WASHINGTON, May 6 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Aviation Administration has issued a proposed airworthiness directive targeting a range of Bombardier Challenger aircraft following a series of tail strike incidents during landings executed with partial flap configurations. The directive, which applies to Bombardier, Inc., Model CL-600-1A11 (600), CL-600-2A12 (601), and CL-600-2B16 (601-3A, 601-3R, and 604 variants), mandates updates to the airplane flight manual (AFM)  more

WASHINGTON, May 6 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Aviation Administration has issued a notice of proposed rulemaking that would implement revised airworthiness directives affecting a broad range of Airbus SAS airplanes, including all Model A318, A319, A320, and A321 series aircraft. The proposed directive, filed under Docket No. FAA-2025-0748 and Project Identifier MCAI-2024-00649-T, stems from a directive issued by the European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) and se  more

WASHINGTON, May 6 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Department of the Interior Bureau of Indian Affairs has announced that the Grand River Bands of Ottawa Indians, based in Grand Rapids, Michigan, has formally opted to continue its petition for federal acknowledgment as an American Indian Tribe under the current version of the federal acknowledgment regulations, which were revised and became effective on July 31, 2015. The petitioner originally submitted its documented request for recognition on December 8,   more

WASHINGTON, May 6 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Department of Commerce National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration has issued a temporary rule to reduce the 2025 private angling component annual catch limit (ACL) for red snapper in federal waters off Louisiana. The adjustment comes after the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) determined that Louisiana's private angling sector, including state charter vessels, exceeded its 2024 ACL by 39,632 pounds. Louisiana's original 2025 ACL of 934,587 poun  more

WASHINGTON, May 6 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has signaled continued caution regarding the integration of cryptocurrency products into traditional markets, designating longer periods for review on a slew of proposed rule changes from major exchanges, according to recent Federal Register filings. Many of the delays specifically impact proposals related to cryptocurrency Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs), including efforts to introduce staking features and list ETFs bas  more