Air Safety

A flight attendant has filed a federal lawsuit against Delta and its subsidiary, Endeavor Air, alleging gross negligence and violations of aviation law.

ources say they heard the pilot cut off fuel switches for the Boeing 787’s engines via the aircraft’s black box recording.

LEAP-1A and LEAP-1B engines are equipped with the LRD to reduce structural loads during high fan unbalance events, the agency said.

Passengers who brought a $1 billion lawsuit against Boeing and Alaska over a door plug blowout on a flight in 2024 have settled with the companies out of court.

The NTSB on Thursday released its final report on a midair door plug blowout on an Alaska flight last year and assigned ultimate responsibility to Boeing.

American Airlines will fit new Airbus A321s with the same ADS-B In platform as its current A321 fleet, supplier Acron Aviation announced on Wednesday.

Aviation authorities are investigating after an Air India flight plunged 900 feet and received multiple critical warnings shortly after takeoff.

An FAA-commissioned study meant to determine the effect of passenger body size, seat size, and seat pitch on cabin evacuation times had design flaws.

The FAA stated the manual’s incorrect values “could lead to multiple engine surges in a critical flight phase and result in loss of control of the airplane.”

The United crew reported receiving a TCAS alert during their climb as they approached the FedEx aircraft’s altitude on Saturday.