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…
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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…
United Airlines pilot prompts NTSB probe into Boeing 737 MAX 8 rudder defect
The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has published a preliminary report into an incident involving “stuck” rudders on…
Boeing responds after NTSB says 737 door plug documents and staff names withheld
The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) chair Jennifer Homendy has told lawmakers at the US Senate Commerce Committee,…
Boeing replaces 737 MAX lead following Alaska Airlines plug door blowout
One of the leading figures of the Boeing 737 MAX program has been replaced after 18 years of…
NTSB says new proposed FAA rule insufficient, existing planes need 25-hour CVR
The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has said new proposed rules that will see future aircraft fitted with…
US approves 25-hour cockpit voice recorders, no rise in pilot retirement age
The United States (US) Senate has passed a key piece of aviation legislation that will finally require planes…
NTSB report: photo shows key bolts missing from Alaska plug door during assembly
The US National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has published its preliminary investigation report into the Alaska Airlines Boeing…
Several people killed as Beechcraft crashes at US mobile home park: video
Several people have been killed after a single-engine Beechcraft Bonanza V35 crashed at a mobile home park in…
Skydiving hot air balloon crash leaves four people dead in Arizona desert
Four people were killed, and another is in critical condition, after a hot air balloon used for skydiving…
Alaska Airlines cancels more flights as it awaits Boeing instructions for 737-9
Alaska Airlines has canceled more flights as it awaits instructions from Boeing on how to carry inspections out…