The US Federal Aviation Administration is proposing three airworthiness directives (ADs) to strengthen the structure that houses the engines on six variants of the Boeing 737NG. The move comes after the regulator received two reports of fan blade failures that caused "severe damage" to the engine housing, including one that resulted in a passenger fatality in 2018, the FAA says in a statement shared. The proposed ADs would require operators to inspect and replace "certain components" on the engine cowling before 31 July 2028. After the parts are installed, the FAA says, operators would have to revise the existing maintenance programme to incorporate the modifications. The ADs apply to 737-600, -700, -700C, -800, -900 and -900ER aircraft, affecting 1,979 US-registered aircraft, and 6,666 aircraft worldwide, it adds.

Philippine Airlines has signed a codeshare agreement with American Airlines covering routes between Asia and the USA. The carrier says it has placed its "PR" code on American's flights between Los Angeles and seven US cities: Atlanta, Denver, Houston, Las Vegas, Miami, Orlando and Washington DC. The deal allows American's customers to travel to Manila and Cebu via Tokyo. Additionally, customers will be able to fly to Manila from Honolulu and Guam. Philippine Airlines operates twice-daily nonstop flights to Los Angeles, daily flights to San Francisco and multiple weekly flights to New York, Honolulu and Guam.

The European Union Aviation Safety Agency has selected the chief of French air navigation service provider DSNA, Florian Guillermet, to replace its acting executive director Luc Tytgat. EASA says that an effective start for Guillermet has yet to be confirmed, while a formal appointment notice is scheduled for 15 February. Guillermet was executive director of the Single European Sky air traffic management research programme from 2014 to 2021. Prior to that, he worked at Eurocontrol, French regulator DGCA, and Air France. "I have known Florian for many years and deeply respect his operational knowledge of aviation as well as his high-level strategic thinking," states EASA chair Piotr Samson. The European regulator, Guillermet says: "will have an instrumental role in accompanying the transition to greener aviation while maintaining the sector's strong safety record". Tytgat took over as EASA acting chief on 1 September after expiry of the second five-year term of former executive director Patrick Ky in August.