FAA Scolds Boeing Over Door Plug Decompression Incident
The agency says the emergency situation “should have never happened.”
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Boeing Subcontractor Scrutinized Over Door Plug Failure
Employees of Spirit AeroSystems allege poor quality control in legal filing.
King Air 350 Accident Proved to Be Fatal Misstep
A fatal 2019 King Air 350 accident near Dallas exhibited all the signs of a random pilot error.
NTSB Identifies Part That Failed on 737 Max 9
With the door plug recovered, the team is heading back to Washington, D.C.
NTSB Finds Missing 737 Max 9 Door Plug in Teacher’s Backyard
Federal officials have found the fuselage door plug blown off the Alaska Airlines flight on Friday night out of Portland, Oregon.
Objection Overruled
A flight into poor weather conditions turns out to be a real ‘wash job’ after all.
CO Detection on Lightspeed Delta Zulu Proves Its Worth
The company reports having heard from approximately 100 people who say the headset’s carbon monoxide warning feature may have saved their lives.
YouTuber Trevor Jacob Sentenced to 6 Months
The former Olympian pleaded guilty to ‘destroying the wreckage of an aircraft he had intentionally crashed.’
Collings Foundation Grounds Air Tour for WWII Aircraft
The Collings Foundation is ending its decades-long Wings of Freedom tour and putting its aircraft on permanent display at its Massachusetts museum.
NTSB Releases Preliminary Report on McSpadden Accident
The NTSB has released its preliminary report on the accident that killed AOPA vice president of safety Richard McSpadden Jr. and former NFL tight end turned FBO owner Russ Francis.
