The instructions, known as "airworthiness directives," are issued frequently, and formalize mandated inspections or modifications to correct unsafe conditions on U.S. aircraft. The stalled directives do not mean that airlines and aircraft operators are unaware of serious safety problems. Related: US airlines' cautious reaction to Trump's immigration orderThe FAA said in a statement that it has "worked to ensure no airworthiness directives are being held." The White House move on regulation has not only held up pending directives, it has also withdrawn any Obama administration directives that were finalized, but published after the inauguration. Four days after Trump was sworn in, the FAA withdrew two final directives that had been issued in the weeks before Trump took office.

Source: CNN February 06, 2017 22:07 UTC