Air Safety

Boeing CEO faces safety grilling as crash victims’ families look on – National

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The chief executive of Boeing was grilled by U.S. senators on Tuesday about the company’s mounting safety and manufacturing shortfalls while relatives of people who died in two crashes of Boeing 737 Max jetliners looked on. David Calhoun turned and apologized directly to the families holding pictures of their loved ones before facing tough questions … Read more

U.S. FAA probing claims some Boeing jets contain counterfeit titanium – National

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The use of titanium in some recently manufactured Boeing jets is under scrutiny by the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration. The FAA says it’s investigating whether false or incorrect records were used to verify the materials’ authenticity. The issue, first reported by the New York Times on Friday, revolves around a material that is an important … Read more

Can airlines, officials better forecast severe turbulence to help avoid it? – National

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After at least 12 people were injured on Sunday when a Qatar Airways flight hit turbulence, questions continue to mount on the rough air’s impact on travel and what’s being done by airlines and other officials to better predict it. The Qatar flight had left Doha en route to Dublin when it hit turbulence, with … Read more