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Safety board asks helicopter makers to install 'black boxes'
Federal safety investigators bypassed aviation regulators on Tuesday and urged leading helicopter manufacturers to install so-called black boxes that would help determine the cause of crashes such as the one that killed former NBA star Kobe Bryant. The National Transportation Safety Board appealed directly to six...
Los Angeles County fire helicopter makes emergency landing
SANTA CLARITA, Calif. (AP) — A Los Angeles County Fire Department helicopter made a safe emergency landing after one of its two engines failed Thursday morning, the department said. The Sikorsky Firehawk was returning from a forward deployed location to its base to swap out its four-member crew when the...
EU agency seeks airline, airport input on new virus guidance
BERLIN (AP) — Europe’s aviation safety agency called on airlines and airports Tuesday to participate in a program to help evaluate new coronavirus guidelines in real-life situations. The European Union Aviation Safety Agency published the guidelines last week in conjunction with the European Center...
Lawmakers: FAA certification of new planes needs an overhaul
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Federal Aviation Administration outlined steps to change how it approves new passenger planes, but lawmakers said they will push ahead with legislation to change the current system that lets aircraft makers including Boeing play a key role in the certification process. The FAA has...
Officials probe why man killed on Texas runway was there
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Investigators are trying to determine how a man with apparently no security clearance ended up on a runway at a Texas airport where he was struck and killed by a landing commercial jet. Junin Ko, 22, died Thursday night when a Southwest Airlines plane struck him as it landed at...
As fewer people fly, rate of guns found in bags by TSA jumps
With far fewer people flying because of travel restrictions during the coronavirus pandemic, airport security screeners are naturally finding fewer guns in carry-on baggage. But the ratio of guns to passengers seeking to board airplanes has jumped sharply. The Transportation Security Administration said Monday...
Woman found with gun at Logan Airport security checkpoint
BOSTON (AP) — A Florida woman was caught with a handgun in her luggage at Boston's Logan International Airport on Sunday, the Transportation Security Administration said in a statement Monday. A TSA officer stopped the woman when the gun as well as four loose bullets were spotted as her belongings entered...
Man dies after fight with deputies at Florida airport
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — A man died shortly after a confrontation with deputies at a Florida airport, officials said. Kevon Todd, 29, was pronounced dead Thursday morning at a Fort Lauderdale hospital, according to a Broward County Sheriff's Office news release. Deputies at the Fort...
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