U.S. Safety Agency Targets Pilot Fatigue with Technology, Stricter Work Rules September 26, 2018 By Alan Levin U.S. accident investigators probing a San Francisco incident last year in which a jetliner was mere feet from landing on...
After Blasts, Massachusetts Gas Customers Face Long Wait September 19, 2018 By Alan Levin and Naureen S. Malik The blast of high-pressure natural gas that led to dozens of home explosions last week in Massachusetts very likely damaged...
Laptop Battery Fire in Checked Luggage Could Bring Down an Airliner: Study August 3, 2018 By Alan Levin A single personal electronic device that overheats and catches fire in checked luggage on an airliner can overpower the aircraft’s...
Engine Flaws Similar to Southwest’s Found at Other Airlines July 27, 2018 By Alan Levin and Mary Schlangenstein Flaws in jet engine fan blades like one that cracked and broke loose in April, killing a Southwest Airlines Co....
Amtrak Rail Cars in Fatal Washington Crash Had Safety Waiver July 11, 2018 By Alan Levin The passenger rail cars on an Amtrak train that derailed near Seattle, Wash. last December, killing three people, were allowed...
Court Upholds Federal Authority to Regulate Hobbyist Drone Use July 9, 2018 By Alan Levin and Andrew Harris The U.S. government’s ability to police hobbyist drone use was upheld by an appellate court Friday in a ruling that...
‘Incredibly Shrinking Airline Seat’ Not a Safety Concern, Says FAA July 6, 2018 By Alan Levin Hopes for more legroom in increasingly cramped airplane cabins were dashed when U.S. regulators, responding to a court order, said...
Cycling Safety: Insurance Industry, Virginia Tech Rate Biker Helmets June 27, 2018 By Alan Levin The next time you hop on a bicycle to head across town, consider this: your helmet may not perform well...
Probe Says FAA Allowed Unsafe Charter Planes to Fly June 15, 2018 By Alan Levin Government aviation inspectors allowed unsafe aircraft to operate in U.S. commercial flight operations, a whistleblower investigation has concluded. The Federal...
Southwest Air Jet Engine That Failed Was Inspected 7 Times May 4, 2018 By Alan Levin The fan blade that failed on a Southwest Airlines Co. plane last month, killing a passenger, had been inspected seven...