An International Air Transport Association Report States Aviation Accident Rates Are Rising
According to a news article posted on hstoday.us, the International Air Transport Association (IATA) has issued its 2020 Safety Report and published its information concerning the commercial airline industry's safety performance for 2020. The report announced that the total number of aviation accidents decreased from "52 in 2019 to … [Read more...]
Engine Maker Pratt & Whitney Under Scrutiny
A news report posted on nytimes.com states that aviation regulators currently investigate incidents involving Pratt & Whitney engines that rained metal parts from jets and forced some emergency landings. An engine on a United Airlines Boeing 777 burst into flames and spewed mechanical debris in one recent event. Fortunately, the … [Read more...]
Couple Joins Lawsuit Against Southwest and Boeing
NEW YORK, N.Y. — A married couple who were flying to Dallas from their honeymoon in New York have joined a lawsuit currently pending against Southwest Airlines and Boeing. The lawsuit stems from the April 2018 incident in which a passenger was partially sucked out of the airplane shortly after leaving LaGuardia when the engine … [Read more...]
Lion Air Crash Leads to Warning About 737 Max Issues
USA- According to Thedailybeast.com, the airplane manufacturer Boeing has issued a warning regarding the company’s 737 MAX aircraft. The planes have a possible technical glitch that could cause them to dive. The company is now in the process of preparing a service announcement regarding the problem. The flight-monitoring systems … [Read more...]
