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NTSB: CRJ Increased Pitch Moments Before Crash

The crew onboard American flight 5342 may have attempted to maneuver the aircraft away from the helicopter moments before Wednesday's crash, National Transportation Safety Board investigators stated. The PSA Airlines CRJ-700 and an Army Black Hawk helicopter collided over the…

NTSB Sanctions Boeing For ‘Blatantly’ Violating Terms Of Agreement

The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) issued a statement this morning sanctioning Boeing for “blatantly” violating investigative regulations it agreed to as a party in the probe of the door-plug blowout in Portland, Oregon. The NTSB cited a Boeing media…

Boeing Continues To Face Mounting Pressure From Airlines

Emirates has become the second major airline customer to put pressure on Boeing after last month’s 737 MAX 9 door plug blowout. Airline President Tim Clark says Boeing is in the “last chance saloon,” adding the company wants to see Boeing…

FAA to Review 787 Quality Lapses

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is expected to investigate several quality lapses during the manufacturing process of the Boeing 787, according to an internal FAA memo.  In the memo, dated Aug. 31 2020 and obtained by the Wall Street Journal,…

The ‘Ustica Massacre:’ The 40-Year-Old Aviation Mystery

Almost exactly 40 years ago, in the middle of the Mediterranean Sea, civil aviation experienced what would become one of the most mysterious accidents of its history. On June 27, 1980, Itavia flight IH 870, operated by the private Italian…