Episode 8: FAA clamps down on 737 MAX: new door‑plug inspections and continued production cap after AS1282, NTSB vs. the digital age: UPS MD‑11 docket, AI CVR reconstruction, and public‑access shutdown, Flight 447 legal shockwave: Paris court convicts Air France and Airbus of manslaughter

In this week's This Week in Aviation news recap, Mark Preston covers the FAA mandating new door-plug inspections for the 737 Max, the NTSB pulling its public docket offline after AI tools reconstructed protected cockpit audio, a Paris court convicting Air France and Airbus over Flight 447, and runway safety back in focus after the Toronto CRJ-900 accident, and more — including the Newark light-pole strike, viral ATC clashes, the loss of Apollo 8's Bill Anders, and the canceled Royal International Air Tattoo. 0:00 Introduction 0:37 FAA mandates new door-plug inspections for the 737 Max 1:59 NTSB pulls its docket offline after AI reconstructs cockpit audio 3:30 Paris court convicts Air France and Airbus over Flight 447 4:51 Runway safety in focus after the Toronto CRJ-900 accident 6:29 Quick hits More aviation news: https://aviatordb.com/news