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Safety & Regulation

Missing Chamfers, Both Pylons: Inside the FAA's New A350-1041 Fastener Order

The FAA's new airworthiness directive for Airbus A350-1041 freighters and passenger jets targets fasteners installed without a chamfer under the head — a production-tooling slip on the structure that carries both engine pylons.

4 September 2026 · 7 minRajkumar Agarwal

Safety & Regulation

The FAA Just Ordered Cracks-That-Haven't-Happened-Yet Checks on 471 Boeing 737 MAXs

A new FAA directive orders inspections of 471 US-registered 737 MAX jets — and 1,429 worldwide — for a fuselage crack that has never actually been found on a MAX. Here's why regulators aren't waiting for one.

30 August 2026 · 8 minRajkumar Agarwal