Automatic airworthiness directive updates

Purpose

1 Ensure real-time, automated distribution of airworthiness directive (AD) updates to Aeroclub personnel for ongoing compliance, safety, and maintenance scheduling.

2 Eliminate manual tracking of regulatory bulletins from aviation authorities, reducing missed critical notifications.

3 Automatically update maintenance logs, notify aircraft owners, and alert flight operations teams when relevant ADs are published.

4 Enable documentation for audits and regulatory checks to be instantly updated with the latest directives.

Trigger Conditions

1 New ADs published by aviation authorities (e.g., EASA, FAA, CASA) via RSS/API.

2 Update detected from specific government RSS feeds or official regulatory circulars.

3 Manual sync trigger by authorized personnel for on-demand information refresh.

4 Scheduled periodic checks for new ADs (hourly, daily, or weekly).

Platform variants

1 Microsoft Power Automate

• Feature/Setting: HTTP connector with scheduled flow and RSS trigger to monitor government feeds.
  

2 Zapier

• Feature/Setting: RSS by Zapier trigger; Webhooks action to notify downstream apps.
  

3 Make (Integromat)

• Feature/Setting: RSS Watcher module; HTTP module to update maintenance systems.
  

4 Google Apps Script

• Feature/Setting: URLFetchApp to poll regulatory URLs; time-driven triggers for automation.
  

5 AWS Lambda

• Feature/Setting: Scheduled CloudWatch Event to invoke Lambda function checking AD APIs; SNS topic publish for notifications.
  

6 Azure Logic Apps

• Feature/Setting: Recurrence trigger; HTTP action to fetch updates; email/Teams integration.
  

7 IFTTT

• Feature/Setting: RSS Feed watches; webhook action posting summary to designated endpoint.
  

8 Slack Workflow Builder

• Feature/Setting: Incoming Webhook for posting AD summaries to channel upon trigger.
  

9 Trello Automation

• Feature/Setting: Butler rule triggered by webhook; Card created when AD matches aircraft type.
  

10 Jira Automation

• Feature/Setting: Webhook trigger to create issue/ticket for new AD.
  

11 GitHub Actions

• Feature/Setting: Scheduled workflow; curl to regulatory API; post issue if new AD found.
  

12 ServiceNow

• Feature/Setting: IntegrationHub HTTP connector; incidents generated for new ADs.
  

13 Salesforce Flow

• Feature/Setting: Platform event/subscription for feeds; record creation in Maintenance object.
  

14 Twilio

• Feature/Setting: Programmable SMS API to notify staff of critical ADs via SMS.
  

15 SendGrid

• Feature/Setting: Automated transactional email send via API when new directive detected.
  

16 Mailchimp

• Feature/Setting: RSS-to-email automation for weekly digest of ADs.
  

17 Notion API

• Feature/Setting: Database update when new AD published; push notification to workspace.
  

18 Monday.com

• Feature/Setting: Webhook to create or update pulse on Maintenance board.
  

19 Asana

• Feature/Setting: API project task creation on AD update via webhook.
  

20 Google Chat

• Feature/Setting: Incoming webhook to post real-time AD notification to chat room.
  

21 Discord

• Feature/Setting: Webhook for posting new ADs to operations channel.
  

22 Microsoft Teams

• Feature/Setting: Incoming webhook posting structured AD data as Teams message.
  

23 Smartsheet

• Feature/Setting: API row creation/update on sheet for tracking new ADs per aircraft.
  

24 Airtable

• Feature/Setting: Script automation to insert record with new AD details.
  

Benefits

1 Real-time compliance; all updates integrated instantly into workflow.

2 Eliminates manual monitoring and human error, boosting organizational safety.

3 Ensures documented evidence for regulatory audits is always current.

4 Immediately disseminates critical information to maintenance, operations, and stakeholders.

5 Customizable routing ensures only relevant personnel receive urgent notifications, optimizing operational focus.

6 Consolidates multiple authority sources, ensuring no directive is missed.