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Smoke in cockpit, engine failure: JetBlue flight turns back to Newark, prompts evacuation

A JetBlue flight heading to West Palm Beach returned to Newark Liberty International Airport shortly after takeoff on Wednesday after an engine problem led to smoke in the cockpit, officials said. The ...

FAA Proposes New Boeing 737 MAX Inspections Over Flight Controls

The FAA is proposing mandatory inspections for certain Boeing 737 MAX aircraft to check for incorrectly installed bearings in a critical flight control system.
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NTSB: Greg Biffle Crash Followed Instrument Failure, Cockpit Confusion

Greg Biffle's Cessna Citation 550 crashed, killing all seven occupants, after encountering multiple instrument failures and communication issues during the flight. The aircraft experienced escalating ...

Air India crash: Pilots simulate engine failures, probe dual shutdown

Air India pilots ran simulations on Boeing 787s after flight AI-171's crash, as investigators probe black box data and fuel ...
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Aircraft Mufflers

Muffler and exhaust system failures are a recurring issue reported across various aircraft models. These failures pose significant safety hazards, leading to incidents such as smoke in the cockpit, ...

[Aviation History] #089 - From "Aircraft that follow the pilot" to "Aircraft that control the pilot"—Two disasters caused by the design philosophies of Boeing and Airbus

The cockpit of an airplane is thought to be a place where computers assist humans for the sake of safety.However, the ...