Feb 01 Officials meet to confront safety concerns after aviation disasters By Joan Lowy, Associated Press Government and aviation industry officials from dozens of countries are meeting in Montreal this week to try to find consensus on how to keep from losing airliners like the one that vanished without a trace in Asia and another shot… Continue reading
Jan 27 Systemic flaws found in safety oversight of major gas pipelines By Joan Lowy, Associated Press Three powerful accidents in recent years highlight weaknesses in the oversight of how natural gas providers maintain the largest pipelines in their networks, accident investigators said Tuesday as they issued more than two dozen safety recommendations. Continue reading
Jun 01 Co-owner of Philadelphia Inquirer, Lewis Katz, killed in plane crash By Kayla Ruble One of the Philadelphia Inquirer’s co-owners, Lewis Katz, was killed in a plane crash along with six others at a Massachusetts airfield on Saturday. Continue reading
Apr 23 Watch Explosive train derailments prompt U.S. to advocate for safety improvements of oil transport By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Jun 23 Watch Investigators Search for Clues in Fatal D.C. Train Crash Federal investigators on Tuesday worked to discover what caused two trains to collide yesterday in the nation's capital, killing nine people and injuring more than 75 others. Kwame Holman reports. Continue watching
Apr 03 Watch FAA Inspectors Claim Agency Was Lax on Safety Enforcement Veteran Federal Aviation Administration inspectors told a House committee Thursday that safety violations by Southwest Airlines were ignored by their supervisors due to the "cozy" relationship between FAA officials and the airline. An analyst examines federal oversight of commercial airlines. Continue watching
Jan 15 Watch Design Flaw Cited in Investigation of Minnesota Bridge Collapse The National Transportation Safety Board revealed findings Tuesday from its probe of last year's deadly Minnesota bridge collapse, citing a design flaw with steel "gusset plates" used to build the structure. NTSB chief Mark Rosenker details the agency's investigation. Continue watching