Federal Investigators Recover Recorders After Amazon Boeing 767 Overrun Kills Five in Miami
Federal investigators have recovered the flight data recorder and cockpit voice recorder from an Amazon Prime Air Boeing 767 that…
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FAA Investigates American Airlines 737 Bird Strike After Safe Return
An American Airlines Boeing 737 carrying 181 people returned safely to Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, after its crew reported a…
Airbus Resumes A330neo Deliveries After Tail Checks Halt Two Months of Handovers
Airbus has resumed A330neo deliveries after additional horizontal-tail inspections coincided with two consecutive months without a single handover. The manufacturer…
51 Open Potomac Safety Recommendations Leave Technology and Training Work Unfinished
Fifty-one of 52 National Transportation Safety Board recommendations issued after the January 2025 Potomac River midair collision remain open. That…
Air India A320 Detected Three Hydraulic Losses Before Upset Injured 24
An Air India Airbus A320 abruptly pitched up and down at 36,000 feet after its flight-control system detected the loss…
Ukrainian Drone Alerts Halt Russian Airport Flights Without Direct Strikes
A drone does not have to approach an airport for commercial flights there to stop. Under Russia’s Kovyor air-defense procedure,…
South Africa’s Aviation Regulator Investigates Airlink Jets Over Crowded Cape Town Stadium
South Africa’s aviation regulator is investigating whether two Airlink-operated Embraer E-Jets followed their authorized safety profile during a low pass…
Germany Probes Airbus A380, Boeing 787 Incidents on Same Munich Runway
German aviation investigators are examining two mechanically different incidents involving large passenger aircraft on Munich Airport’s Runway 26L within roughly…
Italian Probe Finds Ryanair 737 Airstair Fall Rate At Least Doubled
Ryanair’s built-in Boeing 737 stairs give the airline operational independence from airport equipment, but Italian investigators found a significant safety…
Two LaGuardia Controllers Could Be Fired After Reported Early Departures Before Fatal Collision
Two LaGuardia Airport air traffic controllers could be fired after reportedly leaving the tower about an hour early on the…
FAA Moves Reagan Receiver After Marine One Warning Fails to Reach Controllers
A radio link can work across an operating area yet fail at one newly introduced location. That coverage boundary is…
Seven Officials Referred Over Jeju Air Localizer Safety Claims After 179 Deaths
South Korean police referred seven transport ministry officials to prosecutors on Aug. 25 over allegations that they knowingly omitted collision-safety…
FAA Makes Overseas Heavy Maintenance More Traceable Through Annual Carrier Reports
Traceability is the central mechanism in the Federal Aviation Administration’s updated reporting framework for overseas heavy maintenance. Under InFO 26012,…
National Transportation Safety Board Releases 1,500 Pages, Philadelphia Learjet Crash Cause Unknown
A medical Learjet 55 carrying six people plunged into a Northeast Philadelphia neighborhood within a minute of takeoff, yet more…
Qantas A380 Flew Twice With Maintenance Lamp Left Inside Its Wing
A Qantas Airbus A380 completed two long-haul passenger flights with a portable maintenance lamp inside its left wing. The aircraft…
Australian Safety Bureau Investigates Three Sydney Airport Incidents in Three Weeks
Australia’s transport safety investigator is examining three Sydney Airport incidents over roughly three weeks, including a runway crossing that led…
Ryanair 737 Fan Blade Separated 253 Cycles After Inspection; Debris Broke Window
A fan blade in the right engine of a Ryanair-operated Boeing 737-800 separated only 253 flight cycles after an inspection…
FAA Investigates Two American Airlines Jets Sharing a Radio Identity in Phoenix
The Federal Aviation Administration is investigating after two American Airlines jets used the same radio call sign and frequency while…