Loss of Alaska Airlines Cockpit Recording Rekindles Industry Safety Debate January 10, 2024 By Valerie Insinna and David Shepardson The cockpit voice recorder data on the Alaska Airlines Boeing 737 MAX 9 jet which lost a panel mid-flight on...
Japan Airline’s Runway Collision Marks Test of How New Carbon Jets Cope in Disaster January 5, 2024 By Valerie Insinna and Joanna Plucinska Tuesday’s runway collision in Japan marks the first time a modern lightweight airliner has burnt down and is being seen...
Update: Japan Airlines Counts Losses From Wrecked Tokyo Plane January 4, 2024 By Daniel Leussink, Nobuhiro Kubo and Kaori Kaneko Japan Airlines (JAL) on Thursday said it expected losses of more than $100 million after one of its planes was...
Insurer AIG Leads Policy for Japan Airlines Plane Involved in Runway Collision: Sources January 3, 2024 U.S. insurer AIG was the lead insurer on a $130 million “all-risks” policy for the Japan Airlines airplane which collided...
Japan Airlines Flight Was Cleared to Land Before Fiery Collision at Tokyo Airport January 3, 2024 By Siddharth Philip, Danny Lee and Nicholas Takahashi As Japan Airlines Co. Flight 516 approached Tokyo’s Haneda Airport late on Tuesday afternoon, all signs pointed to an uneventful...
Tokyo Airport Collision Leaves 5 Dead, Japan Airlines’ Aircraft in Flames January 2, 2024 By Daniel Leussink and Yoshifumi Takemoto All 379 people aboard a Japan Airlines (JAL) plane escaped the burning airliner after a collision with a Coast Guard...
Airline Industry to Meet to Discuss Safety Concerns Around Spike in GPS Spoofing December 7, 2023 By Joanna Plucinska Global aviation industry leaders will meet in January to discuss safety concerns around increased GPS interference by cyberattackers steering planes...
Staffing Shortages, Outdated Facilities Threaten US Air Safety November 16, 2023 By David Shepardson An independent U.S. aviation review team called on Wednesday for “urgent action” to prevent plane crashes, and made a series...
NTSB Chair: Near-Miss Aviation Incidents ‘Clear Warning Sign’ November 9, 2023 By David Shepardson An increase in serious near-miss aviation incidents is a “clear warning sign that the U.S. aviation system is sharply strained,”...
GE, Safran Find Bogus Parts on More Jet Engines in AOG Probe October 25, 2023 By Ryan Beene CFM International Inc. identified more aircraft engines and forged documents linked to the UK parts distributor behind an alleged scheme...