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3 11, 2020

Pilot Unions, Families of Crash Victims Seek Revisions to Training for Boeing 737 Max

By | November 3rd, 2020|Uncategorized|Comments Off on Pilot Unions, Families of Crash Victims Seek Revisions to Training for Boeing 737 Max

Pilot unions and families of those killed in a crash of Boeing Co.’s 737 Max are asking for revisions to proposed new training for the grounded jetliner. The Federal Aviation Administration’s proposed new training module and emergency checklists for the …

13 10, 2020

Fire Departments Need Training in Electric Vehicle Fires

By | October 13th, 2020|Uncategorized|Comments Off on Fire Departments Need Training in Electric Vehicle Fires

Half of U.S. fire departments have no protocols in place to fight fires that break out in the growing number of battery-powered vehicles on the road, according to accident investigators. Only a quarter of fire departments have dedicated training for …

12 06, 2020

Safety Agency Warns of Tail Strikes, Off-Course Flying by Near-Empty Airplanes

By | June 12th, 2020|Uncategorized|Comments Off on Safety Agency Warns of Tail Strikes, Off-Course Flying by Near-Empty Airplanes

One nearly empty passenger jet “climbed like a rocket,” prompting the pilots to exceed their assigned altitude. Others have scraped their tails on takeoff, gone off course or strayed close enough to other aircraft to prompt mid-air collision alerts. The …

28 05, 2020

Crashed Pakistan Plane First Tried to Land Without Landing Gear at 203 Miles Per Hour

By | May 28th, 2020|Uncategorized|Comments Off on Crashed Pakistan Plane First Tried to Land Without Landing Gear at 203 Miles Per Hour

A deadly plane crash in Pakistan is prompting questions about how the crew could touch down without landing gear when their sophisticated jetliner was bristling with equipment to prevent pilots from doing just that. After an abrupt descent that had …