Engineering Policy & Innovation Ethics Cathay Pacific Radio Error Triggered NATO Interception Despite Working Equipment Thomas CaldwellAugust 17, 2026August 17, 20260 A wrong radio-frequency selection aboard Cathay Pacific Flight CX257 caused the Airbus A350 to lose contact with air traffic control…
Engineering Policy & Innovation Ethics ATSB Investigates Virgin 737’s Rejected Takeoff as Qantas Crossed Runway Thomas CaldwellAugust 14, 2026August 14, 20260 A Virgin Australia Boeing 737 had applied takeoff thrust at Sydney Airport while a Qantas 737 crossed the same runway…
Engineering Policy & Innovation Ethics Air India Orders Tests for Every Pilot After 300-Foot Drop Injures 17 Thomas CaldwellAugust 14, 2026August 14, 20260 Air India Group is expanding prohibited-substance and medication screening to every pilot after an Airbus flight suddenly lost about 300…
Engineering Policy & Innovation Ethics Air India A320 Lost 300 Feet, Injuring 24 as Probe Opens Thomas CaldwellAugust 12, 2026August 12, 20260 India’s Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau has opened a serious-incident investigation after an Air India Airbus A320 lost approximately 300 feet…
Engineering Policy & Innovation Ethics FAA Orders Boeing 737 Max Seat Checks Over Turbulence Lock Risk Thomas CaldwellAugust 11, 2026August 11, 20260 About 31,000 seats on Boeing 737 Max aircraft are now at the center of a new FAA safety action: U.S….
Engineering Policy & Innovation Ethics FAA Investigates Lost Separation Between Reagan National Jet and Marine One Thomas CaldwellAugust 7, 2026August 7, 20260 A commercial jet departed Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport as Marine One approached on August 4, producing what the Federal…
Engineering Policy & Innovation Ethics Air India 787 Switch Tests Found No Defect After Crash Thomas CaldwellAugust 4, 2026August 4, 20260 India’s civil aviation ministry has reported a key new finding in the investigation of the June 12, 2025 Air India…
Engineering Policy & Innovation Ethics Boeing 787 Fuel-Switch Test Finds No Fault, AI171 Cause Remains Unresolved Thomas CaldwellJuly 30, 2026July 30, 20260 India’s government told Parliament this week that manufacturer-level testing found no abnormality in the locking mechanism of a Boeing 787…
Engineering Policy & Innovation Ethics LaGuardia Tower Has 33 Controllers, Four Below Target, After Runway Collision Thomas CaldwellJuly 29, 2026July 29, 20260 LaGuardia Airport’s control tower had 33 assigned controllers four below its target of 37 when Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy disclosed…