Delta Airlines flight upside-down after crash at Toronto Pearson International Airport
Emergency crews are responding to an “incident” involving a Delta Air Lines plane at Toronto Pearson International Airport.
Air traffic controller 'left work early' before deadly crash as helicopter's flight height comes into question
A single controller was left to handle the air traffic of planes and helicopters flying over the airspace when two people would typically be monitoring both flight paths
Boeing 737 skidded off runway in Senegal airport, injuring 10 people
A Boeing 737 plane carrying 85 people skidded off the runway at the airport in Dakar, Senegal’s capital, injuring 10 people. Senegal's transport minister said in a statement that the Air Sénégal flight operated by TransAir was headed to Bamako late on Wednesday carrying 79 passengers, two pilots and four cabin crew. The injured were being treated in hospital, while the other survivors have been taken to a hotel to rest. No other details were immediately available.
The Disturbing Truth About How Airplanes Are Maintained Today
In the last decade, most of the big U.S. airlines have shifted major maintenance work to places like El Salvador, Mexico, and China, where few mechanics are F.A.A. certified and inspections have no teeth.
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