Accidents

News about significant aircraft accidents and information from accident reports.

Mar 19, 2019 - 11:08 AM
Boeing Touts Safety Culture Amid Reports of Max Investigations
CEO Muilenburg promises the release of a 737 Max software update “soon.”
737 Max
Mar 18, 2019 - 9:15 AM
Recorders Show 'Similarities' between 737 Max Crashes
French investigators have extracted virtually all the data from Ethiopian Airlines Flight 302’s FDR, CVR.
Mar 14, 2019 - 2:59 PM
France’s BEA To Analyze Recorders from Ill-fated 737 Max
Authorities transported the Ethiopian Airlines recorders from Addis Ababa to Paris for investigation on the request of the Ethiopian CAA.
737 Max 8
Mar 13, 2019 - 3:22 PM
U.S. Grounds Remaining Boeing Max 8s and 9s
The FAA stood as the last authority in the world to allow the model’s operation into and over its territory.
737 Max 8
Mar 13, 2019 - 12:58 PM
Canada Bans Boeing 737 Max, U.S. Remains Last Holdout
U.S. Federal Aviation Administration still sees “no basis” for grounding the 737 Max.
Mar 12, 2019 - 5:16 PM
Atlas Air 3591 Pitched Down in Response to Elevator Deflection
In a March 12 update, the NTSB noted the Boeing 767-300 Freighter appears to have encountered turbulence before entering a steep dive into a coastal bay.
737 Max 8
Mar 12, 2019 - 2:39 PM
EASA Suspends Boeing 737 Max Operations In and To Europe
The European safety agency joins China and several other jurisdictions as groundings of the Max mount.
NTSB Chairman Robert Sumwalt
Mar 12, 2019 - 11:44 AM
NTSB Head: Part 135 Needs Same Safety Tools as Airlines
NTSB Chairman Robert Sumwalt said the May 2017 crash of a Learjet makes the case that Part 135 operators need the same safety tools as the airlines have.
Mar 12, 2019 - 9:22 AM
UK, Australian Authorities Among Latest To Ground 737 Max
U.S. FAA now faces pressure from lawmakers to ground the Max.
Mar 11, 2019 - 11:38 AM
Bristow Bell 407 Louisiana Crash Proves Fatal
Two were aboard a Bristow Bell 407 that crashed on Sunday near Galliano, Louisiana