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France’s BEA To Analyze Recorders from Ill-fated 737 Max

Authorities transported the Ethiopian Airlines recorders from Addis Ababa to Paris for investigation on the request of the Ethiopian CAA.

U.S. Grounds Remaining Boeing Max 8s and 9s

The FAA stood as the last authority in the world to allow the model’s operation into and over its territory.

Canada Bans Boeing 737 Max, U.S. Remains Last Holdout

U.S. Federal Aviation Administration still sees “no basis” for grounding the 737 Max.

EASA Suspends Boeing 737 Max Operations In and To Europe

The European safety agency joins China and several other jurisdictions as groundings of the Max mount.

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Atlas Air 3591 Pitched Down in Response to Elevator Deflection

In a March 12 update, the NTSB noted the Boeing 767-300 Freighter appears to have encountered turbulence before entering a steep dive into a coastal bay.

UK, Australian Authorities Among Latest To Ground 737 Max

U.S. FAA now faces pressure from lawmakers to ground the Max.

NTSB Head: Part 135 Needs Same Safety Tools as Airlines

NTSB Chairman Robert Sumwalt said the May 2017 crash of a Learjet makes the case that Part 135 operators need the same safety tools as the airlines have.

China, Ethiopian Airlines Ground Their Max 8 Fleets

The Civil Aviation Authority of China grounds more than a quarter of the global fleet of Boeing 737 Max 8s.

FDR, CVR Recovered from Doomed Ethiopian Max 8

More airlines ground the Boeing narrowbody following the suspension of all Max 8 operations in China.

Bristow Bell 407 Louisiana Crash Proves Fatal

Two were aboard a Bristow Bell 407 that crashed on Sunday near Galliano, Louisiana

Ethiopian Airlines 737 Max 8 Crashes, Killing 157

Flight ET 302 lost contact with ATC six minutes after taking off from Addis Ababa.

Boeing Declines Comment on Lion Air Crash Lawsuit

Seventeen relatives of victims of Lion Air Flight 610 file suit in Seattle.

Fatal Helicopter Accident Rate Climbing

Private flying, utility missions saw increases in fatal crashes.

Torqued: In Safety Reports, the Devil Is in the Details

Canadian study finds U.S. regional airlines responsible for majority of runway incursions at Toronto Airport, a fact not mentioned in the media summaries.

Investigators Prepare To Analyze FDR from Atlas Air Wreckage

The NTSB expects data from the FDR and CVR from Atlas Air Flight 3591 will help gain insight into the crash of the Boeing 767.

First Fatal Bell 505 Crash Kills Five In Kenya

Night-time crash occurred shortly after takeoff killing four Americans

Accidents: March 2019

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Search Crews Find CVR from Doomed Atlas Air 767

The NTSB has sent the airplane’s cockpit voice recorder to Washington, D.C., for analysis.

Atlas Air 767 Entered Steep Dive Before Impact with Texas Bay

A low tide has hampered efforts to recover the FDR and CVR from the Boeing 767-300ER freighter that crashed Saturday near Houston.

February 25, 2019

EMS Helo Crashes after Other Companies Decline Flight

All three crew killed in crash of Survival Flight Bell 407 in Ohio.

February 5, 2019

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