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☆ Mesa, Arizona, plane crash: 5 killed when small plane crashes through airport fence and hits car
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-06 | by ( Amanda Musa | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +1 min

CNN —Five people were killed when a small plane crashed through a fence and hit a car while aborting takeoff at an Arizona airport Tuesday afternoon, officials said. “Preliminary information indicates that the plane impacted the airport perimeter fence and a passenger vehicle during an aborted takeoff,” the NTSB said in an emailed statement to CNN Wednesday morning. Five people were killed in the crash, according to Marrisa Ramirez-Ramos, a spokesperson for the Mesa Fire and Medical Department, who declined to comment further on the deaths. “Five people were on board the plane,” the Federal Aviation Administration said in a statement to CNN. The plane crashed through a metal fence and “a few concrete walls,” a witness, Joshua Golabi, told CNN affiliate KPNX.

Persons: Marrisa Ramirez, Ramos, ”, Joshua Golabi, Golabi, ” Golabi, KPNX, “ It’s, CNN’s Sara Finch Organizations: CNN, Honda, Falcon Field, National Transportation Safety Board, NTSB, Mesa Fire, Medical Department, Federal Aviation Administration, FAA, KPNX Locations: Arizona, Mesa –, Phoenix

A helicopter that crashed into a Houston radio tower Sunday, killing all four people aboard and starting a fire below, was on an air tour flight when the accident occurred, the National Transportation Safety Board said Monday. The Robinson R44 helicopter struck the tower and crashed at around 7:51 p.m. Sunday, said the NTSB, which is investigating. The helicopter took off from Ellington Airport, which is in Houston, the NTSB said. Multiple people died as a helicopter crashed into a radio tower in Houston on Sunday. Houston Fire DepartmentThe scene of the helicopter crash Sunday.

Persons: Robinson, Brian Rutt, Jonathan French, ” Organizations: National Transportation Safety, NTSB, Ellington Airport, SBA Communications, . Houston Fire Department, Houston Fire Department SBA Communications Locations: Houston

Five people are dead after a small plane crashed on Catalina Island off the California coast on Tuesday, officials said. The Federal Aviation Administration said Wednesday the twin-engine Beechcraft 95 crashed shortly after it departed from Catalina Airport in Avalon at around 8 p.m. A joint search and rescue team comprised of Avalon station deputies, Los Angeles County Fire Department, Avalon Search and Rescue and Avalon City Fire Department members found the plane about a mile west of Catalina Airport, according to the Sheriff's Department's news release. Part of the Channel Islands, Santa Catalina Island is located about 22 miles southwest of Los Angeles. Catalina Island Airport has a single, 3,000-foot-long runway and occupies a 1,602-foot-tall mountaintop at the center of the island.

Organizations: Catalina, Federal Aviation Administration, Beechcraft, Los, Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department, Los Angeles County Fire Department, Avalon, Avalon City Fire Department, Catalina Airport, National Transportation Safety, NTSB, Channel Locations: California, Avalon, Los Angeles, Santa Catalina

☆ Boeing's 737 safety mess just got worse
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-01 | by ( Aditi Bharade | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

AdvertisementThe National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has flagged fresh concerns with Boeing's 737 planes, saying that at least 40 airlines outside the US may be operating aircraft with faulty components. The NTSB said that Boeing's 737 flight manual instructs pilots facing a jammed rudder to overpower the system by applying "maximum force." Their Max family has been plagued by safety concerns since the two crashes of its 737 Max jetliners in 2018 and 2019 that killed a total of 346 people. Some bombshell allegations were publicized in a sprawling 204-page report released on June 17 by the Senate subcommittee that investigated Boeing's safety and quality practices. AdvertisementMerle Meyers, a former Boeing quality manager, said that Boeing's manufacturing team regularly tried to retrieve bad parts from a "reclamation" area even after they were thrown out.

Persons: —, Jennifer Homendy, Michael Whitaker, Homendy, Boeing Guy Gratton, Gratton, It's, Max, Max jetliners, Sam Mohawk, Merle Meyers Organizations: Transportation, Boeing, Service, Transportation Safety Board, NTSB, Federal Aviation Administration, FAA, United Airlines Boeing, Max, Newark Liberty International, Collins Aerospace, United Airlines, Cranfield University, Federation Aviation Administration, National Transportation Safety, Alaska Airlines, Boeing Boeing Locations: New Jersey, USA, Alaska

☆ Urgent Boeing safety issue isn’t being taken seriously by the FAA, key regulator says
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-30 | by ( Pete Muntean | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +1 min

New York CNN —The head of the National Transportation Safety Board blasted the Federal Aviation Administration, saying the agency is not taking seriously enough the potential for jammed flight controls on some Boeing 737s. In a new letter shared with CNN, NTSB Chair Jennifer Homendy wrote FAA Administrator Mike Whitaker to say that the regulator failed to act when the pilots of a United Airlines Boeing 737 MAX reported that their rudder pedals became stuck when coming in for a landing in Newark, New Jersey on February 6. Last Thursday, the NTSB issued an “urgent” safety warning, saying that some 737s equipped with certain rudder actuators could careen off the runway on landing – the latest black eye for Boeing’s embattled 737 MAX line after a door plug blowout in January and two fatal crashes abroad. “I am disappointed that it does not appear that the FAA has initiated urgent actions to address the risk of jammed rudder controls in the 6 months since our preliminary report on this incident was issued,” Homendy wrote. The FAA said, “we thank the NTSB for the recommendations, and we are taking them seriously.”

Persons: Jennifer Homendy, Mike Whitaker, “, ” Homendy, Homendy, ” Organizations: New, New York CNN, National Transportation Safety Board, Federal Aviation Administration, Boeing, CNN, United Airlines Boeing, MAX, NTSB, FAA, United Airlines Locations: New York, Newark , New Jersey

☆ NTSB issues ‘urgent’ safety warning for some Boeing 737s, including MAX, in latest blow to struggling planemaker
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-26 | by ( Pete Muntean | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

CNN —The National Transportation Safety Board is issuing “urgent safety recommendations” for some Boeing 737s—including the embattled 737 MAX line— warning that critical flight controls could jam. The independent investigative agency is issuing the warning that an actuator attached to the rudder on some 737 NG and 737 MAX airplanes could fail. The warning is the latest black eye for Boeing. The NTSB is recommending that Boeing come up with an alternative solution and warn pilots about the issue. That scrutiny grew after a door plug blew off a 737 Max operated by Alaska Airlines shortly after takeoff on January 5.

Persons: “, ’, ”, Max, CNN’s Chris Isidore Organizations: CNN, Transportation Safety, Boeing, NTSB, United Airlines, FAA, Alaska Airlines, Federal Aviation Administration, US Justice Department Locations: Newark

Engineer Don Kramer is slated to testify as the investigation continues into the implosion of OceanGate's Titan submersible. The Coast Guard opened a public hearing earlier this month that is part of a high level investigation into the cause of the implosion. Coast Guard officials noted at the start of the hearing that the submersible had not been independently reviewed, as is standard practice. Wreckage of the Titan was subsequently found on the ocean floor about 330 yards (300 meters) off the bow of the Titanic, Coast Guard officials said. OceanGate said it has been fully cooperating with the Coast Guard and NTSB investigations since they began.

Persons: Don Kramer, Stockton Rush, David Lochridge, Rush, ” Lochridge, William Kohnen, Bart Kemper, Guillermo Sohnlein, ” Sohnlein, “, OceanGate, Titan Organizations: National Transportation Safety, Coast Guard, Titanic, Stockton, The Coast Guard, Hydrospace, Inc, Kemper Engineering, Rush, Polar, NTSB, Associated Press Locations: Washington, Polar, St, John’s, Newfoundland

☆ OceanGate employees were asked to accept delayed paychecks, witnesses tell investigators probing Titan implosion
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-24 | by ( Dakin Andone | Graham Hurley | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

CNN —The company that built and operated the Titan submersible asked employees to forego their pay as it faced economic challenges, according to former employees testifying before the US Coast Guard panel probing the vessel’s deadly implosion last year. OceanGate employees were asked to “defer our paychecks” at the start of 2023, Amber Bay, the company’s former director of administration, said Tuesday as part of a two-week hearing before the Marine Board of Investigation – the highest level of Coast Guard inquiry. The board is reviewing the cause of the June 2023 implosion during the submersible’s dive to the Titanic, which claimed the life of OceanGate CEO Stockton Rush and four others. Members of the Coast Guard's Titan Submersible Marine Board of Investigation listen during the hearing inside the Charleston County Council Chambers on September 23, 2024, in North Charleston, South Carolina. Lochridge raised safety concerns about the company’s operations, he testified, saying he had “no confidence whatsoever” in how the Titan was built.

Persons: “, Amber Bay, ”, Rush, Phil Brooks, OceanGate’s, Brooks, Laura Bilson, OceanGate, Shahzada Dawood, Suleman Dawood, Hamish Harding, Paul, Henri Nargeolet, David Lochridge, Lochridge, ” Lochridge, CNN’s Ray Sanchez Organizations: CNN, Titan, US Coast Guard, Marine Board, Investigation, Coast Guard, Stockton Rush, Everett, Marine, Chambers, NTSB Locations: Amber, ” Bay, Stockton, Washington, paychecks, OceanGate, Charleston County, North Charleston , South Carolina, Rush

An Alaska Airlines plane was forced to abort takeoff at Nashville International Airport in Tennessee after a Southwest Airlines flight was cleared to cross from the same runway, according to the Federal Aviation Administration. Alaska Airlines Flight 369 was headed to Seattle on Thursday morning and had received clearance to take off from air traffic control, the airline said in a statement, when Southwest Airlines Flight 2029 was cleared to cross the end of the same runway, the FAA said. The Alaska pilots had to brake so hard and fast that the tires on their plane blew out, the airline said. Damaged tires on the Alaska Airlines jet at the Nashville, Tenn., airport after takeoff was aborted Thursday. It said it sent another plane to Nashville to take them to Seattle on Thursday night.

Persons: Kyle Forrester Organizations: Alaska Airlines, Nashville International Airport, Southwest Airlines, Federal Aviation Administration, FAA, Alaska, Nashville, National Transportation Safety, Employees Locations: Alaska, Tennessee, Seattle, Tenn, Nashville

☆ Tesla Semi fire in California took 50,000 gallons of water to extinguish
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-13 | by ( Lora Kolodny | In Lorakolodny | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

A single-vehicle collision last month involving a Tesla Semi electric truck took 50,000 gallons of water to extinguish and required aircraft to dump fire retardant overhead, according to a preliminary report on Friday from the National Transportation Safety Board. The Tesla truck, driven by an employee, was headed to the company's battery factory in Sparks, Nevada, from a warehouse in Livermore, California, the report said. Tesla CEO Elon Musk first showed off the Semi truck design at an event in November 2017, promising it would come to market in 2020. "Preparation of Semi factory continues and is on track to begin production by end of 2025," Tesla said in its second-quarter earnings report in July. The NTSB report confirmed that Tesla's driver-assistance systems, which are marketed as Autopilot and Full Self-Driving (Supervised) in the U.S., were not "operational" at the time of the Semi collision and fire.

Persons: Tesla, Elon Musk Organizations: National Transportation Safety Board, NTSB, CAL Locations: Lake Tahoe, reigniting, Sparks , Nevada, Livermore , California, Nevada, U.S

☆ Southwest and Alaska Airlines planes nearly collide on Nashville airport runway, spurring FAA investigation
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-13 | by ( Pete Muntean | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

The crew of Alaska Airlines flight 369 “discontinued their takeoff” at Nashville International Airport around 9:15 a.m. CT when Southwest Airlines flight 2029 “was cleared to cross the end of the same runway,” according to the FAA. The Alaska Airlines flight carrying 176 passengers and six crew members braked so suddenly that the crew “reported blown tires during the braking,” the FAA said. “The Alaska aircraft, on its way to Seattle, had received clearance for takeoff from Air Traffic Control,” Alaska Airlines said in a statement. The incident in Nashville also comes just two days after two Delta Air Lines planes collided as both were taxiing for takeoff from Atlanta’s busy Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport. The wheels of a plane are seen after a near-collision involving a Southwest Airlines flight and an Alaska Airlines flight at Nashville International Airport Thursday morning.

Persons: “, braked, “ We’re, John F, Kyle Forrester Organizations: CNN, Federal Aviation Administration, National Transportation Safety, Alaska Airlines, Nashville International Airport, Southwest Airlines, FAA, Alaska, Air Traffic Control, NTSB, Employees, Boeing, Delta Air Lines, Hartsfield, Jackson International, New, Syracuse Hancock International, Kennedy International Airport, Nashville, FedEx, Investigators Locations: Nashville, “, Seattle, Syracuse, JFK, Austin , Texas

☆ Pilots who came within 150 feet of a crash in Austin share how they averted disaster
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-13 | by ( Pete Muntean | Marnie Hunter | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

The pilots of a FedEx cargo plane couldn’t see the runway or the airfield at Austin-Bergstrom International Airport. On Thursday, another near-miss was added to the list when an Alaska Airlines plane and a Southwest plane nearly collided in Nashville. In some cases, hero pilots such as Bradeen and Carvajal have kept collision courses from turning deadly. But about three miles out from landing, they grew uneasy when an air traffic controller cleared the Southwest flight to take off in front of them. The pilots’ awareness was heightened, but Bradeen said he didn’t realize a collision was imminent until about 100 or 150 feet away.

Persons: they’re, “, ’, Robert Bradeen, CNN’s Pete Muntean, ” Bradeen, Captain Hugo Carvajal, Rob’s –, ‘, ’ ” Carvajal, Carvajal, Hugo Carvajal, Bradeen, they’ve, Hugo, ”, didn’t, Jason Ambrosi, Austin, Jennifer Homendy, we’re Organizations: CNN, FedEx, Bergstrom International, Southwest Airlines, National Transportation Safety, National Transportation, Alaska Airlines, Southwest Boeing, NTSB, FedEx Boeing, Southwest, Air Line Pilots Association, FAA Locations: Austin, Alaska, Nashville, Memphis

☆ Norfolk Southern CEO fired for ‘consensual relationship’ with railroad’s chief legal officer
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-11 | by ( Chris Isidore | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

New York CNN —Norfolk Southern CEO Alan Shaw was fired for cause by the railroad’s board for “engaging in a consensual relationship with the company’s chief legal officer,” who was also terminated, the railroad announced Wednesday evening. Shaw had been CEO of one of the nation’s four largest freight railroads for just over two years. And he received praise from some past critics of the railroads for steps he took after the February 2023 derailment in East Palestine to improve railroad safety. Still, Norfolk’s actions related to the derailment received harsh criticism from Jennifer Homendy, chair of the National Transportation Safety Board, which investigated the accident. She said Norfolk Southern’s actions following the derailment put first responders and neighbors of the derailment site at unnecessary risk.

Persons: Alan Shaw, ”, Shaw, “, Nabanita Nag, Mark George, Claude Mongeau, Amit Bose, Ancora, Jennifer Homendy Organizations: New, New York CNN, Norfolk, CNN, of Locomotive Engineers, Norfolk Southern, Federal Railroad Administration, National Transportation Safety Board, NTSB Locations: New York, Norfolk Southern, East Palestine , Ohio, Ohio, Norfolk, East Palestine, Shaw

☆ Brazil plane crash: Prior icing accident looms over investigation
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-13 | by ( Pete Muntean | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

Numerous videos posted on social media show the turboprop ATR 72 in an apparent flat spin as it spiraled toward the ground with no visible forward movement. “As we progress through the investigation, things will start to solidify.”A crash in 1994The French-Italian ATR 72 has “checkered record” Goelz said. The ATR 72 utilizes deicing “boots,” designed to expand and physically break apart ice that accumulates on wings. “A jet likely would not have been at that altitude.”Following reports of Friday’s crash, ATR said it was aware of an accident and is working to support investigators. “Aviation safety doesn’t lend itself to quick answers.”

Persons: Friday’s, ”, Peter Goelz, Bruce Landsberg, Goelz, “, Landsberg Organizations: CNN, National Transportation, Federal Aviation Administration, NTSB, Eagle, “, “ Aviation Locations: Brazil, Cascavel, Brazil’s, Paraguay, São Paulo, FlightAware, Vinhedo, “, Roselawn , Indiana, United States, France

☆ All 61 people aboard plane killed in Brazil crash
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-10 | by ( Antonio Planas | Antonio Planas Is A Breaking News Reporter For Nbc News Digital. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +2 min

The airline said it did not have any information on how the plane crashed. The plane, flight 2283, fell in the city of Vinhedo, Voepass Linhas Aéreas said. Fire and smoke from a plane that crashed by a home in Vinhedo, Sao Paulo state, Brazil, Friday. Felipe Magalhaes Filho / via APResponders near the site of the crash in a residential area of Vinhedo, Brazil on Friday. APTNResponse teams have been mobilized in the neighborhood where the plane crashed.

Persons: Paulo, Voepass, São Paulo, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, Linhas Aéreas, Felipe Magalhaes Filho, APTN, Brazil's Organizations: Guarulhos, Firefighters, U.S . National Transportation Safety Board, Federal Aviation Administration, NTSB Locations: Brazil, Cascavel, Paraná, São, Vinhedo, Sao Paulo state, Europe

☆ Boeing's new outsider CEO Ortberg takes the helm, this time from the factory floor
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-08 | by ( Leslie Josephs | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +8 min

Aerospace veteran Robert “Kelly” Ortberg becomes Boeing’s new CEO on Thursday with a singular mission: restoring the reputation of a U.S. manufacturing icon. Boeing's new CEO, Robert "Kelly" Ortberg. Ortberg’s Day 1 activity is walking the floor of Boeing’s factory in Renton, Washington, where it builds its bestselling but problematic 737 Max. The airline’s CEO hinted at the big feat Ortberg has ahead of him. “We look forward to working with Kelly Ortberg in his efforts to return Boeing to its place as the leading American aerospace company,” CEO Bob Jordan said in a written statement.

Persons: Robert “ Kelly ” Ortberg, Robert " Kelly, Ortberg, ”, Rockwell Collins, Richard Aboulafia, ” Ortberg, Boeing’s, Butch Wilmore, Suni Williams, Ron Epstein, “, isn’t, ” Jon Holden, Dave Calhoun, Calhoun, Dennis Muilenburg, Max, Chicago —, Kelly Ortberg, Bob Jordan, —, Michael Sheetz Organizations: Boeing, AFP, Getty, Ortberg’s, National Transportation, Air Force One, NASA, SpaceX, International Space, Airbus, Bank of America, International Association of Machinists, Aerospace Workers, Arlington , Virginia —, ”, Southwest Airlines Locations: U.S, Renton , Washington, Portland , Oregon, “, Washington state, Oregon, Arlington , Virginia, Chicago, Seattle, American

☆ Boeing’s new CEO is already making an overdue change his first day on the job
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-08 | by ( Chris Isidore | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

New York CNN —Today is Kelly Ortberg’s first day as CEO of Boeing. The new CEO said in a memo to staff Thursday that he decided to work 2,300 miles from the company’s current corporate offices in Arlington, Virginia, to help restore trust in the company’s commercial aircraft business. A Boeing 737 MAX aircraft is shown on the assembly line at the Boeing facility in Renton, Washington. The company said it had no comment whether it is considering moving its entire headquarters back to Seattle along with Ortberg. Boeing executives admitted there they still don’t know how the plane in the door plug blowout left Boeing’s Renton, Washington factory without the four bolts needed to keep the door plug in place.

Persons: Kelly Ortberg’s, He’s, –, Ortberg, ” Ortberg, “, he’d, Jennifer Buchanan, Richard Aboulafia, ”, he’s, Max, Jennifer Homendy Organizations: New, New York CNN, Boeing, Puget Sound, Seattle Times, AP, Max, Alaska Airlines, ” Boeing, Federal Aviation Administration, National Transportation Safety Board, Alaska Locations: New York, Seattle, Chicago, Arlington , Virginia, Renton , Washington, Boeing’s Renton , Washington

Members of the main U.S. transportation regulator grilled Boeing executives Wednesday over the company’s workplace safety culture and allegations of retaliation linked to two employees who were sidelined over a January mishap involving a Boeing 737 Max 9 in which a door plug detached mid-flight. A preliminary report found that four bolts intended to secure the door plug had been missing when the accident occurred. The workers were placed in a different building where Boeing builds wings, which the NTSB said in a report workers refer to as “Boeing prison,” Homendy said at Tuesday’s hearing. Boeing is working on plug sensor changes that will not allow the door plug to fully close if there are any issues until it is firmly secured. Boeing committed under oath to work with the NTSB without interference on a safety culture survey of Boeing employees.

Persons: Jennifer Homendy, Hector Silva, ” Homendy, ‘, ” Silva, “, Silva, Sabrina Woods, “ Bolts, ” Woods, Boeing execs, Homendy, you’re, Elizabeth Lund, Boeing’s, Lund, Kelly Ortberg Organizations: Boeing, National Transportation Safety Board, ‘ Boeing, Alaska Airlines Locations: U.S, Portland , Oregon, Ontario , California, Boeing’s Renton , Washington

☆ Boeing insists it’s fixing itself. A lot of the folks talking to investigators don’t agree
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-07 | by ( Chris Isidore | Pete Muntean | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +11 min

The door plug was removed at the Boeing factory in Renton, Washington, last September so that problems with some rivets could be repaired. But the necessary paperwork for that temporary door plug removal was apparently never created. But under questioning from the NTSB Lund admitted that it’s not clear who and when that door plug was put in place. “Are you 100% sure there will never be an unauthorized removal (of a door plug)?” Homendy asked. Asked if he could promise there will not be another door plug improperly installed, Silva answer, “I cannot make a promise or guarantee of that.

Persons: Max, –, Elizabeth Lund, Lund, it’s, Jennifer Homendy, Homendy, “, ” Homendy, ”, Hector Silva, ” Silva, Silva, J, Todd Inman, AeroSystems, Manuel Balce Ceneta, James Phoenix, ” Phoenix, ” Lund, Boeing’s, CNN’s Owen Dahlkamp, Danya Gainor, Celina Tebor, Nicki Brown, Ramishah Maruf, Samantha Delouya Organizations: Washington CNN —, Boeing, National Transportation Safety Board, Alaska Airlines, NTSB, Alaska Air, Boeing Commercial Airplanes, CNN, Federal Aviation, FAA, Federal Aviation Administration, Boeing . Workers, Toyota Locations: Renton , Washington, Alaska, Washington

☆ Federal safety hearing over 737 Max blowout puts Boeing, Spirit AeroSystems factories in spotlight
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-06 | by ( Leslie Josephs | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Jennifer Homendy, Chair of the National Transportation Safety Board, speaks during investigative hearing, into the blowout of a left mid exit door plug on a Boeing 737-9 MAX during Alaska Airlines Flight 1282 flight on January 5, 2024, at the National Transportation Safety Board headquarters in Washington D.C. United States on August 6, 2024. (Photo by Bryan Olin Dozier/Anadolu via Getty Images)A Boeing safety executive told a federal safety hearing on Tuesday that the company is working on design changes to avoid a repeat of the near catastrophic blowout of a door plug from a practically new 737 Max 9 at the start of the year. The National Transportation Safety Board — the body in charge of aviation accident investigations in the U.S. — released more than 3,000 pages of documents ahead its full two-day hearing about Flight 1282, including interviews with employees at Boeing and its beleaguered fuselage maker Spirit AeroSystems , some of which pointed to rework. "I just want a word of caution here, this is not a PR campaign for Boeing," NTSB Chair Jennifer Homendy said. Bolts that were meant to hold the door in place weren't attached, according to preliminary investigation results.

Persons: Jennifer Homendy, Bryan Olin Dozier, —, Jan, weren't, Elizabeth Lund, Lund Organizations: National Transportation Safety Board, Boeing, Alaska Airlines, National Transportation Safety, Washington D.C, Anadolu, Getty, National Transportation Locations: Washington, United States, U.S

☆ Boeing workers paint a picture of chaos and dysfunction in NTSB investigation
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-06 | by ( Chris Isidore | Pete Muntean | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +10 min

The worker said there was no special training to open, close, or remove a door plug versus a regular door. But there were problems with the rivets by the door plug that needed to be repaired, so the door plug was removed so the work could be done. There were Spirit employees at the Boeing plant, but communication between the Boeing and Spirit workers on the floor of the Boeing factory wasn’t good, according to another interview transcript released Tuesday. But there were problems with five rivets near where the door plug was installed, and Boeing workers removed the door plug in order to fix those rivets. Boeing’s mounting problemsBut the probe is only one of the problems Boeing faces because of the incident.

Persons: Max, ”, “, haven’t, Jennifer Homendy, Elizabeth Lund, Lund, Doug Ackerman, Homendy, ” Homendy, CNN’s Owen Dahlkamp, Danya Gainor, Celina Tebor, Nicki Brown, Ramishah Maruf Organizations: Washington CNN — Workers, Boeing, National Transportation, NTSB, FAA, Spirit, Alaska Airlines, Max, Airplanes ’, Boeing Commercial Airplanes, FBI, Federal Aviation Administration, Justice Department, DOJ Locations: United States, Renton , Washington, Alaska

☆ We’re about to get the most detailed explanation yet for Boeing’s terrifying mid-air blowout
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-05 | by ( Chris Isidore | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

It was a combination of the skill of the flight crew and good luck that no one was killed. But there were problems with five rivets near where the door plug was installed, and Boeing workers removed the door plug in order to fix those rivets. It would have had much more difficulty making it safely to the ground if the door plug had failed hours, rather than minutes, from the nearest runway. But the probe is only one of the problems Boeing faces because of the incident. He has faced harsh criticism for many of Boeing’s problems, with more than a dozen whistleblowers at the company complaining to congressional investigators that they faced pressure and retaliation for flagging safety problems in the company’s assembly process.

Persons: Max, Dave Calhoun, Kelly Ortberg, Rockwell Collins, Calhoun, haven’t, Josh Hawley, ” Organizations: New, New York CNN, Alaska Airlines, Boeing, Max, National Transportation Safety Board, NTSB, FBI, Federal Aviation Administration, Justice Department, FAA, DOJ, Rockwell, Capitol Locations: New York, Alaska, Renton , Washington, Hawaii

☆ Justice Department sues Norfolk Southern, accusing rail company of creating delays for Amtrak passengers
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-30 | by ( Hannah Rabinowitz | Evan Perez | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

CNN —The Justice Department said Tuesday it filed a civil lawsuit against Norfolk Southern, alleging the company knowingly created large delays for Amtrak passengers traveling between New York and New Orleans. Norfolk Southern said it has worked with Amtrak and states to expand passenger service and is committed to complying with the law. “Over the past several months with Amtrak, we have focused on the on-time performance of the Crescent passenger train. On another occasion, dispatchers made an Amtrak train wait over an hour while allowing three separate freight trains to pass, officials said. This photo taken with a drone shows the cleanup of portions of a Norfolk Southern freight train that derailed in East Palestine, Ohio, in 2023.

Persons: General Merrick Garland, ”, Tom Crosson, “, Gene J, CNN’s Chris Isidore, Holly Yan Organizations: CNN, The Justice Department, Norfolk, Amtrak, Department, “, Crescent, Norfolk Southern, Justice Department, Environmental Protection Agency, National Transportation Safety Board, NTSB Locations: New York, New Orleans, Washington ,, Norfolk Southern, East Palestine , Ohio, East Palestine

☆ 3 members of Nelons, Hall of Fame gospel group, among 7 killed in Wyoming plane crash
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-27 | by ( Amanda Musa | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

CNN —Three members of the Nelons, a Georgia-based family gospel group, were among seven people killed in a plane crash in Wyoming on Friday, according to a statement from the family’s management company. Kelly Nelon Clark, her husband, Jason Clark, and their daughter Amber Kistler died in the crash Friday afternoon, according to a statement by daughter Autumn Nelon Streetman, who was not on the plane, that was included with the Gaither Music Group announcement. “Through a career of valued service in public safety, Larry’s impact on our state will not be forgotten,” Kemp wrote. The Gaither statement said Nelon Streetman and her husband were notified of the deaths in Seattle and were returning to their home. The Nelons were inducted into the Gospel Music Association (GMA) Hall of Fame in 2016 and were winners of 10 Gospel Music Association’s Dove Awards, including multiple song of the year and album of the year awards, according to the group’s official website.

Persons: Kelly Nelon Clark, Jason Clark, Amber Kistler, Streetman, Jamie, Dan, Linda Clark, ”, Nelon Streetman, “, Nathan Kistler, Melodi Hodges, Larry Haynie, Melissa, Haynie, Brian Kemp, ” Kemp, Gaither, Jason, Kelly, Amber, Jackie Patillo, Keith Holloway, Holloway Organizations: CNN, Gaither Music, Georgia, of Corrections, Georgia Gov, Gaither, Gaither Music Group, Seattle, Gospel Music Association, GMA, of Fame, GMA Hall of Fame, Transportation Safety, ” Locations: Georgia, Wyoming, Seattle, Alaska

☆ Niagara County, NY: Investigation launched after plane used for skydiving fatally crashes
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-20 | by ( Zenebou Sylla | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

CNN —Officials in New York launched an investigation Saturday after a person died in a small plane crash in Niagara County. It is unclear how many divers were on board before the crash, Niagara County Sheriff Michael Filicetti said at a news conference Saturday. A brush fire also reportedly began around the crash site, according to the release. The sheriff called the plane crash “an unfortunate incident” and added that local and federal law enforcement partners are working to determine what led to the crash. The pilot’s name was not released pending family notification, according to the Niagara County Sheriff’s Office’s statement.

Persons: –, Tammy L, Jones, Niagara County Sheriff Michael Filicetti, ” Filicetti, Peter Knudson, Knudson Organizations: CNN, Cessna, Federal Aviation Administration, FAA, Niagara County Sheriff, National Transportation Safety Locations: New York, Niagara County, Lake, Youngstown , New York

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