NTSB says Boeing, FAA share blame for door plug flying off Alaska Airlines flight – CBS News Watch CBS News The National Transportation Safety Board says Boeing and the FAA both share blame for a harrowing incident last year when a door plug blew out on an Alaska Airlines flight at 16,000 feet. Kris Van…
The National Transportation Safety Board has issued new safety recommendations to the Federal Aviation Administration and Boeing following the 2024 incident in which a door plug flew off in the middle of an Alaska Airlines flight. “An accident like this only happens when there are multiple system failures,” NTSB chair Jennifer Homendy said at a meeting…
By Ben Blanchard TAOYUAN, Taiwan (Reuters) -Taiwan’s China Airlines is postponing the retirement of some of its older aircraft due to delays in getting Boeing 787-9 jets that may result in compensation payments from the planemaker, the carrier’s newly appointed chairman said. Taiwan’s oldest airline, established in 1959, is in the midst of a fleet…
Black box found after Air India plane crash Investigators search for answers after Air India plane crash; black box found 02:40 Hong Kong — An Air India flight returned to Hong Kong on Monday shortly after takeoff due to a midair “technical issue,” the airline said, just four days after another one of the company’s flights…
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The United States on Thursday announced a major development involving airplane manufacturer Boeing, confirming a $10 billion order from Britain. The deal was revealed by US commerce secretary Howard Lutnick during the signing of a bilateral trade agreement between the US and the UK.The aircraft deal is expected to be led by International Airlines Group…
Photo: Mario Tama (Getty Images) As markets swirl amid tariffs and trade war concerns, one company is looking rather recession-proof: Netflix (NFLX). The company was one of the rare bright spots in trading Monday, rising almost 2% after delivering a blockbuster first quarter that had experts comparing the company with Big Tech instead of Big…
The US will face high costs and “monster” complexities to realise the Trump administration’s proposed “Golden Dome” missile defence shield designed in response to China’s expanding arsenal, according to analysts. Citing six sources familiar with the matter, Reuters reported last week that SpaceX, the rocket and satellite company run by Elon Musk, who is also…
There is no need for Hong Kong to follow the central government in rejecting aircraft deliveries from Boeing amid the US-China trade war, analysts have said, arguing such a move would only hurt the city’s aviation hub status and local airlines’ expansion plans. Beijing ordered mainland Chinese airlines not to accept deliveries of up to…
US President Donald Trump on Thursday refuted a Chinese statement that the two economic powers have not held talks to ease an ongoing trade war, saying there were meetings earlier in the day “They had a meeting this morning,” Trump told reporters, declining to say to whom he was referring. “It doesn’t matter who ‘they’…