Paddle Your Own KanooMateusz Maszczynski

FAA moves to limit pilots’ and flight attendants’ ability to invoke state-law mandatory meal breaks

The FAA is taking steps to prevent pilots and flight attendants from claiming locally mandated meal breaks under state labor laws, such as California’s Labor Code requirement for a 30-minute uninterrupted meal break after more than five hours of work. The move targets how flight crews can seek compliance via state requirements.

2026-07-03T09:13:55.841042-07:00
Air Cargo NewsRebecca Jeffrey

FAA adds new airworthiness directive for certain Boeing 747-8Fs

By Air Cargo News: The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is adopting a new safety-based airworthiness directive (AD) for "certain" Boeing 747-8F series airplanes "prompted by reports of cracking in stringers and splice fittings located at stringer splices at multiple body stations".

2026-07-03T03:59:02.969949-07:00