Over 35 lawsuits have been filed against Boeing since the Lion Air crash on October 29, 2018 in Indonesia, and now more are sure to come following the horrifying crash on March 10 of yet another Boeing 737 MAX 8 jetliner, this time in Ethiopia killing everyone on board. In addition to the families of […]
Pilot Awarded Back Pay and Attorneys’ Fees in Airline Whistleblower Case
Bald Mountain Air Service is an air carrier service based out of Homer, Alaska. Until November 2012, Brian Bell was a medevac pilot working for Bald Mountain. Bell was fired, however, two days after an Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) inspection was conducted. That inspection was prompted after Bell filed reports with both OSHA […]
Engine Maker Planned to Inspect Defective Southwest Plane
Last week, a Southwest Airlines plane (Flight 1380) experienced major malfunctions, leading to a blown engine and a dislodged fan blade. The blade shattered a window, causing a woman to be partially sucked out and perish. The tragic event has led to a whole series of oversight questions, namely the following: why did this happen […]
Airline Lobby Calls for Increased Regulations on Hobbyist Drones
On February 1st, a video was posted on the sUASNews website, showing a hobbyist drone flying in close proximity to a major airliner over Las Vegas. This was cause for concern for major trade organizations, such as the Air Line Pilots Association, the National Air Traffic Controllers Association and Airlines for America, all of which […]
FAA to Loosen Medical Restrictions on Some Pilots
Three levels of medical certificates are required of various pilots – third class, second class and first class. Each involves a more thorough and invasive medical exam than the last, and each confers greater privileges on the pilots who hold it. Commercial airline pilots, for example, must hold first-class medical certificates, while pilots flying single-seat […]