airworthiness directive
noun
variants
or Airworthiness Directive
: a document that notifies the owners or operators of a particular model of aircraft that unsafe or potentially unsafe conditions have been discovered which may affect the airworthiness of the model in question and that details any corrective actions which may be necessary to address the deficiency
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The report said that the plane had complied with all airworthiness directives.
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Brendan Cole, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 July 2025
Air India was compliant with all airworthiness directives and alert service bulletins on the aircraft, the report said.
—Christiaan Hetzner, Fortune, 12 July 2025
Recommendations include a new airworthiness directive for affected Max aircraft and a review of Boeing's safety culture.
—Zach Wichter, USA Today, 26 June 2025
That would include the company’s compliance with two recent Federal Aviation Administration issued airworthiness directives.
—John Miller, CNN Money, 11 Apr. 2025
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Brendan Cole, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 July 2025
Air India was compliant with all airworthiness directives and alert service bulletins on the aircraft, the report said.
—Christiaan Hetzner, Fortune, 12 July 2025
Recommendations include a new airworthiness directive for affected Max aircraft and a review of Boeing's safety culture.
—Zach Wichter, USA Today, 26 June 2025
That would include the company’s compliance with two recent Federal Aviation Administration issued airworthiness directives.
—John Miller, CNN Money, 11 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for airworthiness directive
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“Airworthiness directive.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/airworthiness%20directive. Accessed 29 Jul. 2025.
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