Staffing Shortages, Outdated Facilities Threaten US Air Safety November 16, 2023 By David Shepardson An independent U.S. aviation review team called on Wednesday for “urgent action” to prevent plane crashes, and made a series...
NTSB Chair: Near-Miss Aviation Incidents ‘Clear Warning Sign’ November 9, 2023 By David Shepardson An increase in serious near-miss aviation incidents is a “clear warning sign that the U.S. aviation system is sharply strained,”...
GE, Safran Find Bogus Parts on More Jet Engines in AOG Probe October 25, 2023 By Ryan Beene CFM International Inc. identified more aircraft engines and forged documents linked to the UK parts distributor behind an alleged scheme...
Update: Airlines Wrestle With Safety Risks of Evacuation Operations in Israel October 12, 2023 By Anna Ringstrom and Bart H. Meijer Airlines wrestled with the safety risk of evacuation operations in Israel on Thursday, with Norwegian Air and Dutch KLM canceling...
Jet Engine Maker CFM Says Suspect Parts Reached its Own Repair Shops October 5, 2023 By Tim Hepher Jet engine maker CFM International said on Wednesday the number of engines suspected of containing falsely documented parts from a...
Plane Went Into Stall Maneuver Before Philadelphia-Area Crash That Killed 2 September 28, 2023 Federal authorities say a plane that crashed in a residential street near a suburban Philadelphia middle school last year, killing...
UK Firm Sold Thousands of Unverified Jet Engine Parts, CFM Says September 21, 2023 By Sam Tobin and Tim Hepher Jet engine maker CFM International said on Wednesday thousands of engine components may have been sold with forged paperwork by...
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...
United Airlines Is Latest to Discover Bogus Parts in Plane Engines September 20, 2023 By Mary Schlangenstein United Airlines Holdings Inc. discovered dubious parts in two aircraft engines, adding to the list of carriers worldwide that have...
Fake Spare Parts Were Supplied to Fix Top-Selling Jet Engine September 1, 2023 By Julie Johnsson, Ryan Beene and Siddharth Philip European aviation regulators have determined that an obscure London-based company supplied bogus parts for repairs of jet engines that power...