Judge OKs settlement in deadly Lear jet crash
Posted on Wednesday, March 17th, 2010
A judge approved a multimillion-dollar legal settlement Tuesday involving the wife and young son of former Blink 182 drummer Travis Barker’s assistant, who was killed in a 2008 plane crash in South Carolina.
The settlement with [...]
Feds Probe Toyota Prius Crash in NYC Suburb
Posted on Wednesday, March 10th, 2010
Federal safety regulators are gathering information after a suburban New York driver told police that a Toyota Prius accelerated on its own, then lurched down a driveway, across a road and into a stone wall.
The [...]
Jet with 74 aboard makes emergency landing
Posted on Monday, March 8th, 2010
Officials say a jet carrying 74 people made an emergency landing at the Aspen airport after smoke entered the pilot’s cabin.
Pitkin County Sheriff’s Deputy Alex Burchetta says SkyWest Airlines flight 5940 made a safe landing [...]
“Metal-on-Metal” Hip Replacements Linked to Complications
Posted on Thursday, March 4th, 2010
So called “metal-on-metal” hip replacements may be causing complications for many recipients. According to an article in The New York Times, many orthopedic surgeons have reduced or stopped using such hip implants, and recently The [...]
continue readingTapes indicate child directed planes at NY airport
Posted on Wednesday, March 3rd, 2010
The Federal Aviation Administration is investigating whether a child directed planes from Kennedy Airport’s air traffic control tower.
A child’s voice can be heard on a tape making five transmissions to pilots preparing for takeoff on [...]
Report confirms plane crashed after hitting lines
Posted on Thursday, February 25th, 2010
The plane carrying three Tesla Motors employees that crashed in a residential area last week had been flying about 50 feet above the ground when it struck power lines and a power line tower, a [...]
continue readingNew School Lunch Food Safety Rules Coming in July
Posted on Monday, February 15th, 2010
Food safety issues have long been an issue in this country, especially regarding school lunches and America’s children. Now, said USA Today, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) will launch what are being described as [...]
continue readingWatchdog: FAA safety initiatives lagging
Posted on Friday, February 5th, 2010
A government watchdog says eight of 10 safety initiatives promised after a regional airline crash last year are behind schedule or are not meeting goals.
Transportation Department Inspector General Calvin Scovel also said stepped-up inspections of [...]
Family plans lawsuit over Pa. teen’s beating
Posted on Thursday, January 28th, 2010
The family of a Pittsburgh teenager who alleges police officers brutally beat him are planning to file a civil rights lawsuit against the police department.
Family attorney John Lewis says the lawsuit has been drafted but [...]
Detroit lawyer pays up for contacting families after crash too soon
Posted on Tuesday, January 26th, 2010
Federal officials in Buffalo say a Detroit lawyer has paid $5,000 for being too quick to contact families of passengers killed in last February’s crash of Flight 3407 near Buffalo.
The U.S. Attorney’s office said Carl [...]