Hacker News with Generative AI: Aviation Safety

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 6 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 52 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 53 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 55 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 56 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 101 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 106 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 118 days ago | 3 comments

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