`Smooth Travel’ Observed Before Ship Capsized Off Georgia September 23, 2020 By Russ Bynum SAVANNAH, Ga. — A tugboat captain who helped push the ill-fated cargo ship Golden Ray from the docks as it...
No Emergency Training for Crew on Boat Where Fire Killed 34 September 18, 2020 By Stefanie Dazio and Tom Krisher LOS ANGELES — Crew members on a dive boat say they were never instructed on emergency procedures before a predawn...
NTSB Says Boeing 737 MAX Safety Upgrades Are ‘Positive Progress’ September 18, 2020 By Tracy Rucinski, Eric M. Johnson and David Shepardson CHICAGO/SEATTLE/WASHINGTON — The U.S. air accident investigator said on Thursday that proposed safety upgrades in the Boeing Co 737 MAX...
Uber Expands Self-Driving Safety Report After NTSB Slams Culture August 28, 2020 By Keith Laing Uber Technologies Inc. vowed to make public more safety information regarding its self-driving cars after the National Transportation Safety Board...
Details Released in Crash of Plane Carrying Earnhardt Jr. July 20, 2020 By Adrian Sainz Dale Earnhardt Jr. and a pilot struggled to open a crashed airplane’s wing emergency exit as the aircraft began to...
Safety Board Cites Cockpit Crew Failures in Atlas Air Fatal Crash July 15, 2020 By David Shepardson WASHINGTON — The U.S. National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) cited cockpit mistakes by the first officer and pilot in a...
German Court Bans Tesla Ad Statements Related to Autonomous Driving July 14, 2020 FRANKFURT — Germany has banned Tesla from repeating what a court says are misleading advertising statements relating to the capabilities...
Report of Drone Strike on News Chopper Reveals Other Incidents July 8, 2020 By Charlie Mcgee A small drone was almost certainly the object that damaged a news helicopter flying over Los Angeles last year, and...
Lawsuit Filed Against Charter Firm Over Fatal Crash of WWII-Era Plane June 12, 2020 By Pat Eaton-Robb A lawsuit has been filed against the owners and operators of a World War II-era airplane that crashed at a...
U.S. Safety Board Says Current Air Cargo Safety Rules for Lithium Batteries Pose Danger June 9, 2020 By David Shepardson The U.S. National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) on Monday urged strengthening air cargo shipping requirements for prototype and low-production lithium-ion...