✈️DOT Terminates Aviation Consumer Hotline Rulemaking Action
The Department of Transportation (DOT) is announcing its decision to terminate its rulemaking titled "Notifying Air Travelers of DOT's Aviation Consumer Hotline" (RIN 2105-AE83), which was previously listed in DOT's semiannual Regulatory Agenda. That rulemaking would have established a consumer complaints toll-free hotline telephone number and required airlines to display the number on their websites and at airports in accordance with 49 U.S.C. 42302, as amended by section 423 of the FAA Reauthorization Act of 2018 (Pub. L. 115-254). However, before DOT could complete a rulemaking, Congress enacted section 520 of the FAA Reauthorization Act of 2024 (Pub. L. 118-63), which eliminated the requirement from section 42302 that the Department establish the consumer complaints hotline telephone number. Consistent with the Administration's focus on reducing regulation and Congress' elimination of this requirement section 42302, DOT is terminating the proceeding.
Learn More✈️FAA Airworthiness Directive for Airbus A350
The FAA is adopting a new airworthiness directive (AD) for certain Airbus SAS Model A350-941 and -1041 airplanes. This AD was prompted by an updated stress analysis on the forward (FWD) cargo door and its attachment piano hinges that revealed a risk of cracking and crack propagation on piano hinges 2 and 3, originating from opening- closing fatigue cycles of the FWD cargo door. This AD requires an inspection of the affected parts, and applicable corrective actions, as specified in a European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) AD, which is incorporated by reference. The FAA is issuing this AD to address the unsafe condition on these products.
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