The crash of an Air Midwest twin-turboprop has pushed the cumulative toll of those killed from maintenance errors to more than 3,040 over the last three decades, raising new questions about maintenance oversight as well as concerns about passenger and baggage weights used in determining takeoff ...

'Onerous burden' feared in documentation and inspection proposals SAVANNAH, Ga. - Operators of small jets can anticipate a wave of new wiring inspection requirements, based on recent inspections of a sample of the fleet and the need to bring comparable attention to the state of wiring that already ...

Longer flights, more passengers with medical conditions raise risks While airlines are meeting requirements for in-flight emergency oxygen, it may be time to review the standards and to upgrade the technology. Airliners are making longer flights and the passenger population is growing older, ...

A new report on long range flights may underplay the hazard of two or more engines lost to the same failure, and of the potential for electrical malfunctions to ignite fires that could spread before a safe landing could be carried out at a divert airfield. The report is significant for its ...

From a safety standpoint, 2002 was a relatively benign year in terms of the toll on lives lost, aircraft destroyed, and losses to insurers. In this respect, the year's record provided a "much needed respite" after the horrific toll in 2001, when four jetliners were hijacked Sept. 11 and ...