Boston police arrest two in connection with drone flights

Boston police arrest two in connection with drone flights

The mystery surrounding at least one of the unexplained drones causing Americans to look toward the night sky in recent days was solved late Saturday evening, when Boston police arrested two men for flying their unmanned aerial device too close to Logan Airport. According to police, 42-year-old Robert Duffy of Charlestown and 32-year-old Jeremy Folcik … Read more

American Airlines suspends flights to Haiti indefinitely

American Airlines suspends flights to Haiti indefinitely

American Airlines suspending flights from MIA to Haiti indefinitely American Airlines suspending flights from MIA to Haiti indefinitely 00:21 MIAMI – American Airlines is no longer resuming its daily service out of Miami into Port-au-Prince’s Toussaint Louverture International Airport. American had initially suspended flights through February 12. The suspension is now indefinite. A spokesperson for … Read more

How the TSA plans to handle record air travel for Thanksgiving

How the TSA plans to handle record air travel for Thanksgiving

By DAVID KOENIG DALLAS — Just as there are good odds the turkey will taste dry, airports and highways are expected to be jam-packed during Thanksgiving week, a holiday period likely to end in another record day for air travel in the United States. The people responsible for keeping security lines, boarding areas and jetliners … Read more

NTSB issues ‘urgent’ safety alert on Boeing 737 rudder system

NTSB issues ‘urgent’ safety alert on Boeing 737 rudder system

The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) issued urgent safety recommendations on Thursday to Boeing and the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) in response to the potential for a jammed or restricted rudder control system on some 737 Next-Generation and 737 Max 8 aircraft.  The rudder controls the side-to-side movement of the nose of the aircraft, otherwise known as … Read more

Elon Musk Denies FAA License Breach Claims, Criticises Boeing For Safety Issues

Elon Musk Denies FAA License Breach Claims, Criticises Boeing For Safety Issues

Curated By: Business Desk Last Updated: September 20, 2024, 12:59 IST Elon Musk advised USA Congress to take a look at Boeing. Elon Musk has taken a dig at the USA Federal Agency by lashing out and pointing fingers at Boeing. One of the world’s richest men, Elon Musk, who is known for not mincing … Read more

Southwest prompts probe after flight leaves from closed runway

Southwest prompts probe after flight leaves from closed runway

Federal aviation officials are investigating a Southwest Airlines flight that departed from a closed runway at a Maine airport.  Both the Federal Aviation Administration and the National Transportation Safety Board told FOX Business that they are looking into the June 25 incident that occurred at Portland International Jetport.  The FAA also said an airport vehicle exited the … Read more

FAA investigating Southwest flight’s close call over Oklahoma

FAA investigating Southwest flight’s close call over Oklahoma

FAA investigating Southwest flight’s close call over Oklahoma – CBS News Watch CBS News The FAA is investigating a Southwest Airlines flight that dropped to just 525 feet shortly after midnight Wednesday. Flight 4069 was nine miles away from Oklahoma City’s Will Rogers World Airport when it triggered a low altitude warning from air traffic … Read more

U.S. safety agency investigating why Southwest Boeing plane rolled during flight

U.S. safety agency investigating why Southwest Boeing plane rolled during flight

The U.S. National Transportation Safety Board said on Friday it is investigating why a Boeing 737 MAX operated by Southwest Airlines rolled during a flight last month. The NTSB said the plane experienced what the crew said was a “Dutch roll” at around 10,363 metres while en route from Phoenix to Oakland on May 25. Such lateral … Read more

Boeing 777 plane fuel tanks could explode due to electrical flaw

Boeing 777 plane fuel tanks could explode due to electrical flaw

Yet another fleet of Boeing airplanes was found to have a potentially disastrous flaw — one that could set the entire aircraft ablaze. The aircraft manufacturer discovered that its 777 liners have poor electrical insulation near its fuel tank, according to a proposed rule the Federal Aviation Administration posted in March. “This condition, if not … Read more

‘Prevent 9/11 from ever happening again’

‘Prevent 9/11 from ever happening again’

Nearly 23 years after 9/11, the feds are finally expected to make all commercial planes have secondary cockpit barriers to prevent planes from being hijacked. Congress on Wednesday passed a bill that would require secondary cockpit barriers on all commercial aircraft. The installation of secondary cockpit barriers on all commercial passenger flights is the only 9/11 … Read more