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CNN —Indonesia’s transport ministry will launch an investigation after two Batik Air pilots fell asleep during a recent flight, according to state news agency Antara, citing the ministry’s civil aviation director-general M Kristi Endah Murni. The flight, BTK6723, lasted two hours and 35 minutes, and successfully landed in Jakarta, according to Antara and the preliminary report. Around 90 minutes into the flight, the second-in-command then “inadvertently fell asleep,” according to the report. Around 28 minutes after the last recorded transmission, the pilot-in-command woke up and realized the plane was not in the correct flight path. The preliminary report detailed that the pilot-in-command told the ACC that the flight had experienced a “radio communication problem” that had been resolved.

Persons: Antara, Kristi Endah Murni, “, ” Murni Organizations: CNN, National Transportation Safety, ACC, Air Locations: Kendari, Southeast Sulawesi, Jakarta, ”, Indonesia

☆ On the 5th anniversary of a fatal 737 Max crash, victims’ families want more focus on Boeing’s potential safety problems
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-10 | by ( Chris Isidore | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +12 min

Even though the same jet model had crashed soon after taking off from Indonesia less than six months earlier, aviation authorities around the world had allowed the 737 Max to keep flying with passengers. A third incidentThis year, on January 5, a part of a 737 Max 9 flown by Alaska Airlines blew out, leaving a gaping hole in the side of the plane. Boeing’s production problems went beyond the design flaw that led to the crashes. “Within days of the first crash, Boeing knew there was a design defect,” Robert Clifford, one of the plaintiff attorneys in the case, told CNN. Last month, Boeing removed executive Ed Clark, the head of its 737 Max passenger jet program.

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☆ The captain and copilot of an A320 fell asleep for 28 minutes during a flight to Jakarta, report says
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-09 | by ( Cameron Manley | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Read previewThe captain and copilot of a domestic flight in Indonesia carrying 153 people fell asleep for nearly 30 minutes, a report published by Indonesia's National Transportation Safety Committee (KNKT) said. Around 45 minutes later, the captain woke up and offered to let the copilot, 28, rest, but they declined, and the captain fell back asleep. AdvertisementThe first officer spent roughly the next 20 minutes communicating with air traffic controllers and flight attendants before they "inadvertently" also fell asleep, per the report. After waking them, the captain answered another pilot's call and air traffic controllers, claiming they had suffered a "radio communication problem." According to the KNKT report, the second in command had not rested sufficiently the night before the flight.

Persons: — Organizations: Service, Indonesia's National Transportation Safety, Business, Air, Indonesian Locations: Indonesia, Kendari, Indonesian, Southeast Sulawesi, Jakarta

The Justice Department has begun a criminal investigation into Boeing after a panel on one of the company’s planes blew out on an Alaska Airlines flight in early January, a person familiar with the matter said. to be conducting an investigation,” Alaska Airlines said in a statement. “We are fully cooperating and do not believe we are a target of the investigation.” Boeing had no comment. On Jan. 5, a panel on a Boeing 737 Max 9 jet operated by Alaska Airlines blew out in midair, exposing passengers to the outside air thousands of feet above ground. The panel is known as a “door plug” and is used to cover a gap left by an unneeded exit door.

Persons: ” Organizations: Department, Boeing, Alaska Airlines, ” Boeing, Max, National Transportation Safety Board

☆ Boeing is shifting its employee bonus formula from finances to safety and quality
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-08 | by ( Chris Isidore | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

New York CNN —After being rocked by years of quality and safety issues, Boeing is changing the bonus formula it uses to pay more than 100,000 nonunion employees. Instead of basing most of white-collar employees’ bonuses on financial results, bonuses will now be based mostly on safety and quality metrics. But those safety and quality problems have resulted in five years of operating losses topping $31.5 billion. It previously had 75% of that score based on financial results, with the other 25% based on operational metrics that included data beyond safety and quality readings. For employees in the corporate offices, their bonus score will be based on an average of the three units scores.

Persons: ”, Stephanie Pope, Max, Dave Calhoun Organizations: New, New York CNN, Boeing, Alaska Airlines, National Transportation Locations: New York

☆ NTSB probing ‘stuck’ control incident on Boeing 737 Max
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-07 | by ( Pete Muntean | Gregory Wallace | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

CNN —Boeing is now party to a new federal investigation involving a 737 Max after United Airlines pilots reported that part of the flight controls became jammed as they landed in Newark last month. The investigation is the latest to involve a nearly-new Boeing 737 Max aircraft following the door plug blowout on an Alaska Airlines 737 Max 9 on January 5. The NTSB says in this latest incident, the 737 Max 8 was delivered from Boeing to United Airlines in February 2023. We’ll continue to work with Boeing, the NTSB and the FAA on next steps for these aircraft,” United said in a statement. “We worked closely with United Airlines to diagnose the rudder response issue,” Boeing said in a statement.

Persons: “, ‘, Max, We’ll, ” United, ” Organizations: CNN, Boeing, Max, United Airlines, National Transportation Safety, NTSB, Alaska Airlines, Collins Aerospace, FAA, ”, ” Boeing, United Locations: Newark, United

☆ N.T.S.B. Says Boeing Has Not Provided Key Information in 737 Max Inquiry
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-06 | by ( Mark Walker | More About Mark Walker | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

The chairwoman of the National Transportation Safety Board told a Senate committee on Wednesday that Boeing was dragging its feet in providing some information to the agency as it investigates what caused a door panel to come off an Alaska Airlines plane during a flight in January. Boeing has a team of 25 employees and a manager who handle doors at the Renton plant, Ms. Homendy told the Senate committee. The manager has been on medical leave, and the agency had been unable to interview that person, Ms. Homendy said. She added that Boeing had not provided the safety board with the names of the other 25 employees. Boeing did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

Persons: Jennifer Homendy, Homendy, ” Organizations: National Transportation Safety Board, Boeing, Alaska Airlines, Senate Commerce Committee Locations: Alaska, Boeing’s, Renton, Wash

The decision to blow open five tank cars and burn the toxic chemical inside them after a freight train derailed in Eastern Ohio last year wasn't justified, the head of the National Transportation Safety Board told Congress Wednesday. “There was another option: let it cool down.”However, that information was never relayed to Ohio Gov. But the agency won't release its final report on what caused the Feb. 3, 2023, derailment until it holds another hearing this June. "The successful controlled release prevented a potentially catastrophic uncontrolled explosion.”Krissy Ferguson, 49, has not been able to return home since the derailment. The NTSB has said that it appears an overheating bearing on one of the railcars caused the derailment.

Persons: wasn't, Jennifer Homendy, ” Homendy, Mike DeWine, Dan Tierney, ” Tierney, “ Nobody, Keith Drabick, Homendy, Oxy, Drew McCarty, Republican Sen, JD Vance, Drabick, “, Vance, Norfolk, ” Krissy Ferguson, ” Misti Allison, ” Allison, ”, Alan Shaw, Patrick Orsagos Organizations: National Transportation Safety, Norfolk Southern, “, Ohio Gov, Palestine Fire, Professional Services, Republican, NTSB, Associated Press Locations: Eastern Ohio, East Palestine , Ohio, East Palestine, Columbus , Ohio

☆ Deliberate toxic burn following Norfolk Southern derailment was not necessary, safety regulator testifies
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-06 | by ( Chris Isidore | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

The officials on the ground who authorized the controlled burn were told they had only minutes to make the decision before an explosion. Aerial view of a train cars that had carried vinyl chloride taken two days after a controlled burn of the toxic chemicals in the tanks. NTSB Chair Jennifer Homendy testified at a Senate committee Wednesday that the controlled burn was not scientifically necessary. “The people of East Palestine are still living with the consequences of this toxic burn. So they were provided incomplete information to make a decision [to have a controlled burn].”

Persons: Sen, J.D, Vance, Jennifer Homendy, Homendy, ”, ” Vance, Sherrod Brown, Brown, “, Oxy, ” Homendy, didn’t Organizations: New, New York CNN, National Transportation Safety, Ohio Republican, Norfolk, Wednesday, “, Norfolk Southern, US, Ohio EPA Locations: New York, East Palestine , Ohio, Ohio, Norfolk Southern, Pennsylvania, Palestine, East Palestine, Norfolk

☆ NTSB rips Boeing for failing to produce key door plug documents
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-06 | by ( Gregory Wallace | Pete Muntean | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

CNN —Boeing has not turned over important records to investigators probing the door plug blowout on a 737 Max earlier this year, investigators say. She testified that because of Boeing’s actions, NTSB investigators do not know who on the Boeing assembly line removed and reinstalled the door plug that – months later while the plane was in service carrying passengers – blew out. Homendy said that Boeing has not fully cooperated with the NTSB Board's investigation into Alaska Airlines Flight 1282 door plug incident. The plane flew about 150 commercial flights before the door plug flew off the plane mid-flight on January 5, just over two months ago. NTSB investigators have made multiple visits to Boeing facilities and created a special team to handle requesting and processing documents from Boeing and its key contractor, Spirit AeroSystems.

Persons: Jennifer Homendy, Homendy, Kevin Dietsch, ” Homendy Organizations: CNN, Boeing, Transportation, Commerce, U.S . National Transportation Safety Board, Senate Commerce, Science, Russell Senate, NTSB, Alaska Airlines, Getty, Federal Aviation Administration Locations: Renton, Washington ,

“The FAA identified non-compliance issues in Boeing’s manufacturing process control, parts handling and storage, and product control,” the FAA said in a press release, but did not immediately provide further details. The FAA said the findings of both this audit and the separate report should be part of Boeing’s quality improvement plan. But in January Boeing CEO David Calhoun conceded Boeing needed to improve its quality controls. Without giving details, the FAA said it found multiple instances where both companies allegedly failed to comply with manufacturing quality control requirements. The agency is not the only government body looking into Boeing’s quality issues.

Persons: David Calhoun, ”, Calhoun, “, Mike Whitaker, Jennifer Homendy Organizations: Washington DC CNN, Federal Aviation Administration, Alaska Airlines ’ Boeing, FAA, Boeing, Spirit, Max, National Transportation Safety, Alaska Air, NTSB, Justice Department, Alaska, Senate Locations: Renton , Washington

☆ Nashville I-40: Small plane crash leaves several dead and forces highway closure
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-04 | by ( Joe Sutton | Elizabeth Wolfe | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

But the pilot soon told air traffic control that they wouldn’t make it to the tarmac. Audio from the website LiveATC.net captured the communication between the pilot and the air traffic controller before the fatal crash. The aircraft exploded into flames upon impact, Nashville Fire Department spokesperson Kendra Loney said. Police have yet to publicly identify the victims and are still working to determine where the plane originated from. Approximate location of a plane crash along Interstate 40 East on Monday night.

Persons: John C, Don Aaron, LiveATC.net, John, Aaron, ” Aaron, Kendra Loney, ” Loney, Rebekah Hammonds, CNN’s Amanda Jackson, Caroll Alvarado Organizations: CNN, Tune, Metro Nashville Police, John Tune, Costco, Nashville Fire, Police, National Transportation Safety, Federal Aviation Administration, Tennessee Department of Transportation

☆ Boeing is delaying its 737 Max production expansion after the Alaska Airlines door plug incident
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-02 | by ( Kenneth Niemeyer | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Boeing is delaying production expansion of its 737 planes, according to a report. An Alaska Airlines flight lost a chunk of its fuselage section in flight in January. AdvertisementBoeing is holding off on a planned expansion of production for its 737 Max planes after an Alaska Airlines flight lost a chunk of the plane while airborne in January. But the company has delayed those plans in the wake of the Alaska Airlines incident earlier this year. AdvertisementThe Federal Aviation Administration temporarily grounded 171 Boeing 737 Max 9 planes on January 6 following the incident.

Persons: —, Jennifer Homendy Organizations: Boeing, Alaska Airlines, FAA, Service, Reuters, Transportation Safety, Aviation Administration, Max Locations: Alaska, Portland , Oregon, Ontario , California

☆ The FAA has identified more safety issues on Boeing’s 737 Max and 787 Dreamliner
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-01 | by ( Gregory Wallace | Chris Isidore | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

Washington DC CNN —The Federal Aviation Administration has flagged more safety issues for two troubled families of Boeing planes, the latest in a series of issues at the embattled aircraft maker. The issues involve engine anti-ice systems on the 737 Max and larger 787 Dreamliner. But it’s not a solution.”The FAA said the newly disclosed Max issue could cause the jet’s engines to stop working. The 2021 discovery lines up with the company’s order that year to ground some Max planes because of a different electrical problem. A different issue with the DreamlinerLess than a week after publicly publishing the 737 Max notice, the FAA reported a separate anti-icing issue with the 787 Dreamliner.

Persons: Max, “, Mother Nature’s, ”, Dennis Tajer, aren’t, it’s, Jessica Kowal, Boeing Max —, Jennifer Riordan, Kowal, Dave Calhoun Organizations: Washington DC CNN, Federal Aviation Administration, Boeing, FAA, Seattle Times, Alaska Air, American Airlines, Allied Pilots Association, Southwest Airlines, National Transportation Safety, Justice Department, NTSB

Spirit Aerosystems had a market capitalization of $3.3 billion as of Thursday's close. "We do not comment on market speculation," a spokesperson for Spirit Aerosystems told CNBC. Boeing in 2005 spun off operations in Kansas and Oklahoma that became the present-day Spirit Aerosystems. It comes less than two months after a section of a Boeing 737 Max 9 plane blew out during an Alaska Airlines flight. It was the latest and most serious in a host of flaws on the Boeing 737 Max, Boeing's best-selling jet.

Persons: Aerosystems, Spirit Aerosystems, Boeing's, Max Organizations: Spirit AeroSystems Holdings Inc, Boeing, Spirit, CNBC, Airbus, Wall Street, Max, Alaska Airlines, Federal Aviation Administration, National Transportation Safety Board Locations: Wichita , Kansas, U.S, Kansas, Oklahoma, Boeing's Renton , Washington

☆ Boeing could face criminal prosecution as DoJ reviews deferred prosecution agreement, report says
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-01 | by ( Pete Syme | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Read previewBoeing could face criminal prosecution after the Justice Department reviews whether the Alaska Airlines blowout breaches the terms of a key agreement, Bloomberg reported, citing a person familiar with the matter. This story is available exclusively to Business Insider subscribers. The deferred prosecution agreement expired two days after the Alaska Airlines blowout, the Bloomberg report said. AdvertisementIf the DoJ finds that the blowout breaches the settlement, Boeing could face criminal liability, the source told Bloomberg. The DoJ did not immediately respond to a request for comment from Business Insider, which was sent outside US working hours.

Persons: —, Max, David Burns Organizations: Service, Department, Alaska Airlines, Bloomberg, Business, Boeing, Federal Aviation Administration, DoJ, MCAS, FAA, National Transportation Safety

☆ No one died in a jet plane crash in 2023, the safest year in aviation history — but 2024 is off to a rockier start for airlines
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-29 | by ( Pete Syme | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

2023 was the safest year for flying, IATA found. On average, you would have to fly every day for over 100,000 years to experience a fatal incident. AdvertisementLast year was the "best ever" for flying safety, the International Air Transport Association said. It found that on average, a person would have to fly every day for 103,239 years before experiencing a fatal incident. There was only one fatal incident in 2023, a crash involving a domestic flight in Nepal in which 68 passengers and four crew died, according to IATA.

Persons: —, Nobody, Willie Walsh Organizations: Japan Airlines, Boeing, Service, International Air Transport Association, Japan Airlines Airbus, Airport, Coast Guard, Alaska Airlines, Max, Portland International Airport, National Transportation Safety Locations: Nepal, Tokyo

The Justice Department review could, the reports note, expose Boeing to broader criminal liability if officials decide Boeing may have violated a controversial legal agreement that was due to expire on January 7, two days after the door plug incident. In the days after the door plug incident on Alaska Airlines flight 1282, an attorney for the families asked the Justice Department to review whether Boeing violated the agreement. Boeing is subject to several other investigations stemming from the door plug incident. The National Transportation Safety Board continues to investigate the door plug incident and recently reported that critical bolts that hold the door plug in place were not installed in Boeing’s factory. The NTSB has yet to determine blame or fault for the door plug incident on the Alaska Air flight.

Persons: Max, –, Dave Calhoun, “, ” Organizations: Washington DC CNN, US Justice Department, Boeing, Federal Aviation Administration, New York Times, Bloomberg, Alaska Airlines, Department of Justice, CNN, DOJ, FAA, Justice Department, National Transportation Safety, NTSB, Alaska Air Locations: United States

☆ The FAA investigated Boeing's safety culture — and what they found wasn't good
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-26 | by ( Grace Eliza Goodwin | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Read previewThe Federal Aviation Administration spent nearly a year investigating Boeing's safety culture, uncovering a troubling workplace culture that made safety issues difficult to report. The FAA published the results of its investigation on Monday in a scathing 50-page report detailing 27 areas where Boeing's safety procedures and culture were insufficient. Staff also did not know their role in the safety management systems, and were skeptical of the systems' lasting power. The panel said it could not pinpoint a consistent and clear process for employees to report safety concerns. The experts found Boeing's documentation of its safety management systems overly complex and constantly changing, which created a culture of confusion among the employees.

Persons: —, weren't Organizations: Service, Federal Aviation Administration, FAA, Business, Boeing Max, Boeing, Alaska Airlines, National Transportation Safety, Staff

☆ Airport collisions and close call solutions include sleep science and redesigned runways to help air traffic controllers
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-24 | by ( Pete Syme | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

The head of the FAA told Congress how its panel is examining sleep science to help. Despite the best efforts of pilots and air traffic controllers, sometimes collisions do happen. It said the captain was distracted and confused by instructions from air traffic controllers, while the co-pilot lost track of the plane's location. Air traffic control fatigueOne major cause of near-misses is the strained workload of air traffic controllers. "Air traffic controllers are being required to do mandatory overtime," she said.

Persons: —, Mike Whitaker, Whitaker, Rich Santa, Jennifer Homendy, Paul Rinaldi, Forbes, It's, Brad Surak Organizations: FAA, Service, New York Times, American Airlines, JFK, Delta Air Lines, JetBlue, Boston Logan International, Japan Airlines, Federal Aviation Administration, National Transportation Safety Board, National Air Traffic Controllers Association, Times, National Transportation Safety, Boeing Locations: Tokyo

☆ Boeing removes head of 737 Max program, Ed Clark, in wake of safety incidents
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-21 | by ( Chris Isidore | Pete Muntean | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

New York CNN —Boeing removed executive Ed Clark, the head of its 737 Max passenger jet program, after a dramatic – and terrifying – midair blowout in January underscored ongoing problems with the jet. But he had previously held roles related to the 737 Max, including as chief engineer and chief 737 mechanic. It created a new executive position, Senior Vice President for BCA Quality, and named Elizabeth Lund to that position. Mike Fleming, who had previously been senior vice president of development and customer service, will assume the role Lund previously held. And Katie Ringgold, who had been vice president of 737 Max deliveries, will assume Clark’s former position overseeing the Max.

Persons: Ed Clark, Max, Dave Calhoun, ”, ” Clark, Elizabeth Lund, Lund, Mike Fleming, Katie Ringgold, Scott Kirby Organizations: New, New York CNN, Boeing, Max, Alaska Airlines, National Transportation Safety Board, NTSB, Boeing Commercial Airplanes, BCA Quality, – United Airlines, Delta Air Lines Locations: New York, Southwest, Alaska

A person walks past an unpainted Boeing 737-8 MAX parked at Renton Municipal Airport adjacent to Boeing's factory in Renton, Washington on January 25, 2024. The company's 737 program head, Ed Clark, is leaving the company, Stan Deal, CEO of Boeing's commercial airplane unit, said in memo to employees. "Ed departs with my, and our, deepest gratitude for his many significant contributions over nearly 18 years of dedicated service to Boeing," Deal said. A month after the Alaska Airlines flight, Boeing said misdrilled holes on some Max planes would delay handovers of the aircraft to airlines. The door plug that blew out of the almost brand-new 737 Max 9 used for Alaska Airlines Flight 1282 has already brought increased scrutiny and restrictions from federal regulators.

Persons: Max, Ed Clark, Stan Deal, Katie Ringgold, Deal, Elizabeth Lund, Lund, Ed, it's Organizations: Renton Municipal Airport, Boeing, Alaska Airlines, National Transportation Safety, Federal Aviation Administration, Airbus, CNBC PRO Locations: Renton, Renton , Washington, Alaska, United

☆ Boeing isn't bringing any passenger jets to the Singapore Airshow as China's first airliner makes its international debut
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-19 | by ( Pete Syme | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Unlike last time round, Boeing isn't bringing any passenger jets to the Singapore Airshow in 2024. Boeing's problems with the 737 Max blowout could help the C919 compete with the big players. AdvertisementBoeing isn't bringing any commercial passenger jets to this year's Singapore Airshow, which starts Tuesday, amid the fallout from the Alaska Airlines blowout. Comac's C919, a narrowbody jet that could eventually compete with the Boeing 737 Max and Airbus A320neo, staged a flyby on Sunday, according to Reuters. Boeing has faced significant criticism and scrutiny since an Alaska Airlines 737 Max 9 lost part of its fuselage in midair last month.

Persons: China's, —, Max, Chris Olin, Olin, Scott Kirby Organizations: Boeing, Singapore Airshow, Service, Alaska Airlines, Airbus, Max, Reuters, CNBC, National Transportation Safety Locations: Singapore

☆ The Alaska Air flight was terrifying. It could have been so much worse
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-18 | by ( Chris Isidore | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +9 min

Because for the 171 passengers, four flight attendants and two pilots on board Alaska Airlines flight 1282 who experienced all of that on January 5, it could have been so much worse. Passenger oxygen masks hang from the roof next to a missing door plug of an Alaska Airlines flight on January 5. Here’s the ways in which Alaska Air — and Boeing — got lucky to have the plane finally develop problems when and how it did on January 5. Both would not have been the case had the door plug come out at the cruising altitude above 30,000 feet. Damage to the planeThe real nightmare scenario for experts is what happened to the door plug once it blew away.

Persons: “, ” Jennifer Homendy, Max, ”, Anthony Brickhouse, Boeing —, Jennifer Riordan, Brickhouse, “ There’s, Mike Dostert, Joe Jacobsen, Ben Minicucci, Homendy, ” Minicucci, Dave Calhoun, Calhoun Organizations: New, New York CNN, Alaska Airlines, National Transportation Safety, CNN, Boeing, Embry Riddle University, Alaska Air —, Transportation Safety, Max, Foundation for Aviation Safety, FAA, “, Records, Aircraft, Japan Air Lines, NTSB Locations: New York, Instagram, Alaska, Hawaii, Anchorage, Honolulu, Portland

WASHINGTON (AP) — An insulator under a rail car caught fire Thursday, forcing the evacuation of an underground Metro station when smoke filled the station. The DC Fire and Emergency Services agency posted on X, the social media platform formerly known as Twitter, that nine people were evaluated for injuries and that one was transported after the incident at the Eastern Market station. Service was suspended on parts of three Metro lines as a result of the incident. Most recently, Metro officials were forced to suspend the majority of its railcar fleet in 2021 after a derailing revealed chronic problems with the wheels and axles. A subsequent investigation by the National Transportation Safety Board investigation concluded that the agency had a “poor safety culture” under former chief Paul Wiedefeld — who currently serves as Maryland's Secretary of Transportation.

Persons: Paul Wiedefeld — Organizations: WASHINGTON, Metro, DC, Emergency Services, Eastern, Federal Center, Armory, National Transportation Safety Board, Transportation Locations: Virginia, Maryland

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