Aviation safety

Both Pilots Fall Asleep During Flight, Co-Pilot Blames Tiredness On His Newborn Twins

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Photo: Gyrostat / Wikimedia Commons Two pilots for an Indonesian airline made a strong case for paid paternity leave after falling asleep in the cockpit for almost half an hour. The first officer allowed the captain to take a nap and then dosed off himself, later attributing his sleepiness to helping take care of his … Read more

Boeing’s Safety Culture Is A Mess

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So, as it turns out, Boeing’s safety culture is as not good as we all expected it to be. A new report from federal safety experts found some major issues with its culture that include a “disconnect” between senior management and other employees. It was also described as both “inadequate” and “confusing.” That is not what … Read more

Pilots Agree One Is The Loneliest Number, Want Two Flyers In The Cockpit

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As it turns out, pilots are also not on board with the idea of just one of them being in the cockpit during a flight. To show their displeasure, airline pilots at Schiphol Airport in the Netherlands handed out flyers to raise awareness for plans to allow flights with just one pilot on the flight … Read more

‘I Would Tell My Family To Avoid The Max. I Would Tell Everyone, Really…’ Experts And Ex-Boeing Employees Issue Warning On Max

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Airlines are resuming flights with the troubled Boeing Max 9 planes which were all grounded following the door panel blow-out incident on Jan. 5, but aviation experts say that these planes still have significant and potentially dangerous quality-control issues. I Need A Manual Car Thats Fun And Powerful | WCSYB? Boeing Max 8 jets first … Read more

‘Overstretched’ Regulators Keep Missing The Boeing 737 Max’s Serious Flaws

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Photo: Mathieu Lewis-Rolland (Getty Images) The door plug blow-out on Alaska Airlines Flight 1282 has rightly provoked an intense outburst of public scrutiny regarding the Boeing 737 Max 9. Initial findings have led federal regulators to believe that design and quality control issues at Boeing and its supplier Spirit AeroSystems caused the dramatic incident. But … Read more

Missing Nut Prompts Airlines To Inspect Every Boeing 737 Max

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Photo: Mustafa Yalcin/Anadolu Agency (Getty Images) The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has confirmed that airlines will have to inspect every Boeing 737 Max after a bolt was discovered with a missing nut during routine maintenance. The potential loose bolt is attached to a linkage on the rudder control system. Boeing also found an undelivered aircraft … Read more