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Turbulence killed a passenger on a flight from London to Singapore, but severe injuries due to turbulence are incredibly rare

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A general view of the cabin of Singapore Airlines flight SQ321, which was hit by severe turbulence.
Severe turbulence dislodged oxygen masks and caused injuries to dozens of passengers on Singapore Airlines flight SQ321.

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A major new aviation bill seeks to end passengers being made to pay to sit with their kids, and to improve safety on planes after the Alaska blowout

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A man in a green vest looks at a large hole on a plane while standing between seats
The cockpit voice recorder data was lost from the Alaska Airlines blowout flight because it wasn't retrieved within two hours.

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Boeing is under FAA investigation after disclosing some employees didn't perform safety tests on the wings of a 787 but recorded that they did anyway

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Boeing 787 Dreamliners are built at the aviation company's North Charleston, South Carolina, assembly plant on May 30, 2023.
Boeing 787 Dreamliners are built at the aviation company's North Charleston, South Carolina, assembly plant on May 30, 2023.

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Local senators slam FAA bill provision that would add long-haul flights to a key DC-area airport and benefit lawmakers: 'Ridiculous and dangerous'

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Passengers at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport.

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A Connecticut home with a private FAA-approved airstrip and hangar has hit the market for $2.9 million. Take a look.

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Home in Bristol, Connecticut, with FAA-approved airstrip.
The Connecticut home is selling for $2.9 million.

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FAA investigating safety breaches after Colorado Rockies coach sat in a plane cockpit and joked about landing it during a United Airlines charter flight, reports say

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Hensley Meulens entered a United Airlines cockpit mid-flight

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United Airlines is facing tighter scrutiny and may have to pause expansion plans after several safety incidents like a tire falling off a plane

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Boeing 787-10 Dreamliner, from United Airlines company, taking off from Barcelona airport, in Barcelona on 28th March 2023.
A United Airlines Boeing 787.

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A man could face 5 years in prison for pointing a laser at a Delta Air Lines flight

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An Airbus A321 operated by Delta Airlines takes off from JFK Airport on August 24, 2019
A Delta Air Lines Airbus A321.

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Air traffic controllers are overworked and stressed — and that's dangerous for safe flying

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LAS VEGAS, NEVADA - FEBRUARY 04: The Kansas City Chiefs United Airlines flight comes in for a landing behind the air traffic control tower for Super Bowl LVIII at Harry Reid International Airport on February 04, 2024 in Las Vegas, Nevada.
A United Airlines plane lands at Harry Reid International Airport in Las Vegas.

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Boeing whistleblower says he urged Alaska Airlines to ground the 737 Max before blowout — and calls regulators 'horribly asleep at the wheel'

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Ed Pierson, former senior manager at the 737 factory who approached a executive at the company with concerns about the 737. listen to FAA ADMINISTRATOR Stephen M. Dickson before a Oversight Hearing on December 11, 2019 in Washington, DC.
Ed Pierson testified before Congress in 2019.

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