Alison Duquette

Boeing 787 Nears FAA Approval as Flight Tests Are Completed

Boeing Co.’s 787 Dreamliner, the world’s first composite-plastic commercial jet, finished its 20- month flight-test program in the final hurdle toward approval for passenger service that could start next month.

Fatal Flying on Airlines No Accident in Pilot Complaints to FAA

On the evening of Dec. 10, 2007, pilot Kenny Edwards got the order to fly a Continental Airlines Inc. commuter flight from Tampa, Florida, to West Palm Beach. He told his dispatch supervisor he wouldn’t do it.

U.S. Air-Collision Alerts Top 200 Since New Monitoring Began

Alarms sounded in the cockpits of a Continental Airlines Inc. plane carrying 100 people and a Gulfstream II business jet, warning the pilots that they were headed for a collision more than 24,000 feet over Maryland.

Gulfstream Jet Crash Came as Pilots Simulated Engine Failure, Board Says

The Gulfstream G650 jet that crashed April 2, killing all four crew members, was simulating an engine failure during takeoff when the accident occurred, the National Transportation Safety Board said.

Almost 400 GE Aircraft Engines Need Frequent Checks

Almost 400 General Electric Co. aircraft engines must be inspected more frequently for cracks to prevent failures, federal aviation regulators told U.S. airlines following “urgent” recommendations by a safety board.

Rolls-Royce Test-Bed Blowout Shuts Site Used for Boeing, Airbus

Rolls-Royce Group Plc has yet to reopen a site used to trial jet engines for Boeing Co.’s 787 Dreamliner model and the rival Airbus SAS A350 after a $17 million turbine blew up on the test bed three weeks ago.

Apple IPads in Cockpits May Mean End of Paper Charts

Apple Inc .’s iPad won approval from U.S. regulators to display navigational charts for some charter pilots, a step that may speed the end of the decades-old tradition of paper maps in the cockpit.

Boeing’s Delays on 787 May End as Analysts See On-Time Entry

Boeing Co .’s new 787 Dreamliner earned the nickname “7-Late-7” for three years of delays in entering commercial service. The razzing may soon be over.

Rockets Hit Lebanon as Nasrallah Vows Victory in Syria War

U.K. to Consider More Curbs on Extremists After Killing

Vietnamese Painting Fetches Record $390,000 in Hong Kong

Ferrari Racer at $11.9 Million Beats 1970s Porsche 911s

Graham Urges Special Counsel on U.S. Probes of Reporters