Sriwijaya Air Crash Puts Indonesia’s Poor Air Safety Record Under Fresh Scrutiny January 11, 2021 By Jamie Freed and Stanley Widianto SYDNEY/JAKARTA – Indonesia’s poor air safety record is again in the spotlight after a Sriwijaya Air jet carrying 62 people...
Global Aviation Deaths Rose in 2020, Although Number of Crashes Fell January 4, 2021 By David Shepardson The number of people killed in large commercial airplane crashes rose in 2020 to 299 worldwide, even as the number...
American Airlines Resumes Passenger Flights on Boeing 737 MAX Aircraft December 30, 2020 By David Shepardson and Tracy Rucinski Boeing’s 737 MAX resumed passenger flights in the United States for the first time on Tuesday after a 20-month safety...
Insurers, Regulators Warn About Safety of Jets Reactivated After Pandemic Storage December 15, 2020 By Jamie Freed SYDNEY – Regulators, insurers and experts are warning airlines to take extra care when reactivating planes left in extended storage...
Flight Attendants Say United Airlines Quarantine Protocols Are Unsafe December 14, 2020 By Tracy Rucinski United Airlines is telling some flight attendants whose colleagues test positive for COVID-19 to keep flying and monitor for symptoms,...
Lawmaker Calls FCC’s Spectrum Auction Danger to Aviation Band December 8, 2020 By David Shepardson A senior U.S. House lawmaker on Monday urged the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to delay the auction of portions of...
An Emerging Risk of COVID-19 Pandemic: Rusty Pilots Making Flying Errors December 1, 2020 By Harry Suhartono and Anurag Kotoky On Sept. 15, an Indonesian flight carrying 307 passengers and 11 crew to the northern city of Medan momentarily veered...
FAA Safety Agency Clears Boeing 737 MAX to Fly Again November 18, 2020 By David Shepardson and Eric M. Johnson After nearly two years of scrutiny, corporate upheaval and a standoff with global regulators, Boeing Co. won approval on Wednesday...
U.S. Expected to Grant Safety Clearance for Boeing’s 737 MAX This Week November 16, 2020 By David Shepardson After a standoff with global regulators, management turmoil and a massive safety review, Boeing Co. is set to win U.S....
Pilot Unions, Families of Crash Victims Seek Revisions to Training for Boeing 737 Max November 3, 2020 By Alan Levin Pilot unions and families of those killed in a crash of Boeing Co.’s 737 Max are asking for revisions to...