FAA Makes It Easier for Staff Overseeing Manufacturers to Report Safety Concerns June 23, 2021 By David Shepardson The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) said Monday it has launched a program to help make it easier for staff...
Families of MH17-Crash Victims Prepare for Painful Phase of Dutch Trial June 7, 2021 By Stephanie van den Berg AMSTERDAM – Families of people who died in the 2014 downing of Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 said they were preparing...
U.S. Says Rules on Pilots’ Records Database Being Finalized May 26, 2021 By David Shepardson The Federal Aviation Administration said Wednesday it is finalizing rules establishing a long-delayed electronic pilot records database demanded by Congress...
Global Aviation Safety Campaign Targets ‘Bunch of Garbage’ to Ease Pilot Overload April 29, 2021 By Jamie Freed When it came time to land at San Francisco on July 7, 2017, the pilots of an Air Canada jet...
Tech Firm Luminar, Planemaker Airbus Partner to Test Autonomous Flights April 26, 2021 By Sanjana Shivdas Luminar Technologies Inc. said on Monday it would partner with Airbus SE to test technologies which could increase aircraft safety...
Risk of COVID-19 Exposure on Airlines Drops when Middle Seats Are Empty: Study April 16, 2021 By Alan Levin and Mary Schlangenstein The risk of being exposed to the COVID-19 virus on an airline flight drops by as much as half when...
U.S. Fines Boeing $6.6 Million Over Safety Pact Noncompliance, Enforcement Cases February 26, 2021 By David Shepardson Boeing Co. agreed Thursday to pay $6.6 million in penalties to the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) after U.S. regulators said...
Federal Aviation Safety Oversight Remains Weak, Vulnerable, Says Watchdog February 25, 2021 By Alan Levin The U.S. regulator that approved the flawed Boeing Co. 737 Max design has continuing weaknesses and is vulnerable to “future...
Aviation Regulator Sees Pandemic Bringing New Safety Risks February 24, 2021 By Tracy Rucinski and David Shepardson U.S. Federal Aviation Administration chief Steve Dickson warned on Tuesday of a changed industry in the wake of the COVID-19...
Airlines Urged to Ground 777 Jets After United Falling Debris Incident February 22, 2021 By Jamie Freed and David Shepardson Boeing Co. urged airlines to suspend the use of 777 jets with the same type of engine that shed debris...