Air Safety Regulator, Boeing Made Mistakes on 737 MAX, Says Federal Aviation Chief June 18, 2020 By David Shepardson and Eric M. Johnson The head of the Federal Aviation Administration, Steve Dickson, acknowledged on Wednesday that Boeing Co. and the U.S. air safety...
Senators Draft Bill to Reform How U.S. Approves New Plane Designs June 15, 2020 By David Shepardson and Tracy Rucinski Two key U.S. senators are circulating a bipartisan draft bill that would reform how the Federal Aviation Administration certifies new...
Safety Probe Cites ‘Poor Safety Culture’ for Fatal Air Ambulance Crash May 21, 2020 A lax safety culture at an air ambulance company led to the crash of a medical helicopter last year in...
U.S. to Mandate Safety Management for Aircraft Manufacturers May 20, 2020 By David Shepardson The Federal Aviation Administration said Tuesday it would require Boeing Co. and other aircraft manufacturers to adopt new safety-management tools...
U.S. Seeks Certificaton Criteria for Civilian Drones February 5, 2020 By Alan Levin Government regulators plan to review drone designs in the same way they review other aircraft, a major step toward allowing...
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...
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....
Airlines Urge Nations’ Regulators to Avoid Competing Safety Rules May 20, 2019 Global airlines urged regulators on Friday not to compete over setting new safety rules, after two crashes led to the...
FAA Plans Major Overhaul of Aviation Safety March 27, 2019 By David Shepardson and Eric M. Johnson The U.S. aviation regulator will significantly change its oversight approach to air safety by July following two fatal Boeing Co...
Investigation Found FAA Employees Warned of Boeing Influence Over Safety Approvals March 19, 2019 By Alan Levin and Peter Robison Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) employees warned as early as seven years ago that Boeing Co. had too much sway over...