aviation safety
Weekend Giga Gears Roundup March 02, 2024
A TikToker bid $2 on an eBay catamaran and won the auction despite not knowing if it was legit, but when they checked on Google Earth and saw the boat floating in a harbor, they moved forward with becoming boat owners. Obviously a $2 boat is going to need some work, so the new owner made a dedicated TikTok account to…
Boeing Safety Culture Issues | Giga Gears
So, as it turns out, Boeing’s safety culture is as not goodas we all expected it to be. A new report from federal safety experts found some major issues with its culture that include a “disconnect” between senior management and other employees. It was also described as both “inadequate” and “confusing.” That is not…
“Pilots Advocate for Dual Flyers in Cockpit: Combatting Loneliness in the Skies | Giga Gears”
As it turns out, pilots are also not on board with the idea of just one of them being in the cockpit during a flight. To show their displeasure, airline pilots at Schiphol Airport in the Netherlands handed out flyers to raise awareness for plans to allow flights with just one pilot on the flight deck.
“Experts and Ex-Boeing Employees Warn Against Max: A Cautionary Message for Families and All”
Airlines are resuming flights with the troubled Boeing Max 9 planes which were all grounded following the door panel blow-out incident on Jan. 5, but aviation experts say that these planes still have significant and potentially dangerous quality-control issues.
“Regulatory Failures: Boeing 737 Max’s Serious Flaws Ignored”
The door plug blow-out on Alaska Airlines Flight 1282 has rightly provoked an intense outburst of public scrutiny regarding the Boeing 737 Max 9. Initial findings have led federal regulators to believe that design and quality control issues at Boeing and its supplier Spirit AeroSystems caused the dramatic incident.…