Southwest Air Jet Engine That Exploded Passed Seven Prior Inspections May 7, 2018 By Alan Levin The fan blade that failed on a Southwest Airlines Co. plane last month, killing a passenger, had been inspected seven...
FAA’s Latest Engine Inspection Order Based on Fan Blade Age May 2, 2018 By Alan Levin Thousands of additional engines will have to be inspected for fan-blade cracks in an order prompted by the April 17...
U.S. House Approves Balloon Pilot Medical Exams After Texas Crash May 1, 2018 The U.S. House has approved a measure requiring medical checks for commercial hot air balloon pilots in an effort to...
Allegiant Air Under Fire After ’60 Minutes’ Safety Report April 18, 2018 Allegiant Air shares continue to fall in the aftermath of a news report that is raising serious safety questions about...
FAA Asked to Review Carry-on Bag Issue During Emergencies February 22, 2018 A number of passengers aboard an American Airlines flight that caught fire at Chicago’s O’Hare International Airport in 2016 refused...
Drone Near Miss With Jet Spurs Call to Tighten Laws February 15, 2018 By Alan Levin A video from a drone that flew within feet of an airliner over Las Vegas and prompted outrage on the...
Flyers Ignore Safety Pleas to Grab Luggage February 6, 2018 By Alan Levin and Mary Schlangenstein Flames of burning jet fuel licked the side of American Airlines Flight 383 after it screeched to a halt on...
New Jersey Considers Barring Drone Operation While Drunk December 8, 2017 By MICHAEL CATALINI New Jersey lawmakers are moving ahead with legislation that would make it illegal to operate a drone while drunk. The...
Leaflets Dropped Over NFL Games Revive Drone Concerns November 29, 2017 A Northern California man was cited for flying a drone over two NFL games this weekend and dropping political leaflets...
Risk of Collision With Planes Increases as Drone Use Grows November 29, 2017 By Alan Levin The millions of small civilian drones plying the nation’s skies can cause significant damage to airliners and business jets in...