NTSB suspect that pilot error led to the deadly Prime Air crash on February 23, The Wall Street Journal reported. The NTSB said on March 5 that the Boeing 767-300 cargo jet entered some turbulence shortly before the plane’s crash. The engines increased to maximum thrust, after which the airplane pitch turned slightly up. That…
A British Airways #BA174 declared an emergency and diverted to St. John’s due to fire alarm. The Boeing Boeing 777-200 (reg. G-ZZZA) with 209 people onboard operating flight #BA174 from JFK to London Heathrow was forced to divert to St. John’s during the night. The captain announced a potential fire in the forward cargo hold. Fire crews were on…
Similarities between the Lion Air and Ethiopian Airlines crashes, confirmed by black box data, have focused attention on an anti-stalling system used in the new Boeing 737MAX aircraft. The Maneuvering Characteristics Augmentation System (MCAS) is an automated safety feature on the 737MAX designed to prevent the plane from entering into a stall, or losing lift.…