airline safety Archives - Carrier Management

Cell Phones Could Still Be a Safety Issue on Some Boeing Jets

U.S. government officials in 2014 revealed an alarming safety issue: Passenger cellphones and other types of radio signals could pose a crash threat to some models of Boeing 737 and 777 airplanes. ...

Failed Southwest Air Jet Engine Passed Multiple Visual Inspections

The fan blade that failed on a Southwest Airlines Co. plane last month, killing a passenger, had been inspected seven times since late 2012 but without the sophisticated technology airlines are now ...

Heat Wave Prevents Dozens of Planes From Flying in Phoenix

Summer heat can make even the hardiest people wilt and collapse into a pool of sweat. The same is true for the Bombardier Inc. family of regional jets—it can become too hot to fly them when the ...

Southeast Asia May be 20 Years Away from Having Air Safety Regulator

It could take Southeast Asia, one of the fastest growing air travel markets, two decades to set up a regulatory body to oversee safety in an industry blighted by disasters in recent years, say ...