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January 22, 2020

Air bag woes force Honda, Toyota to recall 6M vehicles

Two different air bag glitches have forced Toyota and Honda to recall over 6 million vehicles worldwide, and both problems ...

January 22, 2020

US agency examining Tesla unintended acceleration complaint

The U.S. government's auto safety agency is looking into allegations that all three of Tesla's electric vehicle models can ...

January 21, 2020

Boeing doesn't expect Max jet to be cleared until summer

Boeing said Tuesday that it doesn't expect federal regulators to approve its changes to the grounded 737 Max until this ...

January 18, 2020

Chicago flights halted; plane slides off Kansas City taxiway

The Federal Aviation Administration halted all flights in and out of Chicago's O'Hare Airport for hours Friday night due to ...

January 17, 2020

Boeing is working on a new software issue on the 737 Max

Boeing is working to fix a newly discovered problem with software powering up on the 737 Max, adding to the list of tasks the ...

January 17, 2020

Panel finds FAA followed procedures in approving Boeing Max

A government advisory committee has concluded that federal regulators followed established procedures when they certified the ...

January 16, 2020

Southwest joins rivals in again delaying Boeing jet's return

Southwest Airlines said Thursday it has taken the grounded Boeing 737 Max out of its schedule until early June and is ...

January 15, 2020

Theories persist about mystery drones seen in rural region

People insist they have spotted fleets of large drones crisscrossing rural America’s night sky, their mission mysterious, ...

January 15, 2020

Jet dumps fuel that lands on schoolkids near Los Angeles

An airliner with engine trouble dumped jet fuel that fell as a smelly mist on dozens of schoolchildren while the plane made ...

January 14, 2020

New Boeing CEO inherits crisis created under his predecessor

Changing CEOs was the easy part. Now it's up to Boeing's new leader to deal with a crisis caused by two crashes and the ...

January 11, 2020

Boeing papers show employees slid 737 Max problems past FAA

Lawmakers on Capitol Hill lashed out at Boeing on Friday after the release of a batch of emails and text messages in which ...

January 11, 2020

Chat logs, emails show cavalier attitude by Boeing employees

Internal documents reveal that Boeing employees were aware of problems with the Max 737 jet ahead of two deadly crashes, and ...

January 10, 2020

FAA seeks to fine Boeing $5.4 million over faulty Max parts

The Federal Aviation Administration said Friday it plans to fine Boeing $5.4 million for installing substandard parts on the ...

January 10, 2020

Airlines face scrutiny for continuing to fly in Iran

Airlines are coming under increasing scrutiny for continuing to fly in Iran after a missile barrage and warnings by U.S.

January 10, 2020

Grounding of 737 Max takes growing toll on Kansas suppliers

The suspension of production of the Boeing 737 Max is taking a growing toll on suppliers in Kansas, where more than 40 ...

January 09, 2020

US to probe fatal Indiana crash involving Tesla Model 3

The U.S. government's road safety agency is sending a special team to Indiana to investigate a fatal crash involving a Tesla ...

January 09, 2020

Takata recall of 10M inflators could be last of air bag saga

Takata is recalling 10 million more front air bag inflators sold to 14 different automakers because they can explode with too ...

January 08, 2020

New US plan keeps autonomous vehicle standards voluntary

The Trump administration on Wednesday unveiled its most recent round of guidelines for autonomous vehicle makers that rely ...

January 08, 2020

Boeing now saying pilots need simulator training for 737 Max

Boeing said Tuesday it is recommending that pilots receive training in a flight simulator before the grounded 737 Max returns ...