China has ordered its airlines to make safety checks on more than 400 aircraft made by US giant Boeing due to concerns over possible problems with tail flaps, state media reported on Thursday. The Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC) issued an ...
The kit-built single-engine plane was gliding quietly as it came down for an emergency landing on a beach. Pharmaceutical salesman Robert Gary Jones, listening to his iPod while jogging, likely never saw or heard it before the aircraft hit him from behind ...
PROMISES, PROMISES: Exceptions to federal open records law flourish under Obama administration One year into its promise of greater government transparency, the Obama administration is more often citing exceptions to the nation's open records law to withhold federal records even as the ...
US aviation watchdog, the Federal Aviation Administration, ordered Boeing to fix a software problem in hundreds of 777 aircraft that could cause them to overrun the runway. The FAA said on Tuesday 818 planes would be affected by the order to fix ...
Robert Gary Jones was a pharmaceutical salesman on a business trip, looking forward to getting home to celebrate his daughter's third birthday. He was enjoying a moment to himself on this resort island, jogging on the beach and listening to his iPod. ...
A father of two in town on business was jogging on the beach and listening to his iPod when he was hit from behind and killed by a small plane making an emergency landing, officials said Tuesday. Robert Gary Jones, 38, of ...
Northwest pilots who overshot Minneapolis airport reach deal with FAA and could fly again Two Northwest Airlines pilots who overshot the Minneapolis airport have agreed not to fight the revocations of their licenses but could fly again. Under a settlement released by ...
FAA directs airlines to check mechanism that controls tail flap of Boeing 737s The Federal Aviation Administration has issued an emergency airworthiness directive demanding that airlines check a mechanism that controls tail flaps on about 600 Boeing 737s. The directive was issued ...
FILE - In this Feb. 1, 2009 file photo, American Airlines jets are seen at the Miami International Airport in Miami. The Federal Aviation Administration said Friday, March 12, 2010, it would fine American $787,500 for three cases of alleged maintenance problems.(AP ...
FAA wants more fines against American Airlines for improper maintenance procedures Federal regulators are proposing more maintenance-related penalties against American Airlines. The Federal Aviation Administration said Friday it would fine American $787,500 for three cases of alleged maintenance problems. In the most ...
