Aviation

Boeing Airlines, based in Chicago, has tweeted that it has assembled a team “for technical assistance” and in a separate tweet stated that the “Boeing team is now en route to assist on MH370.” The destination of the technical team was not stated in the tweets. In the meantime, concern continues to rise about the report that two passengers aboard Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370 that was headed for Beijing early Saturday were carrying stolen passports….

Three Americans have been confirmed among the passengers aboard Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 that has been missing since Saturday morning after it left Kuala Lumpur for Beijing, China. People from 14 countries were on the plane. As an international search crew continues to look for the aircraft, officials have told the media that a 50-year-old long-time executive for IBM from Texas is among those on the plane. Two small children, aged two and four, carrying…

Six countries, including the United States, are part of the international search team for the missing Boeing 777-200 airliner that reportedly disappeared Saturday morning over the Gulf of Thailand with 239 passengers aboard. The plane reportedly was flying at about 35,000 feet in non-threatening weather. As air and water search crews scour the Gulf as well as the South China Sea, the issue of two passengers boarding Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370 has emerged in media…

After a Malaysia Airlines commercial jet has been missing for hours, air and water search crews from several countries were dispatched and reportedly a Vietnamese government statement was issued that said it has spotted two large oil slicks in the South China Sea. The Washington Post released a story that said Vietnamese air force planes spotted the two large oil slicks off the southern tip of its country. It quoted Associated Press reports that these…

Boeing Airlines has sent out a second tweet on the missing Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370 that reportedly was lost somewhere over Vietnam air space heading to China overnight. The plane was a Boeing 777-200ER, according to reports. “Our team is assembled for technical assistance on MH370. Our thoughts remain with all on board & their families,” Boeing tweeted, as boats were rushing to try to find the plane in the South China Sea. Reuters news…

A Malaysia Airlines flight carrying 227 passengers and 12 crew members is missing hours after it lost contact with air traffic control and a search-and-rescue effort is underway, officials are reporting. Flight MH370 was scheduled to land in Beijing at 6:30 a.m. Saturday after taking off from Malaysia’s capital of Kuala Lumpur, but it never arrived, media reports say. It departed at 12:41 a.m. and lost contact about two hours later, officials are reporting. Officials…

Having been aware of a possible problem with a moving flap in the tail-section of Boeing 767 aircraft responsible for aiding in elevation shifts since 2000, the FAA issued a new order in Monday’s Federal Register demanding increased inspection and safety tests for these crucial components. This order of inspection comes on the heels of past problems with the movable tailpiece and a desire for greater guarantees of safety, as the loss of control of…

Robert A. Clifford, Senior Partner at Clifford Law Offices, Chicago, is concerned by the information revealed at yesterday’s NTSB Public Hearing on the crash of Asiana Flight 214, a Boeing 777 widebody airliner. The Hearing information indicates that poor piloting, pilot training, and airplane systems design issues likely led to the fatal crash of Asiana Flight 214. While the full NTSB report and Probable Cause statement will not come for many months, the Public Hearing…

At the end of a long flight, or even a short one, the last thing anyone wants is another cumbersome procedure. People are more willing to participate in, and are accustomed to, security screenings in the airport than they were a decade ago. However, the latest addition of exit portals at the Syracuse airport caused some ire similar to when shoe screenings and body scanners became part of the air travel experience. As part of…