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Airplane accidents are 95% survivable. Here are seven ways to increase those odds even more.
The FAA has been testing brace positions on crash-test dummies since 1967. The postures have change…
Abby Tang,Michelle Yan
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Boeing posts fourth straight quarterly loss and tells staff to prepare for more job cuts
Boeing expects staff to fall to 130,000 by the end of 2021 — a near 20% drop in head count from the…
Grace Dean,Reuters
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How the Vlog Squad's Jeff Wittek found fame through controversy, from his 'drug dealer' past to the David Dobrik accident
Jeff Wittek has exploded in popularity after an accident while filming a vlog with David Dobrik nea…
Steven Asarch
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This is the best place to be sitting if your airplane is about to crash
Passengers seated in the middle third of the plane, by contrast, had a 39% fatality rate, and aisle…
Kevin Loria
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The Southwest plane window blew out after engine explosion, but airplane windows are stronger than you think
The window on modern airliners is actually made up of multiple layers, usually three, of acrylic wi…
Benjamin Zhang
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Your life is worth about $3 million in a rocket accident, according to the FAA. Here's how the agency got that number - and why auditors say it's a problem.
"The top priority is to streamline launch and reentry licensing requirements overall," the spokespe…
Dave Mosher
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An Amazon Air plane crashed in February, killing all 3 people on board. Weeks earlier, several pilots said they thought an accident was inevitable.
ATSG has always been and will remain committed to the highest standards of safety throughout all of…
Rachel Premack
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10 people killed after a small plane crashed during take off from an airport near Dallas
The Beechcraft BE-350 King Air hit an unoccupied hangar soon after 9 a.m., according to the Federal…
Associated Press
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Almost No One Died On Asiana 214 Thanks To Incredible Airplane Design
Per FAA requirements, it must be possible to get all of the passengers off a plane within 90 second…
Alex Davies
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This terrifying weather phenomenon nearly caused an American Airlines jet to crash last week
With that said, fatal run-ins with microbursts are exceedingly rare thanks to modern warning system…
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New Documentary On TWA Flight 800 Is Insulting To The NTSB, FAA, And TWA
Among the more interesting and tell-tale evidence: There had been intermittent problems affecting t…
AskThePilot.com
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Calm Down, Everyone - Recent Plane Accidents Don't Mean Air Travel Is Suddenly Dangerous
Asiana Flight 214, a Boeing 777, came in too low and too fast, and the tail struck the ground and b…
Alex Davies
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Read the full memo Boeing CEO sent to staff announcing he is stepping down
Boeing CEO Dave Calhoun said Monday that he is stepping down from the role at the end of 2024.
Grace Dean
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I've been in a wheelchair for 27 years. I love traveling by plane, but it's also when I'm the most vulnerable.
A wheelchair user says she has to put so much trust in everyone around her when getting on a plane …
Ryan Rae Harbuck
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See inside American Airlines' massive flight operations center, where it dispatches 6,000 flights every day
American's 149,000-square-foot operations center is responsible for moving nearly 6,000 flights and…
Taylor Rains
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Aviation safety is built on the 'Swiss cheese' model – but the Japan Airlines crash shows the holes sometimes line up
A theory that air accidents are often the result of a series of smaller errors may explain why an A…
Taylor Rains,Tom Porter
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The FAA has given Boeing the green light to start certification test flights of its long-awaited 737 MAX 10
The news comes after years of production delays due to increased scrutiny after two Boeing 737 MAX …
Taylor Rains
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With a trove of declassified images, the US is shining a light on risky Chinese maneuvers it says could lead to war
"Risky" intercepts of US planes can "cause accidents, and dangerous accidents can lead to an inadve…