With the recent crash of an Ethiopian Airlines 737 MAX and similarities to the Lion Air 737 MAX crash from late last year, is the Boeing 737 MAX safe to fly? It’s a worthwhile question, and one nobody really knows the answer to right now.
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Amtrak Crash: Congress Looks To Delay Requirement For Safer Trains
The loss of life in the recent Amtrak accident is tragic, especially when a solution exists. While it seemed that solution might be close to implementation, there are conflicting signals from Congress.
I Have So Many Questions About the Germanwings Crash
It’s such a heartbreaking story and it leaves me with many questions. The announcement that officials believe the co-pilot deliberately crashed the plane is sobering and opens up more questions. I don’t profess to be an expert on anything below. I’m posing these questions and week start looking for answers. But, in certain ways, this has cast a deeper pit in my stomach than the MH 370 disappearance. Here are my questions and rambling thoughts. I hope you’ll join the discussion of you have your own questions or thoughts. […]
One of Air Asia 8501’s Black Boxes Recovered
The flight data recorder from downed Air Asia Flight 8501 has been recovered. It’s been just about two weeks since the flight crashed and the recovery teams have reportedly heard pings coming from at least one of the boxes. The black boxes typically have battery life for at least 30 days of active pinging, so there’s still plenty of hope that the voice recorder will also be found. Authorities were having a tough time the first few days after the crash because they weren’t able to detect the pings coming […]
