Broken Blade Caused WestJet Dash 8-400 Fire, Safety Board Finds
Canada’s Transportation Safety Board has connected a fractured compressor rotor blade to the engine failure and fire that forced a…
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Marine One Encounter Met Radar Standard Despite Unheard Departure Warning
The estimated spacing between Marine One and a departing Envoy Air passenger jet met the applicable Class B radar-separation standard,…
Marine One Radio Trouble Recurs After FAA Move, Forcing Helicopter Relay
Reagan National Airport controllers again failed to hear Marine One’s required three-minute departure warning from the Ellipse after the Federal…
FAA Investigates Volaris Flight 1741 After Possible Engine-Fire Report
Volaris Flight 1741 returned safely to Las Vegas after its crew reported a possible engine fire, prompting airport emergency protocols…
FAA Clears 260-Foot Arch Along Reagan National’s Busiest Flight Path
A 260-foot arch planned beneath Washington Reagan National Airport’s most heavily used flight path has cleared its federal aviation review…
F-16 Crash Releases Nearly Seven Gallons of Hydrazine; Over 30 Decontaminated
A Texas Air National Guard F-16 Fighting Falcon crashed during a training flight in Michigan on September 17, releasing nearly…
NTSB Rejects 11 FAA Safety Responses After Potomac Collision Killed 67
The Federal Aviation Administration has tightened airplane-helicopter separation procedures and started reviewing helicopter routes, but the National Transportation Safety Board…
Six Monthly Airport Near Misses Persist With 270 Safety Recommendations Open
U.S. commercial aircraft were involved in at least 95 voluntarily reported near misses over roughly 16 months about six per…
Japan Confirms $109 Million Global Hawk Crashed After Losing Ground Connection
Japan has confirmed that a $109 million Global Hawk surveillance drone crashed in the Sea of Japan after its connection…
Marine One Close Call Highlights Three-Year Pentagon-Airport Hotline Failure
A hotline connecting the Pentagon with the air-traffic control tower at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport had been inoperative for…
Proposed Reagan National Bill Would Eliminate 30 Daily Flights After Crash
For years, Congress added flights at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to expand access, including longer-distance service useful to lawmakers…
Australia’s Safety Bureau Investigates Four Sydney Airport Conflicts With Cause Unclear
Four air traffic control incidents occurred at Sydney Airport in less than a month, but investigators have not established that…
House Report Says Navy Failed to Track Fighter Pilots’ Long-Term Brain Risks
Navy medical officials reportedly pointed to a lack of evidence that fighter aviation causes brain injury. The central problem identified…
Investigators Find Accidental Climb Command Caused ANA Boeing 787 Tail Strike
Half a second after an All Nippon Airways Boeing 787-9 touched down normally in Houston, its automated flight controls received…
FAA Clears Bye Aerospace eFlyer 2 for Testing, Not Type Certification
Bye Aerospace has received a Federal Aviation Administration Special Airworthiness Certificate for its two-seat eFlyer 2, allowing the U.S.-developed electric…
National Air Traffic Services Outage Cancels 1,900 Flights, Disruption Persists
A failure in the United Kingdom’s air traffic control system drove more than 1,900 reported flight cancellations beginning September 8,…
Amazon 767 Recorder Captures Speed Concerns Before Fatal Miami Runway Overrun
A pilot repeatedly raised concerns about excessive speed before an Amazon Prime Air Boeing 767 overran a Miami runway, struck…
Amazon 767 Overrun Killed Five; Data Shows No Speed Brakes or Thrust Reversers
Federal investigators have identified a consequential gap in the recorded landing sequence of the Amazon Prime Air Boeing 767 that…