All the headlines from our Aerospace Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Aug 11 2023 // The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration is increasing its prediction for the ongoing 2023 Atlantic hurricane season to “above-normal” activity.Warmer-than-normal sea surface temperatures across much...
Jul 11 2023 // The U.S. National Transportation Safety Board said on Friday it is investigating an engine fire last week on a Boeing BA.N 737-900 MAX plane operated by United Airlines UAL.O at Newark Liberty International Airport in New...
Jun 28 2023 // United Airlines Chief Executive Scott Kirby has blamed the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) after severe storms led to thousands of canceled flights in recent days.“I’m … frustrated that the FAA...
Jun 8 2023 // Boeing was sued on Wednesday by a Colorado company that accused the aerospace giant of stealing trade secrets for NASA’s Space Launch System rocket, and then building components with “critical” safety...
May 31 2023 // A U.S. judge ruled late on Tuesday that relatives of those killed in a 2019 Boeing 737 MAX Ethiopian Airlines crash may seek compensation for pain and suffering of passengers before the plane hit the ground.Boeing in 2021...
May 26 2023 // As the 2023 Atlantic hurricane season approaches June 1, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration is predicting “near-normal” activity.The season’s expectations are mostly due to the fact NOAA...
May 23 2023 // Elon Musk’s SpaceX and Unipol Gruppo agreed to join forces to help people hit by flooding in northern Italy connect to the Internet, facilitating rescue operations, the Italian insurer said on Saturday.Torrential...
May 2 2023 // Conservation groups sued the Federal Aviation Administration on Monday, challenging its approval of expanded rocket launch operations by Elon Musk’s SpaceX next to a national wildlife refuge in South Texas without...
Apr 17 2023 // A French court on Monday cleared European planemaker Airbus and Air France of “involuntary manslaughter,” upsetting families of some of the 228 people killed when an airliner vanished into an Atlantic storm...
Mar 30 2023 // In closely watched and widely publicized toxic-tort litigation that has percolated through the courts for more than a decade, federal appeals judges this week underscored the strict standard that expert witnesses are held...
Feb 15 2023 // The acting head of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is forming a team of experts to review airline safety after several recent near miss incidents raised questions about the U.S. aviation system.Acting FAA...
Feb 13 2023 // DALLAS (AP) – A federal judge has rejected an effort by families of passengers who died in Boeing 737 Max crashes to reopen an agreement that allowed Boeing to avoid prosecution for fraud in how it won regulatory...
Feb 10 2023 // A U.S. judge in Texas late on Thursday denied a legal bid by families of the victims of two Boeing 737 MAX crashes to reopen or reject a January 2021 deferred prosecution agreement.Boeing won immunity from criminal...
Feb 7 2023 // AUSTIN, Texas (AP) – A FedEx cargo airplane attempting to land at Austin-Bergstrom International Airport on Saturday had to reverse course after a second plane was cleared to depart from the same runway, according to the...
Feb 7 2023 // Drought affects everything from water quality and public health to ecosystems and infrastructure. But when does a drought become severe enough to warrant water restrictions?Tennessee state agencies do not have that answer,...
Feb 3 2023 // Airbus and Qatar Airways have settled a dispute over grounded A350 jets, the companies said on Wednesday, averting a potentially damaging UK court trial after a blistering 18-month feud that tore the lid off the global jet...
Jan 27 2023 // FORT WORTH — In an unusual proceeding for a corporation accused of a crime, Boeing officials were arraigned Thursday in a federal courtroom in Fort Worth for the company’s actions leading to two plane crashes in...
Jan 20 2023 // A federal judge on Thursday ordered Boeing Co BA.N to appear in court on Jan. 26 to be arraigned on a 2021 felony charge after families of those killed in two fatal crashes objected to a 2021 plea deal.Boeing won immunity...
Jan 20 2023 // The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) said on Thursday a preliminary review found that contract personnel “unintentionally deleted files” disrupting a key computer system and prompting a nationwide...
Jan 19 2023 // European planemaker Airbus said it had withdrawn from a U.S. government-named panel reviewing Boeing’s safety processes and how they influence Boeing safety culture after two fatal 737 MAX crashes in recent years...