We scanned all 275 documents from every agency: 129 in Friday's issue and 146 on public inspection for Monday. We removed 61 Paperwork Reduction Act and OMB information-collection items. Today's sections: Your Operations: 11 · The Industry: 1 · Also on the Radar: 3. Items marked Monday come from public inspection copies, and their dates depend on publication.
Action dates: FCC C-band cost catalog comments are due Oct 20, 2026, FCC radio altimeter rebate comments Oct 26, the RFS comments Dec 4, and comments on the A330-941 proposed AD about Dec 3. The final ADs take effect about Nov 23, 2026.
Actions that directly affect your aircraft, engines, operations, fuel, workforce or customers.
Final AD. It covers certain Boeing 737-600 through -900ER airplanes identified in Boeing bulletin 737-55A1104 RB, after several operators reported pitch oscillations caused by excessive horizontal stabilizer freeplay. It requires measuring freeplay at the pivot hinges and jackscrew, with follow-up actions. Effective 35 days after publication (November 23, 2026, if it publishes Monday as scheduled).
Why this matters to you: Delta flies 737-800 and -900ER aircraft, so applicability by line number in the Boeing bulletin should be checked against the fleet now (Our assessment, not stated in the document.)
Final AD. It covers Boeing 737-600 through -900ER airplanes with video monitors mounted on the passenger service units, after monitors came loose during a hard landing. It requires replacing monitors that lack secondary retention lanyards, at the times set in Boeing bulletin 737-25-1851 RB Rev. 1. Effective 35 days after publication (November 23, 2026, if it publishes Monday as scheduled).
Why this matters to you: If any Delta 737-800 or -900ER aircraft still carry PSU-mounted video monitors without lanyards, this is a cabin-interior work package (Our assessment, not stated in the document.)
Final AD. It covers all Airbus A330-841 and -941 (A330neo) airplanes and supersedes AD 2025-04-05 on leaking engine bleed air high-pressure valves. It keeps the flight manual, MEL and valve-test requirements, ends repetitive clip replacement because an improved valve has been certified, and requires a bleed monitoring computer software update. Effective 35 days after publication (November 23, 2026, if it publishes Monday as scheduled).
Why this matters to you: This applies to every A330-941, which is the A330-900neo Delta operates, so it means a software update plus continued valve tests and MEL procedures (Our assessment, not stated in the document.)
Final AD. It covers all Airbus A330-243, -243F, -341, -342, -343, -841 and -941 and the A340 models listed, after reports of leaking fuel low-pressure shut-off valves. It requires repetitive leak checks and replacement of discrepant valves under EASA AD 2026-0060R1. Some initial checks are due within 35 months. Effective 35 days after publication (November 23, 2026, if it publishes Monday as scheduled).
Why this matters to you: The A330-941 is named in the AD, and some older Delta A330 variants may be too, so recurring fuel valve leak checks should be scheduled (Our assessment, not stated in the document.)
Proposed AD. This would replace AD 2025-09-07 for Airbus A330-941 airplanes identified in EASA AD 2025-0286. It keeps the flight manual and MEL changes for dual loss of radio management panel synchronization, adds a required modification and limits installation of affected parts. Comments are due 45 days after publication (December 3, 2026, if it publishes Monday as scheduled).
Why this matters to you: Delta's A330-900neo fleet may be among the airplanes in the EASA AD, so this is a chance to comment on the modification before it becomes final (Our assessment, not stated in the document.)
Final AD. This replaces a 2009 AD for Rolls-Royce Deutschland BR700-715A1-30, -715B1-30 and -715C1-30 engines. Operators must revise the airworthiness limitations in their engine maintenance programs to adopt the manufacturer's new or more restrictive life-limited-part tasks, thresholds and intervals. Effective 35 days after publication (November 23, 2026, if it publishes Monday as scheduled).
Why this matters to you: The BR700-715 is the engine on the Boeing 717, a type Delta still flies, so this probably does apply despite the Rolls-Royce Deutschland name. The AD itself names only engines, not airframes (Our assessment, not stated in the document.)
Final AD. All Pratt & Whitney PW4052 through PW4462 series engines listed in the AD must have their pressure burner (Pb) sensor replaced with one under 30,000 flight hours and under 10 years since new or last repair, following reports of tailpipe fires, loss of thrust control and in-flight shutdowns. Effective 35 days after publication (November 23, 2026, if it publishes Monday as scheduled).
Why this matters to you: PW4000-94 engines of this family power some Boeing 767 aircraft, so Delta should check whether any of its 767 engines are covered (Our assessment, not stated in the document.)
FCC Wireless Bureau notice seeking comment. Under the FCC's July 2026 Upper C-band order, new 3.7 GHz licensees will pay rebates to eligible aircraft owners and operators to help cover FAA-mandated radio altimeter retrofits. This notice proposes the rebate categories, dollar amounts and procedures. Comments are due October 26, 2026, and replies November 16, 2026 (GN Docket No. 25-59).
Why this matters to you: Delta will likely need FAA-mandated radio altimeter retrofits across many aircraft, and this notice sets how much the rebates pay, with comments due October 26 (Our assessment, not stated in the document.)
Proposed rule (EPA). EPA is co-proposing two ways to reallocate a larger-than-projected volume of 2025 small refinery exemptions under the Renewable Fuel Standard. One would split the extra volume evenly between 2026 and 2027, and the other would put all of it into 2027. It may also extend the March 31, 2027 deadline for 2026 compliance reporting. Comments are due December 4, 2026.
Why this matters to you: The document is aimed at refiners and fuel importers, not airlines, but RFS obligations can affect fuel market costs and renewable fuel incentives that bear on jet fuel and SAF purchasing (Our assessment, not stated in the document.)
Final rule (special use airspace). The FAA is creating two new restricted areas, R-5306G (18,000 to 23,000 ft MSL, generally 6 a.m. to midnight on weekdays and at other times by NOTAM) and R-5306H (23,001 to 27,000 ft MSL, activated by NOTAM 4 hours in advance, 0001 to 1230 local, May 1 to October 31), stacked above existing restricted areas at Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, North Carolina, to support Marine Corps training. It also corrects two coordinates for R-5306C and R-5306D and names MCAS Cherry Point CERAP as the controlling agency for R-5306A, C, D and E. High-altitude traffic along the North Carolina coast, including airlines, business jets and dispatchers, may face occasional reroutes, which the FAA describes as de minimis. The change takes effect at 0901 UTC on December 24, 2026.
Why this matters to you: New military restricted airspace from 18,000 to 27,000 feet off the North Carolina coast could cause occasional reroutes on East Coast flights (Our assessment, not stated in the document.)
Notice of meetings. DOT's Advisory Committee on Human Trafficking, which advises the Secretary on countering human trafficking in the transportation sector, will hold six public virtual meetings on November 4 and December 10, 2026, and on January 28, May 20, June 17 and July 8, 2027. Transportation companies and their frontline staff, including airlines, motor carriers, transit and rail operators, may want to follow the committee's recommendations on best practices.
Why this matters to you: Airlines are part of DOT's counter-trafficking effort, so these meetings can inform crew training and policy (Our assessment, not stated in the document.)
Actions involving competitors, partners, airports and others in your space. Many are open for public comment, so this is where you can get ahead of a change or weigh in on it.
Our scan of Friday's issue and Monday's public inspection list found no FAA Part 11 petitions for exemption (received or disposed), no other airline route or authority applications, no DOT aviation enforcement or consumer protection orders, no airport actions, no drone or UAS approvals or waivers near ATL, DTW, MSP, SLC, JFK, LGA, BOS, LAX or SEA, and no ICAO or international aviation items. On a typical day this section carries summaries of those items, such as a competitor's petition to deviate from a pilot or crew rule, an exemption granted to an operator, or a proposed noise or slot change at a hub. Each one notes its comment deadline, because petitions and proposals are often open for public comment and Delta can weigh in.
FCC Wireless Bureau notice seeking comment on the preliminary Upper C-band Transition Cost Catalog. The catalog estimates the reasonable transition costs that satellite operators and incumbent earth station operators may incur as they move out of 4.0 to 4.16 GHz, freeing 160 MHz for 3.7 GHz Service licensees across the contiguous United States. It also sets lump-sum payment categories for earth stations. Comments are due October 20, 2026, and replies November 9, 2026 (GN Docket No. 25-59).
Why this matters to you: This is not about airlines directly. The pace and cost of moving satellite users out of the band drive when 5G service starts in the Upper C-band, and that sets the timeline for the radio altimeter retrofits in Your Operations (Our assessment, not stated in the document.)
Brief notes on aircraft and engine types you do not currently operate, in case you are evaluating them.
Final AD for Boeing 787-8, -9 and -10 airplanes with Rolls-Royce Trent 1000 engines, requiring a check of the left fan cowl on the right engine for cross-engine debris protection. Effective about November 23, 2026.
Why this matters to you: Delta does not currently fly the 787, but this is useful background if it evaluates the type (Our assessment, not stated in the document.)
Proposed AD that would replace AD 2026-09-02 on PW4074 through PW4090-3 engines, adding an omitted part number and keeping repetitive ultrasonic inspections of compressor and turbine parts. Comments are due about December 3, 2026.
Why this matters to you: These are Boeing 777 engines, a type Delta no longer flies, so this matters only for leased or acquired 777s (Our assessment, not stated in the document.)
Proposed AD for Airbus Helicopters. Only the title was reviewed. We will summarize it in full once it publishes.
Why this matters to you: Delta does not operate helicopters (Our assessment, not stated in the document.)
Plain-English summaries are based on the published Federal Register documents. Monday items come from public inspection copies, and their final dates are set when they publish. Always check the official document before making compliance decisions. Open Field Group.