Hacker News with Generative AI: Aviation Safety

FBI shares photos of pieces of drone that damaged super scooper aircraft (abc7ny.com)
The FBI released new photos of a damaged water-dropping super scooper firefighting aircraft that collided with a drone over the Palisades Fire.

FBI, Drones, Aviation Safety, Wildfires

6 points by cratermoon 3 days ago | 0 comments

Jeju Air jet black boxes stopped recording before crash: transport ministry (koreatimes.co.kr)
The black boxes holding the flight data and cockpit voice recorders for the crashed Jeju Air flight that left 179 people dead stopped recording four minutes before the disaster, Korea's transport ministry said Saturday.

Aviation Safety, Accidents, South Korea

24 points by gslin 7 days ago | 26 comments

Missiles are now the biggest killer of airline passengers (wsj.com)
Jetliners being accidentally blasted out of the sky has become the leading cause of commercial-aviation deaths over recent years, marking a new trend running counter to an otherwise improving safety picture.

Aviation Safety, Military, Air Travel

585 points by JumpCrisscross 22 days ago | 431 comments

Planes over N.J. hit by lasers as hunt for drones continues (nj.com)
Several pilots flying over New Jersey reported their planes were hit by lasers in recent days, leading aviation officials to warn residents about the dangers of pointing lasers at aircraft.

Aviation Safety, New Jersey, Drones, Lasers

7 points by gnabgib 30 days ago | 0 comments

Two men arrested after drone flies 'dangerously close' to Boston's Logan Airport (cnn.com)

Drones, Aviation Safety, Boston, Law Enforcement, Airports

19 points by belter 33 days ago | 9 comments

Airbus A380 flew for 300 hours with meter-long tool left inside engine (theregister.com)
An Airbus A380 operated by Australian airline Qantas clocked over 290 hours of flight time despite a tool having been left inside one of its engines, according to a report from the Australian Transport Safety Bureau.

Aviation, Aviation Safety, Qantas, Airbus A380

22 points by rntn 64 days ago | 10 comments

Urgent Boeing safety issue not taken seriously by the FAA, key regulator says (cnn.com)

Aviation Safety, Boeing, FAA, Regulation

4 points by howard941 109 days ago | 0 comments

NTSB Issues Urgent Safety Recommendations on Boeing 737 Rudder System (ntsb.gov:443)
The National Transportation Safety Board Thursday issued urgent safety recommendations to The Boeing Company and the Federal Aviation Administration in response to the potential for a jammed or restricted rudder control system on some 737 airplanes.

Aviation Safety, Boeing, NTSB, 737

41 points by danboarder 111 days ago | 29 comments

NTSB Issues Urgent Safety Recommendations on Boeing 737 Rudder System (ntsb.gov:443)
The National Transportation Safety Board Thursday issued urgent safety recommendations to The Boeing Company and the Federal Aviation Administration in response to the potential for a jammed or restricted rudder control system on some 737 airplanes.

Aviation Safety, Boeing, 737, NTSB, FAA

12 points by surfingdino 113 days ago | 2 comments

Pilots Are Dying of Tiredness. Tech Can't Save Them (wired.com)
India’s $13.9 billion aviation industry—projected to cater to over 300 million domestically by 2030—is a ticking time bomb.

Aviation Safety, Pilot Fatigue, Technology, India

41 points by Brajeshwar 114 days ago | 73 comments

Boeing's door-panel blowout came after years of overlooked issues (washingtonpost.com)

Boeing, Aviation Safety, Engineering, Manufacturing, Accidents

7 points by isaacfrond 159 days ago | 1 comments

Alaska Airlines blowout: Crew detail 'chaos' after mid-air blowout (bbc.com)

Airlines, Aviation Safety, Accidents, News

6 points by rbanffy 164 days ago | 0 comments

B-1B crash result of pilot error and 'culture of noncompliance' (taskandpurpose.com)

Military, Aviation Safety, Human Error

19 points by ilamont 175 days ago | 3 comments

Pilots said nothing as Southwest plane flew dangerously low over Tampa Bay (tampabay.com)