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US safety board criticizes Boeing, FAA over 737 MAX 9 panel blowout
By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) -A U.S. National Transportation Safety Board investigation found ineffective actions by Boeing and ineffective oversight by the Federal Aviation Administration ...
Oxygen masks deploy as Japan Airlines flight plunges 26,000ft before emergency landing
Flight JL8696/IJ004 – operated under a codeshare deal between Japan Airlines and its low-cost subsidiary Spring Airlines ...
Fuel cut-off seconds after takeoff triggered engine failure – but how did the switch get flipped?
Aviation experts point out that the cutoff switches have safeguards that prevent them being turned off by mistake ...
The AI-171 crash: what the initial probe says about Honeywell’s fuel control switches
The AI-171 initial crash report stated that after fuel supply to the engines was cut off using the fuel control switches, the ...
Boeing faces headwinds from crashes and competition
Boeing faces backlash after deadly crashes, stock prices plummet, while Airbus gains traction in Indian aviation market.
Air India Crash: US alert on fuel switch lock in earlier Boeing jets returns as mystery of total engine failure deepens
A preliminary report on the Air India crash highlights a potential fuel control switch issue. Data indicates the switches ...
What Caused Japan Airlines Flight to Plunge 26,000 Feet – and Could It Happen Again? Aviation Safety Concerns Continue in 2025
As aviation experts dig deeper into the causes of the sudden descent, the incident adds to a growing list of mid-air safety ...
Boeing settles with a man whose family died in a 737 Max crash in Ethiopia
Boeing has reached a settlement with a man whose wife and three children were killed in a deadly 2019 plane crash in Ethiopia ...