The Lynyrd Skynyrd Plane Crash: What went wrong?
On October 20th, 1977, while promoting their latest album, American rock band Lynyrd Skynyrd was en route to…
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US investigators travel to DHL plane crash site to assist Lithuanian authorities
A team of investigators from the United States (US) are travelling to Lithuania to assist authorities with their…
Five killed after HondaJet crashes into vehicle outside Arizona airport: reports
Five people have been killed in Mesa, Arizona, after a HA-420 HondaJet crashed into a vehicle outside Falcon…
Frontier A321 crew smelt burning rubber odor before fiery LAS landing: NTSB
Frontier Airlines crew members reported a chemical smell that became increasingly pungent before an emergency landing at Harry…
Defective part may be installed on Boeing 737s flown by 40 non-US carriers: NTSB
In a letter to the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) the chair of the National Transport Safety Board (NTSB)…
Safety alert: NTSB ‘uncertain’ number of Boeing 737s flying with impaired part
The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has issued an urgent safety recommendation to Boeing and the Federal Aviation…
Boeing officials testify in NTSB hearing regarding 737 MAX 9 door blowout
Investigators are questioning Boeing officials in hearings about the blowout of a cabin panel on a Boeing 737…
Boeing and Spirit execs first to give evidence at NTSB door plug blowout hearing
The National Transportation Safety Board’s (NTSB) two-day investigative hearing into the Alaska Airlines 737 MAX 9 door plug…
NTSB sets out more details on Boeing 737 MAX 9 plug door blowout hearing
A National Transport Safety board (NTSB) hearing will commence on August 6 and 7, 2024, to gather evidence…
Boeing exec blamed paperwork for door plug blowout in briefing that irked NTSB
Comments made by a Boeing executive during a media briefing that irked the NTSB included the claim that…
NTSB castigates Boeing for sharing non-public info to media on door plug probe
The National Transport Safety Board (NTSB) has castigated Boeing after discovering officials disclosed non-public information regarding the Alaska…
Southwest Airlines Boeing 737 MAX struck by Dutch Roll, FAA and NTSB investigate
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is investigating an incident in which a Southwest Airlines Boeing 737 MAX 8…
NTSB finds interruptions and multitasking to be cause of near-collision at JFK
The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has found that interruptions and multitasking led to distractions that resulted in…
American Airlines Flight 191: 45 years on from the deadliest crash in US history
May 25, 2024, will mark 45 years to the day that America watched in horror as 273 people…
Boeing holds defensive line after bruising day across two US Senate hearings
Boeing has maintained its defense of the 787 Dreamliner after a bruising day in Washington DC where two…
Boeing CEO unable to tell NTSB exactly who reinstalled door plug on Alaska 737-9
The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) chair Jeniffer Homendy has said in a letter to the United States…
NTSB to hear sworn testimonies at public hearing into 737-9 door plug blowout
The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) will hear sworn testimonies at a two-day investigative hearing into the Alaska…
Private jet crash leaves four adults and one child dead near Virgina airport
Four adults and one child were killed after a private jet crashed by Ingalls Field Airport (HSP) in…