New investigation avenue opens into fatal Washington DC aircraft crash
A US House of Representatives oversight subcommittee has opened an investigation into the military’s use of airspace around…
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Senators urge pilot retirement age rise as experience leads to fewer accidents
A group of senators have written to Secretary of State Anthony Blinken and US Mission to the International…
Boeing ‘broke promises to the world’ CEO told at highly charged Senate hearing
The CEO of Boeing, Dave Calhoun, appeared before senators at the Subcommittee on Investigations in Washington DC just…
New Boeing whistleblower claims released as CEO prepares to give testimony
Claims about worrying practices at Boeing have been released just hours before CEO Dave Calhoun is due to…
Senator questions why pilots were unaware of 737-9 cockpit door blowout feature
United States (US) Senator and pilot Tammy Duckworth has written to the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to ask…
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…
POTUS plan to curb private jet ‘funding loophole’ will ‘harm’ business aviation
The United States (US) President Joe Biden has set out his proposed ‘Budget for Fiscal Year 2025’ following…
Something is out there: US reforms its UFO task force
The United States Department of Defense (DoD) announced the launch of a new group to study Unidentified Aerial…
Head of US airline union asks Congress to extend financial aid
On January 28, 2021, the head of Association of Flight Attendants-CWA (AFA) urged Congress to extend the financial…
Congress finds “disturbing” errors in Boeing 737 MAX development
The investigation by the United States House of Representatives severely blames the planemaker and the Federal Aviation Administration…
US airlines: battle for government money dissected
On October 1, 2020, CARES act expired, and U.S. airlines – including American Airlines (A1G) (AAL) , Delta…
US House bill to fix FAA lapses behind Boeing 737 MAX crashes
The U.S. House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure presented a new bill that aims to reform aircraft certification…
Boeing reorganizes safety organization before Congress hearing
Boeing CEO Dennis Muilenburg presented a new organizational chart aimed at reinforcing the safety of its products. On…