The FAA Appears At A Senate Hearing Over NOTAM Meltdown
Acting Administrator Billy Nolen faced the Senate Commerce Committee led by Senator Maria Cantwell to probe last month's outage.
Acting Administrator Billy Nolen faced the Senate Commerce Committee led by Senator Maria Cantwell to probe last month's outage.
The National Transportation Safety Board argues that recorded testimonies are key to the investigation, but the pilots' union disagrees.
The two aircraft reportedly came within 100 ft of one another during the near miss.
Air accident investigators require several different skills and jobs are open to people with varying fields of expertise.
The tragic accident occurred on New Year's Eve.
The safety board agrees on the probable cause of the incident but feels Ethiopian investigators did not consider all possible factors.
The preliminary report found that there was no proper communication about the maneuvers performed.
Twenty-three years ago, on October 31st, 1999, an EgyptAir Boeing 767-300ER crashed into the Atlantic Ocean, killing all 217 people on board.
During this year's Reno Air Races, an aircraft crashed while maneuvering between pylons killing the pilot and sparking a fire.
The short runway at SNA means crew aim for less "floating" of the aircraft - this time it resulted in a flight attendant being evacuated by paramedics
What did the NTSB conclude about last October's incident?
The report details the events of the day but stops short of giving a final conclusion about the cause of the accident.
The accident was the first to be investigated by the National Transportation Safety Board.
The organization dated back to 1939.
The crash of National Airlines Flight 193 in 1978 was a sad indictment of a crew who lost focus on what they needed to be doing.
With visas issued, the path is now clear for the NTSB, Boeing, and the FAA to become involved in the China Eastern investigation.
The US-based organization will assist in the investigation into the loss of flight MU5735.
Joby Aviation is looking to being zero operating emissions with its eVTOLs, but its experimental aircraft was involved in a crash this week.
The incident remained of interest to the NTSB for several years after it occurred.