FAA leads safety summit after a string of near-miss incidents
Following several near-miss incidents throughout 2023, the United States (US) Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) organized a safety summit,…
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NTSB to investigate AA-Air Canada near-miss on runway at Sarasota Intl Airport
The United States (US) National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) will investigate another near-miss in the country, after American…
Plane ‘broke up in flight’ before crash killed five onboard
A medical transport plane ‘broke up’ while in flight before crashing and killing all five people on board,…
NTSB targets flap retraction, crew action on United altitude loss in Hawaii
The National Safety Transportation Board (NTSB), which began its inquiry into the sudden loss of altitude on a…
NTSB releases preliminary report on AA/Delta JFK runway incursion
The United States (US) National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) released a preliminary report on a runway incursion involving…
NTSB calls for cockpit video recorders and longer CVR data
The chair of the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has appeared in front of the United States House…
NTSB continues criticism of Ethiopia’s 737 MAX crash report
The US National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) published a second set of comments, pointing out further flaws with…
NTSB details incident where an airline worker was ‘ingested’ into an E175 engine
The United States (US) National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) issued a preliminary report about an incident where an…
NTSB criticizes Ethiopian 737 MAX crash report
The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) publicly criticized the Ethiopian Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau (AIB) for omitting its…
On this day: The crash of American Airlines Flight 587
Twenty-one years ago, American Airlines (A1G) (AAL) flight 587, a routine passenger flight from New York to the…
DHC-3 operators told to urgently inspect aircraft after fatal crash near Seattle
Air crash investigators in the United States have issued an urgent safety recommendation after a fatal crash of…
Southwest Airlines flight attendant fractures upper back due to hard landing
A Southwest Airlines (LUV) flight attendant suffered a fracture to her upper spine after flight WN2029 landed in…
NTSB to assist China Eastern flight MU5735 crash investigation
A group of seven investigators and technical advisers representing the US National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) joined Chinese…
NTSB hopes to travel to China this week for China Eastern crash investigation
Investigators from the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) have been issued visas to travel to China to help…
Boeing, NTSB, FAA release statements about China Eastern Airlines flight MU5735
American aircraft manufacturer Boeing, The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB), and the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) have released…
Joby prototype “substantially damaged” in February 2022 crash
The Joby prototype electric taxi that crashed in California in February 2022 was “substantially damaged”, investigators have revealed. The…
Pilot saved by LAPD officers seconds before train hits crashed aircraft
Caution: article contains images some readers may find distressing. Police officers in Los Angeles, California, have saved the life…
Four killed in San Diego Learjet crash
Four people were killed when a Learjet 35A crashed in California on December 27, 2021, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)…