23 stories tagged aviation-safety, newest first.
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33 points by sdko | 16 comments
NTSB preliminary report on a 21 Air Boeing 767 cargo flight for Amazon that overran runway 30 at Miami International Airport, killing five people on the ground.
431 points by dzdt | 225 comments
WIRED Big Story by Jeff Wise examining whether military GPS jamming tied to drone warfare caused a civilian plane crash in New Mexico.
330 points by m_fayer | 266 comments
Guardian news article reporting that NASA safety reports show pilots warned of close calls at LaGuardia months before a deadly runway crash that killed two pilots.
335 points by divbzero | 239 comments
Reuters news report on a JetBlue flight that avoided a mid-air collision with a US Air Force jet; the capture shows only a device verification screen.
470 points by pyrophoenix | 157 comments
Airbus press release announcing precautionary fleet action after finding intense solar radiation may corrupt flight-control data on in-service A320 Family aircraft.
372 points by d_silin | 196 comments
AvBrief news article reporting a United Boeing 737 MAX whose windshield was cracked by a falling object, possibly space debris, at 36,000 feet.
673 points by mazokum | 501 comments
Guardian news article reporting a Ryanair flight landed in Manchester with about six minutes of fuel left after three failed landing attempts in Scotland during Storm Amy.
385 points by cjr | 781 comments
BBC News live coverage of the preliminary investigation report into the Air India crash that killed 260, which says fuel switches were cut off before the crash.
407 points by Gud | 452 comments
Guardian live blog covering the crash of Air India flight AI171 to London Gatwick in Ahmedabad with 242 people onboard.
496 points by JumpCrisscross | 352 comments
Wall Street Journal article reporting that missile shootdowns have become the leading cause of airline passenger deaths; the page loaded a captcha instead.
469 points by dblitt | 483 comments
CNBC news article reporting that Boeing agreed to plead guilty to a conspiracy fraud charge tied to the 737 Max crashes, paying a $243.6 million fine and accepting a monitor.
360 points by elsewhen | 236 comments
VOA/Reuters news article reporting that US prosecutors recommended the Justice Department bring criminal charges against Boeing ahead of a deadline.
895 points by neapolisbeach | 352 comments
BBC News article reporting that a Boeing whistleblower was found dead in the US.
426 points by carabiner | 389 comments
New York Times report that U.S. authorities have opened a criminal investigation into Boeing following the Alaska Airlines flight door plug blowout.
473 points by everybodyknows | 263 comments
NPR news article reporting that the NTSB says Boeing is withholding key details about the door plug that blew out on an Alaska Airlines 737 Max 9.
327 points by elorant | 268 comments
AIN news article on an FAA expert panel report finding Boeing lacks key elements of a safety culture, including employee awareness of how to report safety concerns.
376 points by toomuchtodo | 412 comments
Bloomberg article on Boeing needing to fix misdrilled holes on about 50 undelivered 737 MAX jets; the page loaded only a bot-check captcha.
428 points by bookofjoe | 313 comments
View from the Wing blog post relaying a whistleblower comment claiming Boeing's MAX 9 production line has many defects and door plug bolts weren't installed.
596 points by ryanisnan | 283 comments
Financial Times article, behind a paywall, reporting that the FAA is considering stripping Boeing employees of authority to inspect its own planes.
451 points by etimberg | 627 comments
The Air Current dispatch reporting that United Airlines found loose bolts on door plugs while inspecting its Boeing 737 Max 9 fleet.
783 points by ephesee | 748 comments
CNBC news article reporting the FAA grounding over 170 Boeing 737 Max 9 jets after a panel blew out on an Alaska Airlines flight.
483 points by jmsflknr | 390 comments
Seattle Times article on Boeing seeking an FAA exemption from safety rules to get the 737 MAX 7 certified and flying.
551 points by xenophonf | 243 comments
Admiral Cloudberg's Medium article recounting the Qantas flight 32 A380 uncontained engine failure and its investigation.