil has approved exclusive transport of cargo in passenger cabins, upon airline request, to deliver essential products during pandemic, such as food, medical supplies, personal protective equipment and hospital products. Cabin transportation will not take place on flights with passengers.
The Civil Aviation Safety Authority of Australia has issued airworthiness bulletin 25-035 Issue 1, regarding Fokker F28 Mk70 and MK100 flight crew seat cracking and repairs.
EASA has issued airworthiness directive 2020-0092 for Airbus A330-223Fs and -243Fs, requiring inspection and replacement oxygen for crew and courier oxygen distribution system flexible hoses, effective May 8, 2020.
EASA has issued airworthiness directive 2020-0093 for Airbus A330s and A340s, requiring replacement of hydraulic power ground service manifold manual valve attachment screws, effective May 8, 2020.
EASA has issued proposed airworthiness directive 20-068 for Pilatus PC-6s, amending time limits and maintenance checks under airworthiness limitations section, effective 14 days after airworthiness directive is issued.
EASA has issued airworthiness directive 2020-0096 for Pilatus PC-24s, amending airplane flight section on normal procedures for electronic circuit breaker, effective May 13, 2020.
FAA has issued airworthiness directive 2020-08-12 for certain Boeing 747-8s and -8Fs, requiring modifying the left and right side lap joints of the fuselage skin, repetitive post-modification inspections for cracking, and applicable on-condition actions, effective June 2, 2020.
FAA has issued special airworthiness information bulletin NE-20-09, advising operators of Pratt & Whitney PW1500Gs to continuously monitor low pressure compressor operating performance after removing the electronic engine control software and upgrading to full authority digital electronic control software version V2.11.9.2 to comply with airworthiness directive 2020–07–02.
Russia’s Federal Air Transport Agency has permitted carrying cargo in passenger cabins by Aeroflot-Russian Airlines, Ural Airlines, North Wind, Russia Airlines, ASUR Air, Icarus and Royal Flyit.
A listing of airworthiness directive and bulletins from ANAC, CASA, EASA, FAA and FATA.
