NTSB Issues Final Report On Asiana Flight 214

The National Transportation Safety Board held a public meeting today in Washington, D.C. to present its final findings and probable cause statement regarding the Crash of Asiana Airlines Flight 214, which crashed in San Francisco on July 6, 2013. A cop …

The Montreal Convention – Part I (Damages for Death and Injury)

The Montreal Convention is a multi-national treaty that governs the rights of passengers aboard international flights where the country of origin and the country of destination are both signatories to the treaty. Most developed (and many lesser develop …

Another Preventable Propeller Strike Casualty

Injuries and deaths from propeller strikes are not widespread, but unfortunately they do happen. Most recently, a long-time employee of a skydiving company in Ohio died as a result of severe head injuries she suffered when she walked into a spinning pr …

Droning On About Unmanned Aerial Vehicles

It isn’t just passenger planes missing one another. According to the Federal Aviation Administration (“FAA”), a pilot of a U.S. Airways flight recently reported a near mid-air collision with an unmanned aircraft, also known as a drone. Over a year ago, …

Too Many Near Mid Air Collisions

Two planes that nearly collided last month at Newark International Airport were stunningly close. One plane, a United Airlines 737, was landing when a United Express flight was taking off on an intersecting runway. The ascending United Express Flight b …

No Closer To Finding Malaysia Airlines Flight 370

Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 disappeared on March 8, 2014. Despite the passage of nearly three months, the investigators have not found any trace of wreckage. Most recently, the focus of the search has been on the southern Indian Ocean. The key in isol …

Dear Airline – The Only Bags I Have Are Under My Eyes

All airlines lose baggage or have baggage delays. This is a fact, unfortunate as it is, and this post addresses what you should do when it happens to you. Why this happens is another question, and it is one being asked more frequently now that the airl …

Southwest Airlines Set To Add Non-Stop Flights At Dallas Love Field

The Wright Amendment, passed in 1979, is about to expire, and this will mean a big change for air traffic in Dallas. The Wright Amendment currently restricts flights in and out of Dallas Love Field. When passed, it was designed to protect the relativel …

Emergency Slide Deploys In Flight on Jet Blue Aircraft

Passengers on board a Jet Blue flight from Fort Myers, Florida, to Boston’s Logan airport on Wednesday heard a loud bang while in flight. What caused the frightening noise? Much to everyone’s surprise, it was the in-flight deployment of one of the plan …

Korean Air Jet Dumps Fuel Over DFW

About a week ago, a Korean Air flight, operating a Boeing 777, experienced a problem with the left engine shortly after take-off from Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport in route to Seoul, Korea. Passengers reported hearing a large boom, and some r …