Major airlines want to hear how Boeing plans to fix problems in the manufacturing of its planes
The heads of leading U.S. airlines want to meet with Boeing and hear the aircraft manufacturerโs strategy for fixing quality-control problems that have gained attention since a panel blew out of a jetliner in January.
Investigator says she asked Boeing's CEO who handled panel that blew off a jet. He couldn't help her
The nationโs chief accident investigator says she's gone to the top of Boeing โ the company's CEO โ and still can't get answers about who worked on the panel that blew off a jetliner in January.
Man who built plane that crashed off California coast recalls selling to enthusiast young pilot
A small airplane that crashed into the ocean off the California coast has been identified as one of tens of thousands of home-built aircraft that are part of a high-flying hobby taking off across the country.
Boeing jetliner that suffered inflight blowout was restricted because of concern over warning light
A federal official says the Boeing jetliner that suffered an inflight blowout over Portland, Oregon, was not being used for flights to Hawaii after a warning light that could have indicated a pressurization problem lit up on three different flights.
United Airlines finds loose bolts, other issues on a key part of grounded Boeing 737 Max 9 jetliners
The decision by Alaska Airlines to stop flying one of its planes over the Pacific Ocean to Hawaii due to warnings from a cabin-pressurization system โ yet keep flying it over land โ is raising questions about whether the jet should have been in the air at all.
More presumed human remains recovered from submersible that imploded, killing 5, Coast Guard says
The Coast Guard says it has recovered remaining debris, including presumed human remains, from a submersible that imploded in June on its way to explore the wreck of the Titanic, killing all five onboard.
Montana train derailment report renews calls for automated systems to detect track problems
The NTSB is renewing its calls for major freight railroads to equip every locomotive with automated track inspection devices that it believes could have prevented a 2021 train derailment that killed three people in Montana.
Response to fiery Ohio derailment frustrated by poor communication and incomplete information
Officials say firefighters who responded to Februaryโs fiery train derailment in Ohio struggled to immediately identify the hazardous chemicals the train was hauling due to poor communication from the railroad.
NTSB: Crews failed to de-ice road before massive crash in Dallas that killed 6
Federal officials say that the company responsible for maintaining a Texas interstate where 130 vehicles crashed in icy conditions two years ago, killing six and injuring dozens, failed to address the deteriorating road conditions.
Railroads urged to examine track detectors after Ohio crash
Federal regulators are urging freight railroads to reexamine the way they use and maintain the detectors along the tracks that are supposed to spot overheating bearings in the wake of the fiery Ohio derailment and several other recent crashes where faulty bearings are suspected to be the cause.
NTSB: Texas dad, not 13-year-old son, was driving truck that hit college golfersโ van in New Mexico, killing 9
Investigators say a Texas man, not his 13-year-old son, was driving the pickup truck that crossed into the oncoming lane and struck a van carrying New Mexico college golfers, killing nine people, and that he had methamphetamine in his system.
NTSB: Plane that ran off runway in Brookshire had not flown in 10 months
Officials with the National Transportation Safety Board held a news conference Thursday to discuss their investigation into the plane accident that occurred Tuesday in Brookshire. During the briefing, officials said the aircraft had not been flown since December 2020. They also detailed how those aboard got out of the aircraft and provides a status update on the black boxes recovered from the wreckage.