FAA’s Oversight of Southwest Airlines Slammed by Watchdog February 12, 2020 By Alan Levin The U.S. government’s oversight of airline safety was roundly criticized in a government watchdog report that found Southwest Airlines Co....
Bryant Crash Copter Didn’t Have ‘Black Box’ Recorders, NTSB Says January 28, 2020 By Alan Levin The helicopter on which Kobe Bryant and eight other people died Sunday wasn’t equipped with crash-proof voice and data recorders,...
FAA Investigating Delta Jet Fuel-Dumping on Schoolkids January 16, 2020 By Stefanie Dazio CUDAHY, Calif. — Federal authorities will investigate why an airliner with engine trouble dumped jet fuel over a densely populated...
FAA’s Assumptions in Boeing 737 Max Approval Faulted by Experts January 16, 2020 By Alan Levin Decades-old assumptions about how pilots would behave and a failure to grasp the complexity of a new flight-control system plagued...
Delta Jet Fuel Dumped in Emergency Sickens 26 Kids and Teachers January 14, 2020 By Mary Schlangenstein A Delta Air Lines Inc. jet dumped fuel over elementary school playgrounds in Los Angeles, causing skin irritations and breathing...
Boeing Mocked Lion Air Calls for More 737 Max Training Before Crash January 14, 2020 By Ryan Beene and Harry Suhartono Indonesia’s Lion Air considered putting its pilots through simulator training before flying the Boeing Co. 737 Max but abandoned the...
Boeing Backs Simulator Training It Once Resisted for Max Pilots January 8, 2020 By Julie Johnsson, Alan Levin and Mary Schlangenstein Boeing Co. is recommending that airlines put pilots through simulator training before they fly the 737 Max — a stunning...
Boeing Drops on Reports of Max Issues, Possible Fundraising January 6, 2020 By Christopher Jasper and Tony Robinson Boeing Co. fell following reports that the company is weighing a move to raise more debt after the grounding of...
New Boeing 737 Max Documents Show ‘Very Disturbing’ Employee Concerns – U.S. House Aide December 27, 2019 By David Shepardson WASHINGTON — Boeing Co. documents under review by a U.S. congressional panel appear to point to a “very disturbing” picture...
Drones Need Tracking Network for Expanded Flights, FAA Says December 27, 2019 By Alan Levin All but the smallest civilian drones would have to broadcast radio tracking data to ensure greater safety and prevent terrorism...