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 »
FAA urges more stick time for airline and charter pilots
Airline and charter pilots may be in for more stick and rudder time assuming a new proposed advisory circular makes… Read More »
The Boeing 737 Max tragedy is a cautionary tale of cost-cutting corporate hubris
In 2018 in Indonesia and in 2019 in Ethiopia, pilots of two brand new Boeing 737 Max jet planes lost… Read More »
The 5G interference and air safety problem is far from fixed
Why the recent changes to 5G only works for the big airlines, and 5G interference could still disrupt your next… Read More »
Coast Guard Investigating Royal Caribbean’s Role in SpaceX Launch Scrub
The United States Coast Guard said Monday it is officially looking into why the world’s third-largest cruise ship sailed into… Read More »
Ethiopian Airlines flies passengers on the 737 MAX for first time since deadly crash
Ethiopian Airlines flew passengers on a Boeing 737 MAX plane on Feb. 1, but opinions are divided on its first… Read More »
Families of 737 Max crash victims ask US to reopen Boeing settlement
Relatives of passengers who died in crashes of Boeing 737 Max jets are pressing Attorney General Merrick Garland to help… Read More »
U.S. FAA approves 90% of airliners for low-visibility landings near 5G airports
The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) on Jan. 25 issued approvals for additional altimeters that allow about 90% of the… Read More »
The FAA’s new airworthiness directive for Airbus and Boeing jets and G5 interference
The FAA on Jan. 25 published an airworthiness directive on the Boeing 777 and 747-8 airplanes that interference may affect… Read More »