Resources

Airworthiness-directive compliance, explained.

Practical guides on AD applicability, CAMO transitions, records, and aircraft leasing — written for the teams that carry the regulatory risk.

• Which Airworthiness Directives Apply to Your Aircraft — and How Applicability Is Really Decided

  How airworthiness-directive applicability is actually decided — by type certificate, MSN, mod state and engine variant — and why an alert isn't an answer.

  CAMO / operators · 2026-07-11

• What Is a Transition CAMO — and the AD-Status Review That Makes Handovers Clean

  A transition CAMO takes over continuing-airworthiness management for a fleet. Here's the AD-status review that makes the handover clean — and the risk it removes.

  Transition CAMO · 2026-07-11

• Superseded and Recurring ADs: Keeping a Fleet Current

  How AD supersedure and revisions work, why a superseded AD still matters, and how recurring ADs keep coming due — so your fleet's AD list stays current and correct.

  CAMO (practical) · 2026-07-11

• EASA vs FAA Airworthiness Directives: Comply-Once, Cross-References, and What Actually Applies

  How EASA and FAA airworthiness directives relate — MCAI, comply-once, cross-references — and how to avoid double-counting or missing a cross-jurisdiction AD.

  CAMO (mixed EASA/FAA fleets) · 2026-07-11

• Back-to-Birth Records: How Far Back Airworthiness Evidence Must Go

  What 'back-to-birth' means for airworthiness records, which parts need full traceability (LLPs), and how gaps hurt value at transfer — plus how to keep the chain intact.

  Records / documentation teams · 2026-07-11

• Building an Audit-Ready AD Evidence Chain for Your Next Authority Audit

  What auditors expect from your AD compliance evidence — timestamped, traceable, per-decision — and how to build an evidence chain from AD to sign-off you can defend.

  CAMO managers / Accountable Managers · 2026-07-11

• AD Deadlines Explained: Flight Hours, Cycles, and Calendar Limits

  How airworthiness-directive deadlines work — one-time vs recurring, flight-hours vs cycles vs calendar — and how to compute the next due point per aircraft without surprises.

  CAMO (practical) · 2026-07-11

• AD Compliance at Aircraft Redelivery: The Lessor's Checklist

  A practical AD-compliance checklist for aircraft redelivery and lease return — applicable ADs per tail, evidence, open items, and a clean airworthiness position at transfer.

  Lessors, asset managers, redelivery teams · 2026-07-11