Federal Aviation Administration Opens Probe Into Boeing 787 Inspections ‘Misconduct’ May 7, 2024 By David Shepardson and Allison Lampert The Federal Aviation Administration said on Monday it has opened an investigation into the Boeing BA.N 787 Dreamliner after the...
Safety Agency Warns of Tail Strikes, Off-Course Flying by Near-Empty Airplanes June 15, 2020 By Alan Levin One nearly empty passenger jet “climbed like a rocket,” prompting the pilots to exceed their assigned altitude. Others have scraped...
U.S. Banning Lithium Batteries as Cargo on Passenger Airplanes February 28, 2019 By David Shepardson The U.S. government said on Wednesday it is issuing new rules barring airlines from carrying potentially hazardous lithium-ion cells and...
Cramped Airline Seats Could Endanger Passengers During Evacuation April 16, 2015 By SCOTT MAYEROWITZ The shrinking space on airplanes is surely uncomfortable, but it might also be dangerous for passengers’ health and safety. Planes...
Aircraft Accident Fatalities Fell to 224 in 2013, Fewest in a Decade January 8, 2014 By Andrea Rothman Aircraft accident fatalities fell to a 10-year low in 2013, with 224 deaths involving large commercial planes compared with 703...
FAA Furloughs Airline Safety Inspectors October 2, 2013 By JOAN LOWY Nearly 3,000 aviation safety inspectors are being furloughed by the Federal Aviation Administration as part of the government shutdown, the...
Safety Advances Boost Plane Crash Survival Odds July 10, 2013 By SCOTT MAYEROWITZ Passengers in plane crashes today, such as the one in San Francisco involving Asiana Airlines Flight 214, are more likely...
San Francisco Plane Crash Investigators: ‘Too Early to Rule Out’ Any Cause July 8, 2013 By Alan Levin and Michael B. Marois Crash investigators are probing the final seconds before an Asiana Airlines Inc. Boeing Co. 777 crashed while landing in San...
Low Fuel, Safety Design, Fast Exits Aided Asiana Crash Survivors July 8, 2013 By Mary Jane Credeur and Mary Schlangenstein From mostly empty fuel tanks to a tail-first strike slowing the plane, the crash of Asiana Airlines Inc.’s Flight 214...
Southwest Airlines Cancels Flights, Continues Fuselage Inspections April 4, 2011 Southwest Airlines Co. canceled 70 flights Monday as it continued to inspect Boeing 737 planes following the emergency landing on...