All articles tagged with #aviation safety and security
The Washington Post reports that President Trump flew secretly from Turkey on a covert military aircraft because of an Iranian assassination threat, while the White House said he was aboard Air Force One; a decoy plane and tightened security concealed the travel from journalists and some staff, highlighting security risks amid Iran tensions.
After about a decade of review, the FAA certified Boeing’s 737 MAX-7—the smallest model in the MAX family—for production, clearing the way for eventual passenger service after years of scrutiny tied to crashes.
Trump switched aircraft on the way back from the NATO summit in Turkey, flying first on the older Air Force One and then taking the Qatar-donated Boeing 747 for the remainder of the trip home. He denied security concerns drove the early switch, even suggesting Iran could have targeted him; the Qatar jet is said to lack some advanced security tech of the prior planes.
A skydiving plane crash near Butler, Missouri, on a day with clear blue skies killed 12 people, including 11 skydivers, as the NTSB opens an investigation into the crash; the tragedy devastates the close-knit Midwest skydiving community and features personal stories like 54-year-old Michael Shanahan, who began jumping after his sister’s cancer diagnosis.
The U.S. Army is reviewing why an AH-64E Apache helicopter conducted a training flight outside Kid Rock’s Tennessee home and near No Kings rallies; an Army official said the flyby was not part of a sanctioned mission and appropriate action will be taken if safety standards or regulations were violated.
The cockpit voice recorder from an Air Canada Express jet captured a runway clearance error at LaGuardia: air traffic control cleared both the plane and an emergency vehicle to use the same runway, a miscommunication the tower did not recognize, leading to a deadly collision that killed two pilots and injured others; the NTSB is investigating.
An Iranian drone attack set a fuel tank at Dubai International Airport on Monday ablaze, triggering a massive fire and the suspension of flights at one of the world’s busiest hubs. The fire was reportedly under control by sunrise, though smoke lingered and roads near the airport were closed. Flights were gradually resuming to selected destinations after precautionary halts. Emirates said some services would be limited, and Iran had warned that targets in Dubai’s financial district and other Gulf locations could be hit, underscoring ongoing concerns about attacks on civilian infrastructure in the region.
The Pentagon identified six U.S. service members—ages 28 to 38—from two air refueling wings who were killed when a KC-135 tanker crashed in western Iraq while supporting operations related to Iran; the crash is described as an apparent midair collision with another KC-135.
Thirteen months after a midair collision near Reagan National, The Post's View argues the Pentagon is sabotaging a bipartisan Rotor Act deal designed to prevent similar crashes, undoing prior acceptance of responsibility and threatening the safety fixes the agreement would put in place.