Behind the Lion Air Crash, a Trail of Decisions Kept Pilots in the Dark

The causes of the crash, which killed 189 people, are still under investigation. Indonesian authorities are studying the cockpit voice recorder for insights into how the pilots handled the emergency, and are examining Lion Air’s long history of maintenance problems. But the tragedy has become a focus of intense interest and debate in aviation circles because of another factor: the determination by Boeing and the F.A.A. that pilots did not need to be informed about a change introduced to the… (www.nytimes.com) さらに...

The Kobe Bryant Helicopter Crash: Aviation Wrestles With Decades-Old Problem

A familiar problem in the aviation industry — and something it's wrestled with for decades: getting pilots to turn around or divert when the path ahead starts to look bad. (www.npr.org) さらに...

Boeing Recommends 737 Max Flight Simulator Training for Pilots

The company had long maintained that the training wasn’t needed to fly the plane, which has been grounded following two deadly crashes. (www.nytimes.com) さらに...

Ted Lumpkin Jr., a Tuskegee Airman, Dies at 100

Mr. Lumpkin, one of the oldest surviving Tuskegee Airmen, died on Dec. 26 at a hospital in Los Angeles, just a few days before his 101st birthday. He died of complications of Covid-19. (www.nytimes.com) さらに...

During the Vietnam War, the women who served on special Pan Am flights flew into a war zone to transport soldiers. Why has their role been forgotten?

In the winter of 1968, a Boeing 707, heavy with American troops and body bags, took rounds of antiaircraft fire immediately upon takeoff from Tan Son Nhut Air Base in Saigon. At once, a right engine burst into flames. It was the middle of the Tet Offensive, when coordinated Viet Cong raids pounded American installations in South Vietnam. A GI sitting by the wing spotted the engine fire outside his window and caught the attention of one of the stewardesses, Gayle Larson, then 25 years old, who… (www.washingtonpost.com) さらに...

With Boeing in Cross Hairs, Lion Air Gets a Pass on Poor Safety Record

A focus on Boeing after two fatal crashes has given cover to an Indonesian air carrier with global ambitions — a company that will neither fully admit to, nor swiftly address, its safety issues. (www.nytimes.com) さらに...

This day in history, October 14: Pilot Chuck Yeager breaks sound barrier

Air Force Capt. Chuck Yeager, then 24, became the first human to fly faster than the speed of sound, zipping across the sky above California’s Mojave Desert in a rocket-powered aircraft on Oct. 14, 1947. (www.chicagotribune.com) さらに...

75 Years After D-Day, Planes Fly Off for ‘Never Seen Before’ World War II Commemoration

The historic aircraft are part of the “D-Day Squadron” that left Sunday for a weeklong, trans-Atlantic flight in preparation for the commemoration of the 75th anniversary of D-Day. (www.nytimes.com) さらに...

NTSB Preliminary Report on Cleveland Citation CJ4 Accident

Accident occurred Thursday, December 29, 2016 in Cleveland, OH. (www.ntsb.gov) さらに...

Drunken co-pilot sentenced

Sean Michael Fitzgerald, 36, will serve one year and one day in prison after a U.S. District Court jury in May found him guilty of operating a common carrier while under the influence of alcohol. (www.record-eagle.com) さらに...