Tag: Ntsb
STORIES Feb 06, 2026 Amazon Prime Air MK30 Drone Strikes Richardson Texas Apartment Building Raising Fresh Safety Questions Amazon’s ambitious quest to dominate the low-altitude logistics market has encountered another significant setback after one of its next-generation MK30 drones crashed into an apartment complex in North Texas. Read More →
NEWS Feb 06, 2026 JetBlue Passengers Sue Airbus Over Terrifying Mid-Air Software Glitch The thin line between the safety of modern automation and the chaos of a technical failure is being scrutinised in a Florida courtroom. Legal proceedings have officially commenced as passengers from a harrowing JetBlue flight filed a high-stakes negligence lawsuit against Airbus and Thales. Read More →
STORIES Jan 28, 2026 "100% Preventable": NTSB Blames Systemic FAA Failures for Fatal DCA Midair Collision in Final Report In a scathing indictment of federal oversight and airspace design, the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has officially cited the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) as the primary cause of the catastrophic midair collision near Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA). Read More →
NEWS Jan 26, 2026 FAA Finalises ‘Exceedingly Rare’ Rules After Deadly DCA Midair In the shadow of the first anniversary of the deadliest midair collision in recent American history, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has moved to permanently rewrite the rules of the sky over the nation’s capital. Read More →
NEWS Jan 09, 2026 NTSB Scrutinizes FAA NOTAM Logic Following Fatal MD 530F Canyon Crash One week after a private helicopter plummeted into the rugged depths of Telegraph Canyon, the aviation community is reeling not only from the loss of four lives but from the glaring systemic failures it has unearthed. Read More →
STORIES Jan 02, 2026 2025: Aviation Deaths are Down 27.3%, But Things Didn't Feel Safer At first glance, the numbers for the year just passed are a triumph of engineering and oversight: total recorded incidents dropped by nearly 10%, and fatal accidents decreased by over 11%. However, beneath these encouraging drops in the death toll lies a statistic that should give every regulator pause: injuries are up. Read More →
NEWS Jan 01, 2026 ATC ‘Keep Your Speed Up’ Instruction Preceded United 737 MAX 8 Houston Runway Excursion Freshly released investigative documents from the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) have shed new light on the March 8, 2024, runway excursion involving a United Airlines Boeing 737 MAX 8. The report highlights a critical sequence of events in which Air Traffic Control (ATC) instructions, the pilot's perception of runway conditions, and a high-speed exit manoeuvre converged to send the aircraft into the grass at George Bush Intercontinental Airport (IAH). Read More →
NEWS Jan 01, 2026 “I’m Not Okay”: Chilling Audio Captures Near-Disaster as Pilot Tries to Kill Engines The aviation community and the public are getting a chilling, firsthand look at the moments of near-catastrophe aboard Alaska Airlines Flight 2059 (operated by Horizon Air). Newly released cockpit voice recordings (CVR), made public in early January 2026 following the conclusion of legal proceedings, capture the exact moment off-duty pilot Joseph Emerson attempted to shut down the aircraft's engines mid-flight. Read More →
NEWS Dec 18, 2025 Citation C550 Fireball: Greg Biffle and Five Others Killed in Failed Emergency Landing at KSVH The aviation community and the world of motorsports are in mourning today, December 18, 2025, following a catastrophic accident at Statesville Regional Airport (KSVH). A Cessna Citation II (C550), linked to retired NASCAR star Greg Biffle, crashed while attempting an emergency landing shortly after takeoff, claiming the lives of all six people on board. Read More →
NEWS Dec 18, 2025 U.S. Government Admits Liability in Fatal Mid-Air Collision In a stunning legal reversal that has sent shockwaves through the aviation industry, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) filed a 209-page court document late Wednesday admitting that government negligence was a proximate cause of the January 29, 2025, mid-air collision over the Potomac River. Read More →