Boeing Settles More Than 60 Wrongful Death Cases Filed After Lion Air Crash November 22, 2019 By Janan Hanna A Boeing Co. lawyer said the aircraft maker has reached settlements in more than 60 wrongful death cases filed after...
Civilian Plane Crash Deaths Rose 15% in 2018 November 18, 2019 Federal safety officials say that 393 people died in U.S. civilian plane crashes last year, a 15% increase over the...
FAA Chief Vows Improved Safety Reviews of New Aircrafts and Pilot Technology November 14, 2019 By Alan Levin Aviation regulators around the world need to do a better job of assessing hazards in aircraft designs and understanding how...
French Search Teams Find Fragments of Airbus Engine that Exploded in Flight November 7, 2019 French volunteer search teams have found fragments from an engine that exploded in mid-air over eastern France in July, officials...
Boeing 737 Max’s Design, Pilot and Regulatory Errors Caused Lion Air Crash October 28, 2019 By Harry Suhartono, Fathiya Dahrul and Alan Levin Indonesian investigators found sweeping problems and missteps in connection with last year’s fatal Lion Air crash, including design flaws in...
Senators Introduce Safety Legislation to Address Boeing 737 Issues October 28, 2019 By David Shepardson Two Democrats on the U.S. Senate Commerce Committee on Thursday introduced legislation to mandate numerous aviation safety recommendations in the...
Global Safety Regulators Fault U.S., ‘Undue Pressure’ from Boeing for 737 Max Approval October 11, 2019 By Alan Levin U.S. aviation regulators assessing Boeing Co.’s 737 Max sometimes didn’t follow their own rules, used out-of-date procedures and lacked the...
Vintage Plane Safety Faces Review Following B-17 Bomber Crash That Killed 7 October 6, 2019 By Jennifer McDermott The roar of its four engines, the plexiglass nose, the bristling machine guns — for history buffs and aviation enthusiasts,...
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....