1. Certification/Maintenance Workshop
FUEL TANK SAFETY
FAA & EASA have agreed on new-production aircraft & future designs.
Retrofit still under discussion.
Overall, significant progress made in two years.
Challenges/Concerns:
Cost/Benefit Analysis
Timeliness of guidance material for maintenance personnel training

2. Certification/Maintenance Workshop
Continued Airworthiness Initiatives
Streamlined AD process (MCAI)—reduces issuance time to 6-12 months & simplifies process and content of AD.
AD-Friendly Service Bulletins—reduces paperwork & provides accurate & complete information on corrective actions.
Instructions for Continued Airworthiness—Order due out end of year; distribution of security-related ADs to be addressed.

3. Certification/Maintenance Workshop
Electronic Exchange of Airworthiness Documents
Industry-developed initiative with wide participation
Data-centric approach for one e-Form to follow parts during life cycle.
All electronic transactions.
To be addressed: what happens if e-chain is broken?
Authorities to be more fully briefed this year.