The head of the U.S. National Transportation Safety Board criticized U.S. aviation regulators for “downplaying the urgency” of addressing a possible rudder malfunction on some Boeing Co. 737 aircraft in an unusually public rebuke. Faulty parts that could cause the …
A Government Accountability Office risk assessment to evaluate the viability of Federal Aviation Administration operated air traffic control systems following a shutdown of the national airspace in 2023 shows 37% of the systems are unsustainable. The GAO assessment out this …
The head of the Federal Aviation Administration told a U.S. House subcommittee on Tuesday that safety culture improvements at Boeing may take three to five years to complete. “It is not a six-month program – it is a three-year to …
U.S. planemaker Boeing faces a “long road” to address safety issues, the head of the Federal Aviation Administration said on Thursday as it prepares to receive the company’s plan to address concerns. In late February, FAA Administrator Mike Whitaker gave …
The Federal Aviation Administration said on Monday it has opened an investigation into the Boeing BA.N 787 Dreamliner after the planemaker said some employees had committed “misconduct” by claiming some tests had been completed. The FAA said it is investigating …
The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration has recommended that airlines operating Boeing 737-900ER jets inspect door plugs to ensure that they are properly secured after some operators reported unspecified issues with bolts upon inspections. Regulators have stepped up scrutiny on Boeing …
Air-safety officials probing last week’s fuselage blowout on a Boeing Co. 737 aircraft have turned their attention to four bolts they’ve been unable to locate and said they may widen their investigation beyond the Max 9 variant after multiple airlines …
WASHINGTON –– The cockpit voice recorder data on the Alaska Airlines Boeing 737 MAX 9 jet which lost a panel mid-flight on Friday was overwritten, U.S. authorities said, renewing attention on long-standing safety calls for longer in-flight recordings. National Transportation …
WASHINGTON –– The Federal Aviation Administration on Thursday said it is proposing to extend the cockpit voice-recording requirement to 25 hours for all new airplanes from the current two-hour loop. The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has been pushing for …
DALLAS (AP) — The air traffic controller on duty when FedEx and Southwest planes nearly collided earlier this year in Texas told investigators that he expected the airliner to take off more quickly — before the incoming FedEx plane reached …