Ideas & Trends: In Aviation, to Err Is Inevitable
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Technology may reduce midair collisions, but it wonÂt eliminate them.
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WASHINGTON : US government accident investigators blamed pilot error for the crash of an American Airlines Airbus A300 in New York in November 2001 that left 265 people dead, officials said.
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A new ground radar system designed to prevent runway collisions at the nation's busiest airports loses accuracy during snowstorms at O'Hare Airport and can fail to see snowplows, baggage carts and other vehicles, the president of the local air traffic controllers union warned on Thursday.
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In the wake of last month's air traffic communications failure, investigators report that computer security issues haunt the FAA's most critical systems.
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The reaction to NASA's still-secret air safety survey.
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By Steve Huettel, St. Petersburg Times, Fla.  Sep. 8--The Tampa Bay area's bad-luck airport is about to catch a break.   St.
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HALIFAX (CP) - The fiery airplane crash that killed seven crew in Halifax on Thursday is the latest of a worrying series of accidents involving cargo jets, says an aviation safety expert.
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Criticism over failure to close 'dangerous' airport.
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On occasions during a flight when someone has accidentally spilled food on me, I take solace in the knowledge that the reason I fly is to help make a difference in someoneâs life.
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The crash Tuesday of a small commuter plane in Missouri interrupted what had been the safest period for airline travel in this country&#39;s history.
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Thanks to new technology, it will soon be easier to find out what is available in the murky realm of frequent-flier travel redemption.
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Asking for bottled water or a canned drink aboard an airliner might be the safest way to fly. Coliform bacteria are showing up in more airliners than last summer when the government first took steps toward requiring sanitation improvements.
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Blog: Industry leaders are worried that evolving technology may be getting a bad rap.
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MODERN transportâs last remaining refuge from the intrusion of the mobile phone may soon be lost forever - that most vacuous of handset bellows, &quot;Iâm on the train&quot;, is set to become &quot;Iâm on the plane&quot;.
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Many airline companies are finding it difficult to make a profit. The International Air Transport Association says it expects the industry to lose up to four thousand million dollars this year.
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Congress wants to protect fliers from getting stranded on the tarmac, but industry experts say that could make things worse
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Three recent close calls involving commercial aircraft illustrate the need for systems that can quickly warn pilots about dangers on runways, federal safety officials said Tuesday.