Top FAA officials today stressed that there will be no leniency for carriers that have blatantly violated safety rules in the agency’s ongoing investigation of airworthiness directive (AD) compliance.

“Forget about it, the aircraft is grounded,” said FAA director of aircraft certification services John Hickey, when asked whether carriers who have discovered certain AD compliance issues might be able to work with the FAA to keep aircraft flying while closing out issues not related to safety of flight.

Hickey and FAA director of flight standards, James Ballough, discussed the issue today at the MRO North America conference in <st1:City w:st=”o

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