FAA Chief Completes Boeing 737 Test Flight: Likes What He Saw But Process Not Done October 1, 2020 By Eric M. Johnson and David Shepardson Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Chief Steve Dickson conducted a nearly two-hour evaluation flight at the controls of a Boeing 737...
FAA Chief to Conduct Own Test Flight of Boeing 737 MAX September 30, 2020 By Eric M. Johnson and David Shepardson Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Chief Steve Dickson is due to conduct a two-hour evaluation flight at the controls of a...
Congress Parks Self-Driving Car Regulation Until 2021 September 24, 2020 By David Shepardson The U.S. Congress will try again in 2021 to try to approve long-stalled reforms to speed the adoption of self-driving...
Justice Department Set to Unveil Plan to Limit Internet Firms’ Liability Protections September 23, 2020 By David Shepardson The U.S. Justice Department will unveil later on Wednesday a proposal that seeks to limit legal protections for internet platforms...
House Democrats Ask Why Auto Safety Rules Are Delayed September 17, 2020 By David Shepardson Three senior Democrats in the U.S. House of Representatives on Wednesday asked government auditors to study why U.S. auto safety...
House Report Slams FAA, Boeing for ‘Horrific Culmination’ of Failures in 737 Crashes September 17, 2020 By David Shepardson Two Boeing 737 MAX crashes that killed all 346 passengers and crew aboard were the “horrific culmination” of failures by...
Uber Backup Driver Faces Homicide Charges in Fatal 2018 Arizona Crash September 16, 2020 By David Shepardson The back-up safety driver behind the wheel of a self-driving Uber Technologies test vehicle that struck and killed a woman...
Daimler to Pay $2.2 Billion for Clean Air Violations Over Diesel Emissions September 15, 2020 By David Shepardson Daimler AG will pay $2.2 billion to resolve a U.S. government diesel emissions cheating investigation and claims from 250,000 U.S....
Senators Back Tighter Aircraft Oversight, Quicker Plane Crash Data Disclosure September 14, 2020 By David Shepardson The U.S. Senate Commerce Committee will vote on Wednesday to require the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to quickly disclose risk...
4 Republican Attorneys General Back Trump Social Media Liability Move September 8, 2020 By David Shepardson Four Republican state attorneys general led by Texas backed President Donald Trump’s push to narrow the ability of social media...