Virgin Australia Finds Second Bogus Jet Part With Fake Certificate September 20, 2023 By Angus Whitley Virgin Australia Airlines Pty found a second suspected unapproved plane part from obscure UK supplier AOG Technics Ltd., as the...
Nepal Plane Crash Probe Shows Both Engines Lost Power: News Report February 7, 2023 By Angus Whitley A Yeti Airlines plane that crashed in Nepal last month had no engine power during its final moments, the Hindustan...
Qantas Mayday Alert, Flight Turnbacks Put Safety Reputation Under Spotlight January 25, 2023 By Angus Whitley Qantas Airways Ltd., the airline whose stellar safety record was made famous by Hollywood, is back in the spotlight after...
Torrential Rain Brings More Flooding to Sydney, Forcing Thousands to Evacuate July 5, 2022 By Angus Whitley Thousands of people on the outskirts of Sydney were told to leave their homes or prepare to evacuate as days...
Plane-Crash Mysteries Prompt Renewed Calls for Cameras in Cockpits June 8, 2022 By Angus Whitley “We’re too low! We’re too low! We’re too low!” The Boeing Co. 737 co-pilot’s frenzied warnings on Sept. 28, 2018...
DHL Operated Boeing Jet Breaks in Two After Skidding Off Runway April 11, 2022 By Angus Whitley and William Wilkes A Boeing Co. 757 cargo jet operated by DHL broke in two after skidding off the runway at Juan Santamaria...
Out-of-Practice Airline Pilots Are Looking Error-Prone October 19, 2021 By Angus Whitley and Anurag Kotoky Back in the cockpit after time off recovering from Covid-19, an airline pilot forgot to start his plane’s second engine...
Judge to Decide J&J Vaginal Mesh Lawsuit in Australia November 20, 2019 By Angus Whitley An Australian judge will rule this week whether Johnson & Johnson hid the risks of its vaginal-mesh products and damaged...
Flying Is Less Safe Than It Was But It’s Not All Boeing’s Fault May 31, 2019 By Angus Whitley Flying has become deadlier than it has been for years and it’s hard to pin it solely on Boeing Co.’s...
Data Recorder Shows Crashed Boeing 737 Max Had Airspeed Issues on Last 4 Flights November 6, 2018 By Angus Whitley, Eko Listiyorini and Alan Levin The Lion Air plane that crashed in the Java Sea last week had faulty airspeed readings during its last four...