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After cheating death, 'Miracle on the Hudson' flight survivors mark decade of making most of life
It's been 10 years, but there isn't anything Tripp Harris doesn't remember about the cold January day he cheated death on US Airways flight 1549. The jolt when the plane collided with a flock of geese and the engines stopped moments after takeoff from New ...
Canada unveils tougher rules for drone operators after U.K. airport incidents
Canadian Transport Minister Marc Garneau on Wednesday unveiled tougher new regulations for drone operators, including a minimum age, required certification and a prohibition on flying under the influence. His announcement comes after reports of drones near Britain's Gatwick airport caused major travel disruptions over the ...
Crashed French Air Force fighter found in mountains but crew's fate still unknown
Search and rescue teams Wednesday found the wreckage of a French Air Force Mirage 2000 fighter that crashed in a mountainous region of eastern France, but the fate of its two-man crew was unknown. Radar contact with the fighter, on a low-altitude training flight, was ...
Mexico invites U.S. experts to probe copter crash that killed Puebla governor and her husband
Mexico has invited experts from the U.S. National Transportation Safety Board to investigate a helicopter crash that killed the governor of the western state of Puebla and her husband. Mexico's assistant transportation secretary says the invitation was made "to leave no doubts" about the Monday ...
Beijing-Seattle Delta flight makes emergency stop on remote Aleutian isle base
A Delta Air Lines flight had to make an emergency landing on a remote island in Alaska's Aleutians chain and another aircraft was being sent to pick up the passengers. Citing a statement by Delta, the Anchorage Daily News reports the flight from Beijing to ...
Holiday chaos as drones shut London's Gatwick Airport, leaving thousands stranded
Drones buzzing over the runway forced the shutdown of London's Gatwick Airport on Thursday during one of the busiest times of the year, stranding or delaying tens of thousands of Christmas-season travelers and setting off a hunt for the operator of the intruding aircraft. The ...
The crash of a Boeing Co. plane that killed 189 people in Indonesia is spiraling into a $22 billion feud between the aircraft maker and one of Asia's most influential aviation bosses. In a rare public dispute between the plane maker and one of its ...
More than two dozen of the storied Tuskegee Airmen of World War II fame are listed as missing in action. The Pentagon announced Thursday that the remains of a New York pilot killed in a crash in Europe 74 years ago next month are ...
American Airlines pilots seek more 737 Max training after Lion Air crash
American Airlines Group Inc. pilots want the carrier to offer more training on Boeing Co.'s 737 Max to better understand new anti-stall software, after a preliminary report on an Indonesia plane crash suggested that aircraft malfunctions left aviators overwhelmed. The Allied Pilots Association made the ...
Boeing boosts response to Lion Air crash criticism as shares nosedive
Boeing Co.'s shares tumbled as the company pushed back on suggestions it could have better alerted airlines to a new anti-stall feature in the 737 Max jetliner involved in a fatal Indonesia crash and canceled a call with carriers to discuss the model. No reason ...
U.S. pilot unions say Boeing didn't clearly warn of 737 feature tied to Indonesia crash
Two U.S. pilots' unions say the potential risks of a safety feature on Boeing Co.'s 737 Max aircraft that has been linked to a deadly crash in Indonesia weren't sufficiently spelled out in their manuals or training. Boeing and the Federal Aviation Administration issued directives ...
Indonesian investigators said on Monday more training was needed for Boeing 737 MAX pilots after discovering the situation believed to have faced the crew of a doomed Lion Air jet was not contained in the aircraft's flight manual. The comments shed further light on the ...
