Source link More people died as a result of the fire than of gunshot wounds in the March 22 terrorist attack, investigators said last week The people responsible for fire safety at the Crocus City Hall, where a deadly terrorist attack took place in March just outside of Moscow, are being investigated for criminal negligence, […]
Source link Production of Boeing’s 737 MAX jetliner has declined sharply in recent weeks due to a series of regulatory checks and safety audits, Reuters reported on Wednesday, citing unnamed industry sources. In February, the US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) imposed a production ceiling of 38 jets per month, following a blowout on a 737 […]
Source link Boeing President and CEO Dave Calhoun has announced he will step down by the year’s end as the US aerospace giant grapples with the fallout of the 737 Max crisis. The decision comes as part of the largest management shakeup in the company’s history. In a Monday letter to employees posted on Boeing’s […]
Source link Islam Khalilov, who worked part-time at Crocus City Hall, led panicked concertgoers to safety amid Friday’s shooting spree A teenager who led over 100 people to safety during Friday’s terrorist attack at a Moscow concert hall, has been hailed as a hero. 15-year-old Islam Khalilov, who worked part-time in one of the cloakrooms […]
Source link A US regulatory review has identified numerous “non-compliance” issues in the aircraft maker’s production process A US safety audit of Boeing’s 737 MAX 9 manufacturing process – ordered in the wake of an airline’s midair door blowout earlier this year – has found dozens of quality-control shortcomings, including the use of dish soap […]
Source link The Yemeni rebels have vowed to target Israel-linked vessels passing through the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden in support of Palestine An Indian naval warship has assisted a Liberia-flagged container ship that caught fire after being hit by a projectile near Yemen’s port city of Aden on Monday, officials said. The […]
Source link 2023 was the third year without fatal air accidents on the continent, according to a new report Africa is touting that for the past three consecutive years (2021-2023) there haven’t been any fatal air travel accidents recorded across the continent, International Air Transport Association (IATA) reported on Wednesday. According to the IATA Annual […]
Source link The Federal Aviation Administration is currently seeking to employ disabled or other “special” pilots and air traffic controllers The US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has placed “special emphasis” on hiring employees with a “severe intellectual disability” and other serious conditions, and tasks managers with skipping these candidates to the top of the queue […]
Source link There has been no notable change in standards, according to data from the national regulator Western sanctions have had no notable impact on flight safety in Russian civil aviation, the Kommersant newspaper has reported, citing data from the nation’s air safety watchdog over the past five years. According to the Federal Air Transport […]