DAFI62-601 — Airworthiness

DAFI62-601 governs Department of the Air Force airworthiness assurance, authorities, and approval processes.

Search DAFI62-601

  • Publication number: DAFI62-601
  • Title: AIRWORTHINESS
  • Date: 2025-06-30

View DAFI62-601 on armypubs.army.mil


DAFI62-601 covers airworthiness assurance, airworthiness authorities, organizational roles, and the airworthiness approval process. Compliance is mandatory, and the publication addresses records, waivers, and supplements.

Applies to: This publication applies to all civilian employees and uniformed members of the entire Department of the Air Force (DAF), and those with a contractual obligation to abide by the terms of DAF publications.

Topics covered

  • Airworthiness assurance
  • Airworthiness authorities
  • Airworthiness approval process
  • Adaptive Acquisition Framework construct
  • Contractor-owned construct
  • Experimental construct
  • Airworthiness assessments
  • Airworthiness approvals

Questions and answers

What records requirements does DAFI62-601 establish?

Ensure all records generated as a result of processes prescribed in this publication adhere to Air Force Instruction 33-322, Records Management and Information Governance Program, and are disposed in accordance with the Air Force Records Disposition Schedule, which is located in the Air Force Records Information Management System.

How must supplements to DAFI62-601 be handled?

Supplements to this publication must be sent to the Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Air Force (Science, Technology and Engineering) (SAF/AQR) for review and coordination before publishing.

How are waiver authorities identified in DAFI62-601?

The authorities to waive wing-, unit-, and delta-level requirements in this publication are identified with a tier (“T-0, T-1, T-2, T-3”) number following the compliance statement.

Where must waiver requests be submitted?

Submit requests for waivers through the chain of command to the appropriate tier waiver approval authority and to the Air Force Technical Airworthiness Authority (TAA).

Who may waive non-tiered compliance items?

Non-tiered compliance items may be waived by SAF/AQ, Assistant Secretary of the Air Force (Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics), except items in Chapter 3, which may be waived by the Technical Airworthiness Authority.

Ask Reggie.Bot a question about DAFI62-601