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...
U.S. Safety Agency Investigating Boeing 787 Dreamliners for Flaws September 8, 2020 By David Shepardson The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration said Sunday it is investigating manufacturing flaws involving some Boeing 787 Dreamliners but said it...
Internet Companies Urge FCC to Reject Trump Rules on Social Media Liability September 3, 2020 By David Shepardson and Nandita Bose A group representing major internet companies including Facebook Inc., Amazon.com Inc. and Alphabet Inc.’s Google on Wednesday urged the Federal...
EPA to OK Use by American Airlines of Surface Coating to Fight COVID-19 August 24, 2020 By David Shepardson and Tracy Rucinski The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is set to announce it will issue an emergency exemption to the state of Texas...
Trump Administration, Airlines Can’t Agree on Contact Tracing Plan August 24, 2020 By David Shepardson The Trump administration’s efforts to require airlines to collect contact tracing information from U.S.-bound international passengers has stalled, five people...