Business Feb 24, 2021
U.S. orders deeper testing after engine scare on Boeing plane
Metal fatigue has emerged as the chief suspect in the engine failure, which caused no injuries.
World Feb 23, 2021
A similar incident in Japan had already drawn scrutiny from U.S. regulators, but they had not yet reached a conclusion on the matter when the Denver engine failure occurred.
World Feb 23, 2021
Jet engine explosion over Denver rings alarms about shielding
by Alan Levin
The incident is the latest in a string of failures that has raised alarm among regulators about debris evading shielding that’s supposed to keep broken parts from hitting aircraft.
National Feb 22, 2021
Japan orders airlines to ground Boeing 777 jets after U.S. incident
The move comes after after a United Airlines 777 landed safely at Denver International Airport on Saturday after its right engine failed, spraying debris over a wide area.
National Feb 21, 2021
ASDF member dies after U.S. Air Force plane crashes near Alabama
The ministry said the Air Self-Defense Force officer, a first lieutenant in his 20s, was aboard a U.S. Air Force T-38 aircraft on a training flight when it crashed.
World Feb 21, 2021
United Airlines plane showers debris near Denver after engine failure
A Boeing 777-200 operated by United Airlines made an emergency return to Denver International Airport on Saturday following an engine failure that rained debris on a city suburb. The airline said nobody aboard was injured. United Flight 328 was headed from Denver to Honolulu when ...
World Feb 10, 2021
U.S. safety board cites poor pilot decisions as likely cause of Kobe Bryant fatal crash
The board said the weather conditions were inconsistent with adverse weather training and resulted in the pilot's "spatial disorientation and loss of control."
Asia Pacific Jan 23, 2021
Grim tasks and heartache for divers at Indonesia plane wreck
by Will Davies
Divers say the wreckage of flight SJ182 has yielded only small fragments of human remains.
Asia Pacific Jan 12, 2021
‘I’m still shocked’: Indonesian airline crash shakes small fishing village
by Dera Menra Sijabat and Richard C. Paddock
The recent accident marks the third passenger plane in just over six years to crash into the Java Sea after departing from airports on Java island.
Asia Pacific Jan 11, 2021
Jet crash adds to long list of aviation disasters in Indonesia
by Harry Suhartono
Statistics show the nation is the worst place in Asia to take an airplane, with with 104 accidents and 2,353 related fatalities since 1945.
Asia Pacific Jan 10, 2021
Divers pulled body parts, wreckage and clothing from waters off Indonesia's capital Jakarta on Sunday, as the military located a signal it hoped would lead to the wreckage of a jet that crashed with 62 people on board. The Sriwijaya Air Boeing 737-500 plunged into ...
Asia Pacific Jan 10, 2021
Indonesia rescue teams scour sea for crashed plane amid poor weather
Indonesian ships with rescue divers and equipment to detect signals from a flight recorder resumed the search on Sunday for a Sriwijaya Air jet believed to have crashed into the sea minutes after takeoff from the Indonesian capital Jakarta. The Boeing 737-500 with 62 people ...