Boeing, FAA Failures To Blame For 737 Max Crashes – U.S. House Report September 16, 2020 By David Shepardson WASHINGTON — Two Boeing 737 MAX crashes that killed all 346 passengers and crew aboard were the “horrific culmination” of...
Lawmakers Probing Boeing 737 Max Seek Safety Agency’s Employee Survey Records July 21, 2020 By David Shepardson WASHINGTON — A U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Monday asked the Federal Aviation Administration to disclose details of an...
Last to Ground the Max a Year Ago, FAA’s Global Status Shaken March 18, 2020 By Alan Levin, Charlotte Ryan and Siddharth Philip After the second fatal crash of a Boeing Co. 737 Max jetliner, most of the world’s aviation regulators rushed to...
Nursing Homes Face Catastrophic Mix of Virus and Lax Oversight March 10, 2020 By Ben Elgin and Peter Waldman In 2017, a flare-up of scabies in a Downey, California, nursing home persisted for more than six months and left...
FAA’s Oversight of Southwest Airlines Slammed by Watchdog February 12, 2020 By Alan Levin The U.S. government’s oversight of airline safety was roundly criticized in a government watchdog report that found Southwest Airlines Co....
Vegas Newspaper Finds Trouble Tracking Casino Response Plans December 24, 2019 LAS VEGAS — Nevada security officials had trouble tracking resort emergency response plans, months after the Legislature tightened requirements for...
Meth Lab Clean Up a Growing Industry December 30, 2013 By ADRIAN SAINZ A tall man and a slender woman wiggled into their white hazardous materials suits, putting on protective masks and gloves...
Experts: Little Oversight of Class Labs in Minnesota December 13, 2011 By CHRIS WILLIAMS A science demonstration that went bad in a Maple Grove middle school this month has drawn attention to the fact...
Safety Oversight of Government Aircraft Lacking November 30, 2011 By JOAN LOWY Nonmilitary government agencies operate more aircraft than the world’s largest airline but are subject to little federal safety oversight –...
Illinois Didn’t Investigate Most Hospital Complaints November 8, 2011 The Illinois Department of Public Health didn’t investigate 85 percent of the 560 hospital complaints it received last year even...