https://lionndt.com/news/index.html Original analysis of NDT, welding inspection, quality assurance, and FAA/EASA developments from Lion NDT. en-us https://lionndt.com/news/adamuz-rail-disaster-weld-report-2026.html https://lionndt.com/news/adamuz-rail-disaster-weld-report-2026.html Thu, 03 Sep 2026 12:00:00 GMT A definitive Guardia Civil report on the January 2026 Adamuz rail disaster, which killed 46 people, traces the derailment to a fractured weld joining a 1989 rail section to one installed in 2023. Here's what the findings reveal about inspecting welds that join rail steel from different eras. https://lionndt.com/news/iso-9001-2026-sixth-edition-as9100.html https://lionndt.com/news/iso-9001-2026-sixth-edition-as9100.html Wed, 02 Sep 2026 12:00:00 GMT ISO has confirmed September 16, 2026 as the publication date for the sixth edition of ISO 9001 — the base standard AS9100 itself is built on. Here's what actually changed, and why AS9100-certified shops shouldn't wait for the aerospace-specific rewrite to start paying attention. https://lionndt.com/news/aws-d17-2-2026-resistance-welding-update.html https://lionndt.com/news/aws-d17-2-2026-resistance-welding-update.html Wed, 02 Sep 2026 12:00:00 GMT The fourth edition of AWS D17.2, the aerospace resistance welding specification, expanded from five clauses to twelve and adds new requirements for welding wire mesh. Here's what the restructuring actually changes for shops working under the code. https://lionndt.com/news/nadcap-additive-manufacturing-audit-criteria-2026.html https://lionndt.com/news/nadcap-additive-manufacturing-audit-criteria-2026.html Wed, 02 Sep 2026 12:00:00 GMT NADCAP's additive manufacturing task group already has two audit criteria published and accrediting suppliers, with three more moving through test audits and ballots in 2026. Here's where the program actually stands, standard by standard. https://lionndt.com/news/faa-cfm56-7b-fan-blade-nprm-2026.html https://lionndt.com/news/faa-cfm56-7b-fan-blade-nprm-2026.html Tue, 01 Sep 2026 12:00:00 GMT A new FAA proposal would update fan blade inspection requirements tracing back to the 2018 Southwest Airlines accident. Most coverage ties it to a July engine failure on a Ryanair-operated 737 — but the FAA's own filing says it has no evidence the two are related. https://lionndt.com/news/faa-737-max-bear-strap-hfec-lfec-ad-2026.html https://lionndt.com/news/faa-737-max-bear-strap-hfec-lfec-ad-2026.html Sun, 23 Aug 2026 12:00:00 GMT A new FAA airworthiness directive orders bear-strap checks on 471 U.S.-registered Boeing 737 MAX jets, before a single crack has been confirmed on the type. The headline is eddy current testing, but the AD's actual structure means most jets may never need it. https://lionndt.com/news/faa-pw210-exhaust-frame-ad-2026.html https://lionndt.com/news/faa-pw210-exhaust-frame-ad-2026.html Mon, 17 Aug 2026 12:00:00 GMT A new FAA airworthiness directive, effective August 31, supersedes one issued barely six weeks earlier for the same turbine exhaust frame defect — this time turning on which material a specific frame was built from. Here's why that distinction is a records problem as much as an inspection one. https://lionndt.com/news/faa-easa-2026-cooperation-pledge.html https://lionndt.com/news/faa-easa-2026-cooperation-pledge.html Sun, 16 Aug 2026 12:00:00 GMT A June 2026 agreement between the FAA and EASA commits both agencies to closer safety-data sharing and streamlined approvals. Here's what the cooperation pledge could mean in practice for shops working across both regulatory systems. https://lionndt.com/news/ndt-week-2026-ai-standards-miami.html https://lionndt.com/news/ndt-week-2026-ai-standards-miami.html Sun, 16 Aug 2026 12:00:00 GMT In January, ASNT, ASTM International, and AWS convened 150+ industry leaders in Miami for the first-ever NDT Week, with artificial intelligence in inspection as a central theme. Here's what the push toward AI/ML standards in NDT means for shops that haven't adopted it yet — and for those that have. https://lionndt.com/news/aws-d1-1-2025-pwht-update.html https://lionndt.com/news/aws-d1-1-2025-pwht-update.html Sun, 16 Aug 2026 12:00:00 GMT The 2025 edition of AWS D1.1, the Structural Welding Code for Steel, tightened documentation requirements for postweld heat treatment and raised the initial furnace temperature limit. Here's what changed and what it means for your weld inspection records.