AAA: Testing Shows Electronic Driving Systems Don’t Always Work November 16, 2018 By TOM KRISHER Testing by AAA shows that electronic driver assist systems on the road today may not keep vehicles in their lanes...
Eight Cracked Engine Blades Found in Jets After Southwest Death November 16, 2018 By Alan Levin and Benjamin Din Inspections around the world after a jet engine failed earlier this year on a Southwest Airlines Co. plane, killing a...
Lion Air Jet That Crashed Had Faulty Speed Readings on Last 4 Flights November 6, 2018 By Angus Whitley, Eko Listiyorini and Alan Levin The Lion Air plane that crashed in the Java Sea last week had faulty airspeed readings during its last four...
Criminal Probe Launched in Massachusetts Gas Blasts November 2, 2018 By Joe Ryan and Brian Eckhouse NiSource Inc. disclosed that federal authorities have launched a criminal investigation in connection with a series of explosions on its...
Audit of Lion Air’s Repair Unit Ordered After Crash October 31, 2018 By Fathiya Dahrul Indonesia ordered Lion Air to fire its technical director and started an audit of the carrier’s maintenance facility after one...
NTSB Hasn’t Been Able to Fully Examine Limo in Fatal Crash October 22, 2018 By MICHAEL BALSAMO and DAVID KLEPPER Federal safety investigators have been unable to conduct a full examination of the limousine involved in a crash that killed...
NTSB Recommends Black Box Upgrades to Aid in Air Crash Investigations October 22, 2018 By Alan Levin The ubiquitous black boxes on airliners – designed to capture the sometimes gruesome words and sounds leading up to crashes...
Civil Trial Commences in Seattle Duck Boat Crash October 19, 2018 The lead attorney for over 40 victims of a deadly crash in Seattle involving a duck boat said during opening...
As More States Legalize Pot, Impaired Driving Warnings Issued October 17, 2018 By Ryan Beene and Alan Levin U.S. transportation safety officials are sounding the alarm on drug-impaired driving, calling for state and federal regulators to do more...
Senate Will Probe Massachusetts Pipeline Blasts Tied to Utility Work October 16, 2018 By Ryan Beene, Naureen S. Malik and Jim Efstathiou Jr. A Senate oversight panel next month will convene a hearing to probe the series of explosions in September that rocked...