Streamlining airworthiness and maintenance focuses on:
- reviewing unique airworthiness directives
- air transport continuing airworthiness
- streamlining training and accreditation pathways for licensed aircraft maintenance engineers (LAMEs)
- creating a new rule set for general aviation maintenance
- Safe aircraft design and maintenance are essential for aviation safety. Because this is a global industry, Australian regulations must align with global standards to avoid disadvantaging stakeholders.
Industry feedback indicates that maintenance rules are too complex, and it is hard to find qualified maintenance personnel. This increases costs for aircraft owners, especially in rural areas.
We're working to make the airworthiness regulations simpler and better suited to general aviation in Australia today.
The changes will reduce administrative costs while ensuring that safety remains the primary factor.