China Boeing 737-800 crash report
No bodies or survivors have yet been found from the China Eastern Airlines crash as of Tuesday morning, Chinese state… Read More »
China crash is ‘unprecedented’ given Boeing 737′s stellar safety record
For an aircraft like China Eastern’s Boeing 737-800 to crash in midflight is “simply unprecedented,” said one aviation analyst who… Read More »
Experts puzzled by sudden nosedive of ‘safest’ Boeing 737 jet in China
The Chinese plane that crashed yesterday afternoon was considered one of the safest in the world, according to aviation experts…. Read More »
Boeing 737 Max test pilot on trial for misleading regulators
A federal prosecutor said Friday Mar. 18 that a former Boeing test pilot lied to regulators about changes to a… Read More »
Boeing 737-800 passenger jet crashes in China with 132 people on board
A China Eastern Airlines Boeing 737-800 with 132 people on board plunged midflight and crashed in a mountainous area of… Read More »
China Eastern Airlines grounds all 737-800s after crash
China Eastern Airlines (MU, Shanghai Hongqiao) has grounded all of its B737-800s following the crash of B-1791 (msn 41474) in… Read More »
Japan lifts PW4000-powered Boeing 777 ban
The Japanese Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport, and Tourism (MLIT) has lifted a country-wide ban on the operation of all… Read More »
Panama’s Bocas Air grounded amid safety checks
Bocas Air (Panamá City Paitilla) has suspended flight operations following a directive from Panama’s civil aviation authority (Autoridad de Aeronautica… Read More »
FAA to undergo audit of Air Taxi eVTOLs certification process
The Office of Inspector General for USDOT will examine how the FAA is progressing in establishing certification rules for eVTOLs…. Read More »
U.S. FAA finalizes Boeing 777 Pratt & Whitney engine safety directives
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) said on Wednesday Mar. 9 it is finalizing three safety directives for some grounded Boeing… Read More »
Finnair detects GPS interference with its planes near Russia’s Kaliningrad
Finnair said on Wednesday Mar. 9 it had noticed interference with its planes’ GPS signals near Russia’s Kaliningrad enclave, while… Read More »
Viva Aerobus CEO hopeful that Mexico will regain its Category 1 safety rating
Viva Aerobus CEO Juan Carlos Zuazua is hopeful that Mexico will regain its Category 1 safety rating within the coming… Read More »
IATA reports 2021 airline safety performance
The International Air Transport Association (IATA), based in Geneva, released 2021 safety performance data for the commercial airline industry showing… Read More »
British Airways also experiencing surface degradation on its Airbus A350s
British Airways owner IAG has experienced surface degradation on Airbus A350 jets but not to the same extent as Qatar… Read More »
How space-based ADS-B plane-tracking tech is changing flying across the North Atlantic
Big changes are happening over the North Atlantic, the busiest piece of Oceanic airspace in the world. Since the 1960s,… Read More »
U.S. FAA expands use of review boards in certifying airplanes
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) said on Monday Feb. 28 it is expanding the use of independent safety expert groups… Read More »
Jet Airways Boeing 737 nearly crashes after pilot performs six go-arounds
A Jet Airways 737-800 performed an unprecedented six go-arounds before landing safely on the seventh approach, albeit with insufficient fuel…. Read More »
Will the next FAA Administrator be a United Airlines pilot and former U.S. Congressman?
Steve Dickson is leaving behind a legacy focused heavily on safety as the departing Federal Aviation Administration Administrator. Dickson announced… Read More »
Flight diverted to Albuquerque after public urination and obscenities
Part of Southwest Airlines’ slogan is: “Low fares. Nothing to hide.” One passenger apparently took the second part a little… Read More »
In the new Netflix documentary “Downfall: The Case Against Boeing”, the errors and oversights that led to the 737 Max crashes are examined
“All those agencies failed us”: inside the terrifying downfall of Boeing For the vast majority of travelers, stepping foot on… Read More »
Emirates flight to Washington flew too low over Dubai, investigators reported
A long-haul Emirates flight heading to Washington in December failed to properly climb and flew incredibly low and fast over… Read More »
U.S. judge dismisses two charges against former Boeing 737 Max chief technical pilot
A U.S. judge on Feb. 8 dismissed two charges against a former chief technical pilot for Boeing accused of deceiving… Read More »