WASHINGTON, May 20 -- The United Cook Inlet Drift Association (UCIDA), Soldotna, Alaska, has sharply criticized the National Marine Fisheries Service's (NMFS) proposed 2025 harvest specifications for salmon in the Cook Inlet, Alaska Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ). In a May 2, 2025, letter to the NMFS Alaska Region, UCIDA President David Martin stated that the proposed specifications contain "numerous errors of application, unfounded assumptions, inappropriate use and interpretations of historic c  more

WASHINGTON, May 20 -- Delta Air Lines, Atlanta, Georgia, has formally requested several modifications to a Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) proposed rule aimed at addressing potential safety concerns with fuel tubes and thermal management system (TMS) mounts on certain Pratt & Whitney PW1100G-JM series engines. In a May 5, 2025, submission to the FAA docket, Delta outlined specific changes it believes are necessary to ensure the Airworthiness Directive (AD) is clear, practical, and incorpor  more

WASHINGTON, May 20 -- FedEx Express, Memphis, Tennessee, has raised concerns with a Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) concerning Boeing 767 aircraft, specifically objecting to a provision related to the cap sealing of fasteners internal to the fuel tank. In a May 6, 2025, letter to the FAA, John E. Hill, FedEx's Manager of Aircraft Structures Engineering, argued that a specific paragraph in the proposed rule could lead to inconsistent and potentially conf  more