U.S. pilots and flight attendants demand flights to China stop
Pilots and flight attendants are demanding airlines stop flights to China as health officials declare a global emergency over the… Read More »
Soon-to-be released government report questions Southwest Airlines’ safety
An upcoming government report says Southwest Airlines flew millions of passengers on planes with unconfirmed safety records and criticizes the… Read More »
Dallas DFW Airport to screen for coronavirus
The airport is one of 20 across the U.S. that has been chosen by the Centers for Disease Control and… Read More »
EASA issues safety bulletin on Wuhan coronavirus outbreak
As the spread of the novel coronavirus (2019-nCOV) continues both in China and across the world, Europe’s safety regulator has… Read More »
FAA proposes $120,000 penalty for UPS dangerous goods violation
The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration on Friday said it intends to fine integrated logistics giant UPS $120,000 for shipping a… Read More »
Commercial air travel is safer than ever MIT report says
The rate of passenger fatalities has declined yet again in the last decade, accelerating a long-term trend. It has never… Read More »
Australian pilots say the nation’s regulator will breach its legal safety if it accepts a new fatigue risk
Australian pilots say the nation’s regulator will breach its legal safety and responsibilities if it accepts a new fatigue risk… Read More »
Dubai airport implements special screening for China flights
Dubai International Airport, the world’s busiest for international travel, announced that it’s taking special precautions to screen the droves of… Read More »
Passing out on a plane is pretty common
On long-haul flights of six hours or more, it’s not unusual for at least one passenger to lose consciousness. During… Read More »
O’Hare Airport begins screening passengers from China for coronavirus
O’Hare International Airport will begin screening this week for the deadly coronavirus that has sickened hundreds and killed nine people… Read More »
Boeing customer Air Lease says ‘damaged’ MAX brand should be dropped
The chairman of major aircraft leasing firm Air Lease, which has 150 of Boeing’s grounded 737 MAX jet on order,… Read More »
Boeing addresses new 737 MAX software issue
Boeing said it is addressing a new software issue discovered in Iowa last weekend during a technical review of the… Read More »
FAA should mandate safety management systems for Boeing
An expert committee recommended the Federal Aviation Administration require Boeing and other aircraft manufacturers to adopt new safety management tools… Read More »
Delta pilots didn’t seek permission before dumping fuel that rained on school kids
The Delta pilots who bombarded elementary school playgrounds with jet fuel before making an emergency landing at Los Angeles International… Read More »
Boeing called Indonesian pilots ‘Idiots’ for wanting more training on the 737 Max prior to crash
The Boeing 737 MAX airliner has been grounded in America since last March and was grounded in many other countries… Read More »
Heathrow Airport installs anti-drone system to detect threats
London’s Heathrow airport has deployed a system designed to block drones entering its airspace following a string of recent attempts… Read More »
Air safety watchdog extends deadline for IndiGo to replace Pratt & Whitney engines
India’s aviation regulator has given IndiGo more time to replace the Pratt & Whitney engines on its fleet of Airbus… Read More »
Iran announces arrests over accidental downing of Ukrainian Jet
Iran’s judiciary said Tuesday arrests have been made over the accidental shootdown of a Ukrainian passenger plane that killed all… Read More »
737 Max documents reveal how intensely Boeing focused on cost
The damaging internal documents related to the 737 Max jet that Boeing released Thursday are full of late-night trash talk… Read More »
The families of victims of missing Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370 crash have lost an appeal
The families of victims of missing Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370 crash have lost an appeal against a court ruling that… Read More »
Southwest Airlines faces $3.92 million fine from FAA for miscalculating aircraft weights
The Federal Aviation Administration says Southwest Airlines should pay a $3.92 million penalty for errors it made calculating the weight… Read More »
Ukraine knew Flight 752 had been shot down, but it was careful not to antagonize Iran
Within hours of Iran’s stunning admission Saturday that its missile mistakenly shot down a Ukrainian passenger plane, Ukraine made a… Read More »