Shipping impact from plane grounding after UPS crash seen as ‘minimal’

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The grounding of MD-11 aircraft after the deadly crash of a UPS plane earlier this month could boost air cargo rates during the peak holiday shipping season, with some capacity out of the market, but analysts aren’t expecting a big impact. The Federal Aviation Administration on Nov. 8 prohibited flights of MD-11 planes, less than […]


Air India CEO says carrier embracing ‘new normal’ after deadly crash

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An Air India Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner. Sopa Images | Lightrocket | Getty Images LONG BEACH, Calif. — Air India CEO Campbell Wilson said the carrier has embraced a “new normal” and a stepped-up safety focus following the crash of one of its planes in June, the deadliest aviation disaster in a decade. All but one […]


Tesla asks court to throw out damages awarded in deadly crash — claim Musk misled jury

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The car company run by Elon Musk asked a federal court Friday to dismiss massive damages awarded to victims of a deadly crash, arguing that their lawyers had misled the jury by improperly bringing up the billionaire during the trial. The filing in Miami federal court seeks to overturn the $243 million award after a 22-year old […]


Tesla rejected $60M settlement before losing $243M in deadly Autopilot crash case

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Billionaire Elon Musk’s electric vehicle company Tesla rejected a $60 million settlement proposal in a lawsuit over the 2019 fatal crash of an Autopilot-equipped Model S before a jury this month awarded a $243 million verdict in the case. Lawyers for the plaintiffs disclosed the settlement proposal in a filing on Monday in the federal court in Miami, as part of a request […]


Tesla held partially liable for 2019 fatal autopilot crash

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A jury in Miami has determined that Tesla should be held partly liable for a fatal 2019 Autopilot crash, and must compensate the family of the deceased and an injured survivor a portion of $329 million in damages. Tesla’s payout is based on $129 million in compensatory damages, and $200 million in punitive damages against the […]


Ford recalls more than 200,000 vehicles with software glitch due to crash risk

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The Ford Motor Company announced it is recalling over 200,000 vehicles because of a software malfunction that can cause rearview cameras to fail, increasing the risk of a crash and possibly injury. According to a recall notice posted by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), the vehicle manufacturer is recalling 200,061 vehicles, including certain […]


Boeing Dreamliner crash, military escalations darken Paris Air Show

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The Boeing 787-9 civil jet airplane of Vietnam Airlines performs its flight display at the 51st Paris International Airshow in Le Bourget near Paris, France. (Photo by: aviation-images.com/Universal Images Group via Getty Images) aviation-images.com | Universal Images Group | Getty Images Kelly Ortberg’s first Paris Air Show as Boeing CEO was set to be relatively […]


What we know about first fatal Boeing Dreamliner crash

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A view shows the wreckage of an Air India aircraft, bound for London’s Gatwick Airport, which crashed during take-off from an airport in Ahmedabad, India June 12, 2025. Adnan Abidi | Reuters An Air India plane that was bound for London and carrying 242 people crashed seconds after takeoff in western India on Thursday, killing […]


Amazon’s Zoox issues software recall again after San Francisco crash

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A Zoox autonomous robotaxi in San Francisco, California, US, on Wednesday, Dec. 4, 2024. David Paul Morris | Bloomberg | Getty Images Amazon‘s Zoox robotaxi unit issued a voluntary recall of its software for the second time in a month following a recent crash in San Francisco. On May 8, an unoccupied Zoox robotaxi was […]


The Missteps That Led to a Fatal Plane Crash at Reagan National Airport

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As they flew south along the Potomac River on the gusty night of Jan. 29, the crew aboard an Army Black Hawk helicopter attempted to execute a common aviation practice. It would play a role in ending their lives. Shortly after the Black Hawk passed over Washington’s most famous array of cherry trees, an air […]