NTSB

By Molly McMillin
Michael Graham began his aviation career as a U.S. Navy pilot flying A-7’s and F/A-18’s.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Sean Broderick
A Cargojet Airways Boeing 767-300ER suffered "substantial" elevator surface damage when its APU doors broke away in flight, an NTSB investigation has found.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Sean Broderick
Insufficient, inconsistent and nonexistent procedures contributed to January’s midair collision near Washington National Airport more than any single mistake.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Sean Broderick
The FAA’s stance on mandating ADS-B In has shifted to full-throated support following January’s midair collision between a regional jet and an Army helicopter.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Christine Boynton
Almost two years before the fatal midair collision near DCA, an internal FAA memo advised air traffic control leadership that DCA’s arrival rate was too high.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Sean Broderick
Variances detailed during an NTSB hearing on the Jan. 29 collision between a regional jet and an Army helicopter indicate inconsistency in traffic management.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Sean Broderick
The documents were made public at an NTSB hearing on its investigation of the Jan. 29 American Eagle Flight 5342 CRJ-700-Army Black Hawk collision.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Sean Broderick
The preliminary report leaves many questions unanswered in the quest to understand the first fatal Boeing 787 accident.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Sean Broderick
Boeing and Spirit AeroSystems are in advanced stages of developing a design change that will add a layer of safety to 737-9 and 737-900ER door plugs.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Robert Sumwalt
A Cessna Citation was flown with 26 maintenance discrepancies, leading to disastrous consequences.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Sean Broderick
An 18-month investigation lays out what caused the January 2024 Alaska Airlines Boeing 737-9 door-plug blowout—and what the manufacturer and FAA need to do.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Sean Broderick
India’s seemingly cautious approach in the Air India Flight 171 accident investigation is raising concerns and prompting speculation.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Adrian Schofield
An accident investigation team in India has successfully downloaded data from one of the recorder devices recovered from the crash of Air India Flight AI 171.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By John Croft
Several common links between Piper PA-46 crashes are spurring changes that are improving safety.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Sean Broderick
The board’s report includes 19 new safety recommendations: nine are for Boeing, 10 are for the FAA, and include a complete redesign of the door plug.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Sean Broderick
The NTSB is urging the FAA to ensure flight crews are aware of risks posed by a CFM International Leap-1B safety device that can cause smoke in the cockpit.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Sean Broderick
Honeywell’s SmartRunway and SmartLanding software monitors the aircraft’s path and performance while providing guidance in the flight deck.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Sean Broderick
The NTSB is setting aside three full days for an investigative hearing into the Jan. 29 mid-air collision of a regional jet and a U.S. Army helicopter near DCA.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Sean Broderick
Improper procedures during a routine overhaul left a main landing gear component damaged and set the stage for a fatigue crack to form, the NTSB found.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Patrick Veillette, Ph.D.
Four more HondaJets have suffered runway excursions within seven-weeks. What lessons can business aviation learn from these?
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Sean Broderick
After the regional jet-helicopter crash near DCA, the FAA faces scrutiny of its handling of reports noting the risks of mixing helicopters and commercial flights.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Aaron Karp
NTSB and the FAA are investigating the March 13 incident that started while the American Airlines 737-800 was taxiing to a gate at Denver International Airport.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Bill Carey
The agency on March 14 released several safety steps it is taking in the aftermath of the late-January fatal midair collision.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Christine Boynton
American has opened an Office of Continued Care and Outreach as it shifts to a “longer-term” response following the Jan. 29 crash of American Eagle Flight 5342.
Airlines & Lessors

By Sean Broderick
The board’s recommendations, made public March 11, call on the FAA to prohibit helicopter operations east of Reagan National (DCA) when Runway 15/33 is in use.
Safety, Ops & Regulation