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What happened to Alaska Airlines’s Boeing 737 Max 9 whose door blew off?

An order by US officials to ground 737 Max 9s for inspection will affect 171 aircraft worldwide.

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NTSB investigating terrifying mid-air incident involving Alaska Airlines flight

Join the National Transportation Safety Board on their investigation of a recent aviation accident in Portland. Learn how they uncover the truth to prevent...

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Alaska Airlines flight experiences fuselage failure; grounding of 737 MAX 9 recommended

The NTSB is investigating the recent incident where part of the fuselage on an Alaska Airlines flight broke off mid-air. The grounding of all 737 MAX 9 pla...

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Terrifying plane incident highlights potential safety concerns

Discover the insights of former FAA safety inspector, David Soucy, as he shares his thoughts on the recent airplane incident and its impact on travelers' p...

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CTA Yellow Line reopens Friday, 7 weeks after crash

The transit agency has been running shuttle buses along the Skokie Swift line since the Nov. 16 crash near the Howard Street station, when a southbound train struck a CTA snowplow being used for training.

Chicago Sun-Times

Tragic chopper crash claims lives of experienced news staff members

Tragic news as the NTSB investigates the cause of the deadly Philadelphia news chopper crash. Experienced pilot Monroe Smith and talented photographer Chri...

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FAA's launch mishap investigations need a rethink, government report finds

The Federal Aviation Administration should evaluate and improve the way it investigates space launch mishaps, according to a new report.

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CTA boss says Yellow Line crash conditions are isolated, not systemwide

Brushing aside criticism that he has remained silent since the crash, CTA President Dorval Carter said National Transportation Safety Board rules prohibit him from commenting on the investigation. But he tried to allay speculation about a potential design flaw.

Chicago Sun-Times

NTSB says a JetBlue captain took off quickly to avoid an incoming plane in Colorado last year

Federal investigators are describing a close call between planes at a Colorado airport last year

The Independent UK

CTA will reduce train speeds on Yellow Line in response to crash, federal investigators say

The National Transportation Safety Board is focusing on CTA rail signals, railcar brakes and track conditions as it tries to determine why the train couldn’t avoid hitting the snowplow near the Howard Street station.

Chicago Sun-Times

Slow down! As deaths and injuries mount, new calls for technology to reduce speeding

Safety advocates want all cars to come with technology that can tell drivers when they're speeding — or even force them to slow down. But the auto industry is not rushing to embrace it.

WEKU

US officials want ships to anchor farther from California undersea pipelines, citing 2021 oil spill

Federal investigators have concluded that a 2021 rupture of an undersea oil pipeline off the Southern California coast was likely caused by the proximity of anchored shipping vessels

The Independent UK

Technology to warn drivers they’re speeding would speed up prospect of safer roads

Nothing will deter some speed demons to ease up on the accelerator, but most drivers with a tendency to go over the speed limit would obey the rules of the road if they were given a nudge.

Chicago Sun-Times

Should new cars should come with speeding control systems? Drivers in Chicago have mixed reactions to federal push

The National Transportation Safety Board issued a recommendation last month that all new vehicles come with speed reduction technologies installed. Some drivers support the idea, but others have privacy concerns.

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The Independent UK

Lawsuit blaming Tesla's Autopilot for driver's death can go to trial, judge rules

A jury should decide whether Tesla and Elon Musk oversold the electric car company’s Autopilot system and caused the fatal crash of a man who engaged it and took his hands off the steering wheel

Chicago Sun-Times

So many questions — too few answers — about CTA Yellow Line crash

The CTA has said very little about last week’s Yellow Line crash. Even so, the incident is set to become another example of the transit agency’s woes, highlighting its shortcomings and failure to implement the latest technology.

Chicago Sun-Times

Passengers question role of human error in CTA Yellow Line crash

Passengers ask why a snow plow was on an active track. A transportation expert wonders how the CTA didn’t know stopping distances. Thirty-eight people were injured.

The Independent UK

NTSB investigators focus on `design problem' with braking system after Chicago commuter train crash

Federal safety officials investigating a Chicago commuter train crash that injured nearly 40 people when it slammed into snow-removal equipment are focusing on a “design problem” with its braking system

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The Independent UK

Federal safety officials launch probe into Chicago commuter train crash

Federal safety officials have started an investigation into a Chicago commuter train crash that left almost 40 people injured

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Feds Want Automakers To Install Anti-Speeding Devices In Cars

It’s just a recommendation for now.

The Independent UK

NTSB at scene of deadly Ohio interstate crash involving busload of high school students

A National Transportation Safety Board team was planning to start work at the scene of a deadly highway crash in Ohio involving a charter bus filled with high school students that left six people dead and 18 injured

The Independent UK

Top US accident investigator says close calls between planes show that aviation is under stress

The nation’s top accident investigator says a surge in close calls between planes at U.S. airports this year is a clear warning sign that aviation is under stress

Reason

Lawmakers and Unions Defend Burdensome Airline Regulations With Bogus Statistics

The world's largest union of pilots says this requirement is necessary for safety and not unduly burdensome, but its data are misleadingly cherry-picked.

The Independent UK

NTSB chair says new locomotive camera rule is flawed because it excludes freight railroads

Passenger railroads nationwide will now be required to install video recorders inside their locomotives

The Independent UK

Washington seaplane crash that killed 10 was caused by one single component

U.S. investigators have confirmed that a mechanical issue caused the seaplane crash that killed 10 people off an island in Washington state last year

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