https://worldofaviation.com The world's leading aviation news website Thu, 10 Oct 2024 04:24:37 +0000 en-AU hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.3.2 https://worldofaviation.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/cropped-Favicon-150x150.png https://worldofaviation.com 32 32 https://worldofaviation.com/2024/10/boeing-faces-new-scrutiny-over-737-max-safety-issues-ahead-of-plea-deal-hearing/ Thu, 10 Oct 2024 04:24:37 +0000 https://worldofaviation.com/?p=96976 Boeing is facing fresh scrutiny over its handling of 737 MAX safety issues, as newly released documents show the company withheld critical information from Ethiopian Airlines pilots before the second fatal crash in 2019. A federal judge has scheduled a hearing for Friday, October 11, to consider objections from victims’ families to a proposed plea]]> https://worldofaviation.com/2024/02/boeing-executive-fired-amid-continuing-safety-concerns-families-of-crash-victims-respond/ Wed, 21 Feb 2024 21:46:07 +0000 https://worldofaviation.com/?p=96086 The recent firing of Ed Clark, a seasoned executive at Boeing who was in charge of the 737 MAX passenger jet program, has prompted reactions from families who lost loved ones in the tragic crash of a Boeing 737 MAX8 jet in Ethiopia almost five years ago. The termination, effective immediately, follows a concerning incident]]> https://worldofaviation.com/2022/05/investigators-question-if-china-eastern-crash-was-intentional/ Thu, 19 May 2022 01:14:52 +0000 https://worldofaviation.com/?p=94416 According to anonymous US officials close to the investigation, so far, there has been no evidence of technical malfunction, leading safety experts to again question if the plane, which was seen by witnesses to nosedive to the ground, was intentionally crashed.]]> https://worldofaviation.com/2022/04/pilots-attempt-mid-air-aircraft-swap-for-red-bull/ Tue, 26 Apr 2022 05:18:57 +0000 https://worldofaviation.com/?p=94337 Luke Aikins and Andy Farrington, both pilots and cousins attempted the stunt on Monday, and while Aikins was able to safely land his swapped Cessna 182, Farrington was forced to parachute land as his aircraft crashed into the Arizona desert.]]> https://worldofaviation.com/2022/03/second-mu5735-black-box-found-all-onboard-confirmed-dead/ Mon, 28 Mar 2022 23:36:16 +0000 https://worldofaviation.com/?p=94266 The data recorder was found on Sunday morning at around 9:20am local time, according to Chinese state media, and CCTV reported it was located beneath a 1.5-meter layer of soil at the crash site.]]> https://worldofaviation.com/2022/03/first-black-box-retrieved-at-mu5735-crash-site/ Fri, 25 Mar 2022 05:36:48 +0000 https://worldofaviation.com/?p=94241 The damages have made it unclear as to whether it is the flight data recorder or the cockpit recorder, but according to Mao Yanfeng, the director of the accident division of the Civil Aviation Authority of China (CAAC), there is a current investigation to retrieve the other one.]]> https://worldofaviation.com/2022/03/boeing-737-800-crashes-into-terrain-in-china-with-132-onboard/ Tue, 22 Mar 2022 00:22:31 +0000 https://worldofaviation.com/?p=94232 The aircraft, registration B-1791, was performing flight MU5735 from Kunming in Yunnan province to Guangzhou in Guangdong Province on Monday with 123 passengers and 9 crew onboard, when its altitude started to quickly drop.]]> https://worldofaviation.com/2022/03/pilot-found-dead-after-m-346-jet-crash/ https://worldofaviation.com/2022/03/pilot-found-dead-after-m-346-jet-crash/#comments Thu, 17 Mar 2022 04:42:57 +0000 https://worldofaviation.com/?p=94221 Leonardo has confirmed the death of one of two pilots operating a Aermacchi M-346 Master, which crashed on the morning of Wednesday, 16 March.]]> https://worldofaviation.com/2022/03/pilot-found-dead-after-m-346-jet-crash/feed/ 2 https://worldofaviation.com/2022/03/us-marine-company-embarks-on-second-mh370-search/ Tue, 08 Mar 2022 06:12:56 +0000 https://worldofaviation.com/?p=94188 The company, Ocean Infinity, concluded its first search in 2018 without any success, but is set to begin the investigation again by the first half of 2023, after investing in more advanced technology.]]> https://worldofaviation.com/2021/07/faa-grounds-cargo-operator-of-crashed-transair-810/ Mon, 19 Jul 2021 07:34:31 +0000 https://worldofaviation.com/?p=92437 The Federal Aviation Administration has announced the grounding of the small Honolulu-based cargo operator that crashed its Boeing 737-200 this month after discovering further maintenance violations. Rhoades Aviation Inc., Transair’s parent company, was reported to have separate maintenance and safety issues upon further investigation into the 2 July crash. The FAA has been investigating the]]>