Boeing Vows New Safety Panel, Design Changes in Response to 737 Max Crashes September 26, 2019 By Julie Johnsson and Alan Levin Boeing Co. aims to sharpen its focus on safety after the 737 Max’s grounding ends, forming a new oversight panel...
U.S. Aviation Regulator Denies It Misled Congress on 737 Max Inspectors September 25, 2019 By Alan Levin American aviation regulators misled Congress about a whistle-blower’s allegation that many inspectors performing safety assessments on the now-grounded Boeing Co....
How U.S. Is Attempting to Manage Risk from ‘Insider’ Terrorist Threat in Aviation September 25, 2019 By David Koenig The arrest of an airline mechanic suspected of being sympathetic with terrorists and charged with sabotaging a jetliner has renewed...
FAA Invites Global Regulators to Meet Over Boeing 737 Status September 18, 2019 By David Shepardson Federal Aviation Administration chief Steve Dickson has invited about 50 aviation safety regulators from around the world to an informal...
Trump Administration Appoints Aviation Safety Advisory Panel August 23, 2019 U.S. Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao on Thursday named 22 people to a new panel that will advise the department on...
Panel Readies Report on FAA Certification Process for Boeing 737 August 21, 2019 By Alan Levin An expert panel reviewing how the Boeing Co. 737 Max was certified is expected to cite a breakdown in communication...
Deaths of Soccer Star Sala and Pilot Linked to Carbon Monoxide Leak in Plane August 16, 2019 Argentine soccer player Emiliano Sala and his pilot were exposed to dangerous levels of carbon monoxide before their small plane...
Senators Question Federal Oversight of Boeing, Certification Deferrals to Manufacturers August 1, 2019 By David Shepardson A group of U.S. senators on Wednesday questioned the Federal Aviation Administration oversight of Boeing Co.’s 737 MAX as the...
Discovery of New Risk with Boeing 737 to Prolong Grounding June 27, 2019 By David Shepardson and Eric M. Johnson The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration has identified a new risk that Boeing Co. must address on its 737 MAX before...
Hudson River Pilot ‘Sully’ Urges More 737 Training, Aircraft Certification Reform June 20, 2019 By David Shepardson Chesley “Sully” Sullenberger, who in 2009 landed a US Airways flight safely on the Hudson River in New York, told...