U.S. Board Urges Helicopter Manufacturers to Add Crash-Data Recorders June 3, 2020 By David Shepardson The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) on Tuesday urged six major manufacturers to equip turbine-powered helicopters with crash-resistant systems to...
Deadly Air-Ambulance Crash Revealed Widespread Safety Lapses May 26, 2020 By Alan Levin An air-ambulance helicopter crash in Ohio last year that killed three crew members revealed sweeping safety lapses and rule violations,...
Coast Guard, Ripley Entertainment Criticized in Duck Boat Crash April 30, 2020 By Margaret Stafford and Jim Salter LIBERTY, Mo. — A duck boat sinking on a Missouri lake that killed 17 people two summers ago likely would...
Tesla’s Autopilot, Cell Phone Use Blamed in 2018 Fatal Crash February 26, 2020 By Ryan Beene and Alan Levin U.S. crash investigators faulted Tesla Inc.’s Autopilot system and the driver’s distraction by a mobile device for a fatal accident...
Tesla to Face Fresh Autopilot Scrutiny After Company Snubs NTSB February 25, 2020 The National Transportation Safety Board on Tuesday will convene its second hearing on a fatal crash involving Tesla Inc.’s automated...
Alaska Needs Broad Review of Aviation Safety, Officials Say February 23, 2020 By Dan Joling ANCHORAGE, Alaska — Alaska needs a comprehensive review effort to improve aviation safety because its aviation fatal and non fatal...
Boeing, Crash Victims’ Lawyers Negotiate Over Access to 737 Max Documents February 20, 2020 By Tracy Rucinski Boeing Co and lawyers representing families of victims of a 737 MAX crash agreed in court on Wednesday to hold...
Tesla’s Autopilot in Spotlight in New NTSB Reports on Crashes February 12, 2020 By Alan Levin and Ryan Beene A Tesla Inc. vehicle that slammed into a California highway barrier in 2018 with its automated driver-assist function engaged, killing...
Embraer Malfunction Reminiscent of 737 Max Issue Being Probed January 30, 2020 By Alan Levin Pilots on a Republic Airways Services Inc. flight leaving Atlanta in November lost the ability to raise and lower their...
Kobe Bryant’s Helicopter Lacked Terrain Warning Device, NTSB Says January 29, 2020 By Alan Levin The helicopter ferrying basketball legend Kobe Bryant and eight others that slammed into a hillside near Los Angeles Sunday wasn’t...