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Private business jet passenger dies after severe turbulence

The FBI and other government agencies are investigating the incident, which saw the private jet make an emergency landing in New England.

Fortune · Mar 6, 2023

How dangerous is turbulence on airplanes? Here's what you need to know

Over the past week, turbulence caused one death on a business jet and seven hospitalizations on a commercial flight. Here's what to know about how to keep yourself safe and why turbulence happens.

WEKU · Mar 5, 2023

Passenger dies on private jet after plane forced to divert during extreme turbulence

Three passengers and two crew members were on board the Bombardier Challenger 300 aeroplane when turbulence hit the aircraft while heading to Virginia

Daily Mirror · Mar 5, 2023

Derailed Ohio train showed damage to devices that vent chemicals

Some of the valves on railroad tank cars designed to keep volatile, toxic chemicals from exploding were damaged in the Ohio derailment last month as the train burned, investigators said Thursday.

Tribune News Service · Mar 3, 2023

Close call, turbulent flight add to aviation safety concerns

Federal officials are investigating a string of close calls between planes, including one this week at Boston’s Logan Airport

The Independent UK · Mar 2, 2023

NTSB: Key tank car part melted after Ohio train derailment

The National Transportation Safety Board says the fire in last month’s Ohio train derailment melted a key part of the tank cars filled with toxic chemicals

The Independent UK · Mar 2, 2023

Australia family hurt in helicopter crash suing Vegas firm

Four family members from Australia who were injured during a crash-landing of a sightseeing helicopter in December are suing a Las Vegas-based tour operator

The Independent UK · Mar 1, 2023

Railroads urged to examine track detectors after Ohio crash

Federal regulators are urging freight railroads to reexamine the way they use and maintain the detectors along the tracks that are supposed to spot overheating bearings in the wake of the fiery Ohio derailment and several other recent crashes where faulty bearings are suspected to be the cause

The Independent UK · Feb 28, 2023

Ohio disaster & the runaway train lobby

Railroads have spent $285 million on lobbying and close to $50 million on Congressional donations over last decade

Salon · Feb 28, 2023

‘Railroads have just had too much power,’ Buttigieg says in Kansas City after Ohio train disaster

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg on Monday pledged to hold American freight railroads to stricter standards in the wake of a train disaster in Ohio last month and Republican criticism of the Biden administration’s response.

Tribune News Service · Feb 28, 2023