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Visualizing airplane safety: Are close calls and crashes really that common?
Is it less safe to fly now than before? Let’s look at the data. In the US, the National Transportation Safety Board, or NTSB, ...
This redundant aviation safety net helps keep planes safe when controllers lose contact
It was alarming news when air traffic controllers directing planes coming and going around one of the nation's busiest ...
Boeing Is Finally Fixing Its Workplace Culture After Years of Safety Problems. Here’s How
After a disastrous stretch of scandals linked to the 737 MAX jet, the plane maker is listening closely when workers find problems.
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It’s Not Just Newark. Airline Safety Is an Urgent National Crisis.
According to National Transportation Safety Board data, there have been 76 fatal U.S. civil aviation accidents so far this year. That follows 280 such fatal accidents in all of 2024 and 293 the ...
Toronto Pearson airport simulating aircraft accident for annual overnight emergency exercise
The airport is staging its annual emergency readiness exercise on Saturday night, lasting until the early hours of Sunday, Pearson said in a news release.
Aviation safety under scrutiny: Four takeaways from congressional hearings
Senior FAA officials testified before the Senate, while Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy faced questions from the House over airline safety issues.