Corporate Pilots Often Neglect Required Safety Checks September 29, 2016 By Alan Levin Corporate pilots routinely take off without performing required safety checks, a study of thousands of flights by a trade group...
How Random Alcohol, Drug Testing Keep Skies Safe September 2, 2016 By Justin Bachman Work on—or anywhere near—a U.S. commercial aircraft, and chances are good you’ll encounter a random drug or alcohol test. These...
Washington Worker’s Family Sues Over Fatal Boeing 777 Air Bag July 6, 2015 The family of a Washington man who was fatally injured while he was working on a seat belt air bag...
Pilots: Brakes Were On, but Plane at La Guardia Didn’t Slow March 11, 2015 By Meghan Barr The pilots of a Delta plane that skidded off a runway at LaGuardia Airport last week during a snowstorm have...
NTSB Has Plenty of Questions to Answer in NYC Runway Slide March 9, 2015 By Scott Mayerowitz As the National Transportation Safety Board begins its investigation into a Delta jetliner that slid off a runway while landing...
More Pilots in Crashes Testing Positive for Prescription, Other Drugs September 10, 2014 By Alan Levin Four times as many pilots killed in airplane crashes tested positive for drugs over the past two decades, tracking a...
Investigators Hunt for Cause of San Francisco Plane Crash July 7, 2013 By Sarah McBride U.S. officials examined flight information recorders and began investigating the crash of an Asiana Airlines Boeing 777 that burst into...