ARTICLE: Too close for comfort: FAA says near accidents have spiked This article is based on an Audit issued by the DoT’s Inspector General on February 27, 2013. Its findings include a conclusion that “serious…
ARTICLE: Coverage guide for aviation safety This is a very useful article by a reporter for reporters who may be assigned to cover an aviation accident. It provides useful links to sites where aviation lingo,…
ARTICLE: Three Reasons to Doubt the TWA Flight 800 Conspiracy Theory Conspiracy theorists had a more arguable claim in the ‘50s and ‘60s when surreptitious communications and disappearing documents were possible. Ever since the electronic…
ARTICLE: Plane Goes off Runway at Reagan National Ever since the Lithium Ion Battery story first ran, every problem encountered by a B-787 received global press coverage. The Dreamliner is a state-of-the-art aircraft which incorporates…
ARTICLE: Senate to examine FAA approval of Dreamliner battery The Senate Aviation Subcommittee and the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee have both issued informal notices that they intend to hold hearings to examine U.S. aviation…
ARTICLE: NTSB says damage to Dreamliner in fire ‘severe’ In a time when the Congress is looking for ways to reduce the federal budget, the label “redundancy” might attract the attention of new Chairman Shuster….
ARTICLE: French Court Overturns Convictions in Concorde Crash The criminalization of aviation accident investigations has been a frequent subject here. The news of the French Appellate Court’s reversal of the corporate and individual (including a…