Air TaxiNASA Conducts eVTOL Crash Test Just before the holidays, NASA researchers conducted a crash test of an electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) aircraft. More than 200 channels of data gathered will aid researchers in understanding how…
CommercialInvestigators Reviewing Crashed Pakistan Airlines A320 Flight Data Recorder in Karachi Accident investigators have recovered the flight data recorder (FDR) from the Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) flight PK-8303’s Airbus A320 that crashed upon landing on May 22 near Jinnah International Airport. The airline…
CommercialAfter the Accident, Part Two: The Black Box Now and Tomorrow This is the second of a two-part series on black boxes with the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB). Read the first part here. Black boxes are designed to be damage-resistant, but that…
CommercialAfter the Accident: Inside the Black Box with NTSB Investigators You've read about the black box. In the wake of a crash, authorities scramble to find the black box, the key to the investigation. It contains an aircraft's flight data recorder (FDR)…
CommercialFAA Stands By Delegating 737 MAX Certification in Senate Hearing Acting FAA Administrator Dan Elwell is still confident in the Boeing 737 MAX, even as U.S. Senate aviation subcommittee chairman Ted Cruz (R-Tex.) says the aircraft's issues "threaten to erode trust in…
CommercialSouthwest 737 MAX Makes Immediate Emergency Landing The global grounding of the Boeing 737 MAX hasn't ended the airplane's woes, as a MAX 8 flying without passengers for Southwest Airlines on March 26 had to make an emergency landing…
CommercialFAA Reviewing Boeing's 737 MAX Software Update The FAA is reviewing the 737 MAX software update intended to fix issues with the plane's anti-stall system after two 737 MAX-8s crashed within six months. The update will affect all 737…
CommercialInvestigation Finds 'Clear Similarities' Between 737 MAX Crashes, Boeing Trim System Under Scrutiny Having finished its analysis of the flight data and cockpit voice recorders for the doomed Ethiopian Airlines flight 302, the French Bureau d'Enquêtes et d'Analyses (BEA) has determined that "clear similarities" exist between the…
CommercialWorldwide Bans Ground 737 MAX After U.S., Boeing Cave UPDATE, 3:07 p.m. ET: Boeing has released a statement of support for the grounding of the 737 MAX line of airplanes. "We are supporting this proactive step out of an abundance of caution,"…
CommercialBoeing to Release 737 MAX Software Update This Month Boeing is developing an update for its 737 MAX flight control software after two deadly crashes in the new aircraft within the last six months killed more than 300 people. In October,…