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...
Russian Aeroflot Plane Hit by Lightning Before It Crashed, Killing 41: Investigators June 17, 2019 By Andrew Osborn and Polina Ivanova Lightning struck a Russian Sukhoi Superjet 100 aircraft knocking out its auto pilot system shortly before it crash landed in...
Consumer Watchdog Nader Says Boeing 737 Max Should Be Grounded Forever June 5, 2019 By Ryan Beene Consumer advocate Ralph Nader said the larger engines mounted to the Boeing 737 Max represented a design flaw and called...
Russia’s Aeroflot Cuts Superjet Flights After Fatal Crash in May June 4, 2019 By Andrew Osborn and Gleb Stolyarov Russian airline Aeroflot has scaled back the number of Sukhoi Superjet 100 flights it operates after one of its planes...
Flying Is Less Safe Than It Was But It’s Not All Boeing’s Fault May 31, 2019 By Angus Whitley Flying has become deadlier than it has been for years and it’s hard to pin it solely on Boeing Co.’s...
FAA ‘Very Encouraged’ by Talk with World’s Regulators on Grounded Boeing 737 May 24, 2019 By Alan Levin and Justin Bachman The chief U.S. aviation regulator said he was very encouraged by a one-day discussion with his counterparts from around the...