Major airlines want to hear how Boeing plans to fix problems in the manufacturing of its planes
The heads of leading U.S. airlines want to meet with Boeing and hear the aircraft manufacturerโs strategy for fixing quality-control problems that have gained attention since a panel blew out of a jetliner in January.
Investigator says she asked Boeing's CEO who handled panel that blew off a jet. He couldn't help her
The nationโs chief accident investigator says she's gone to the top of Boeing โ the company's CEO โ and still can't get answers about who worked on the panel that blew off a jetliner in January.
Man who built plane that crashed off California coast recalls selling to enthusiast young pilot
A small airplane that crashed into the ocean off the California coast has been identified as one of tens of thousands of home-built aircraft that are part of a high-flying hobby taking off across the country.
US officials say 40 Boeing jets have been inspected as investigations continue into midair blowout
Federal officials have briefed a congressional committee on their investigations into a jetliner that lost a panel of its fuselage in midflight this month and revealed that airlines have inspected 40 identical Boeing planes.
NTSB investigating 2 Brightline high speed train crashes that killed 3 people in Florida this week
The National Transportation Safety Board said Saturday it will investigate two crashes involving Floridaโs Brightline train that killed three people at the same railroad crossing on the high-speed trainโs route between Miami and Orlando.
Local retired pilot addresses safety concerns raised after part of aircraft breaks off midair
Federal officials are continuing their investigation into a horrifying emergency where an Alaska Airlines aircraft lost part of its fuselage minutes after takeoff. A local retired airline pilot acknowledged the big safety questions about Boeingโs latest aircraft.
Boeing jetliner that suffered inflight blowout was restricted because of concern over warning light
A federal official says the Boeing jetliner that suffered an inflight blowout over Portland, Oregon, was not being used for flights to Hawaii after a warning light that could have indicated a pressurization problem lit up on three different flights.
Alaska Airlines' decision not to ground Boeing jet despite warning signs comes under scrutiny
The decision by Alaska Airlines to stop flying one of its planes over the Pacific Ocean to Hawaii due to warnings from a cabin-pressurization system โ yet keep flying it over land โ is raising questions about whether the jet should have been in the air at all.
NTSB report on plane crash in Alachua County indicates โerratic 360 turnsโ & โnumerous climbs & descentsโ
The National Transportation Safety Board released its report on a plane crash two weeks ago that killed the pilot of a small plane. It indicates several factors in the Alachua County crash.
More presumed human remains recovered from submersible that imploded, killing 5, Coast Guard says
The Coast Guard says it has recovered remaining debris, including presumed human remains, from a submersible that imploded in June on its way to explore the wreck of the Titanic, killing all five onboard.
Montana train derailment report renews calls for automated systems to detect track problems
The NTSB is renewing its calls for major freight railroads to equip every locomotive with automated track inspection devices that it believes could have prevented a 2021 train derailment that killed three people in Montana.
Response to fiery Ohio derailment frustrated by poor communication and incomplete information
Officials say firefighters who responded to Februaryโs fiery train derailment in Ohio struggled to immediately identify the hazardous chemicals the train was hauling due to poor communication from the railroad.
Railroads urged to examine track detectors after Ohio crash
Federal regulators are urging freight railroads to reexamine the way they use and maintain the detectors along the tracks that are supposed to spot overheating bearings in the wake of the fiery Ohio derailment and several other recent crashes where faulty bearings are suspected to be the cause.
NTSB: Dad, not boy, was driving truck that hit golfers' van
Investigators say a Texas man, not his 13-year-old son, was driving the pickup truck that crossed into the oncoming lane and struck a van carrying New Mexico college golfers, killing nine people, and that he had methamphetamine in his system.