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India will deny a UN Aviation investigator to join the probe into the Boeing Co. (NYSE:BA) 787 Dreamliner crash in the city of Ahmedabad, Gujarat. What Happened: Citing two anonymous sources familiar with the matter, Reuters reported on Friday that the ICAO, or International Civil Aviation...

The National Transport Safety Board, or NTSB, has issued a safety warning over engines used in aircraft manufactured by Boeing Co. (NYSE:BA) and Airbus SE (OTC:EADSF). What Happened: The agency warned that the CFM International Leap 1B engine could potentially let in smoke into the aircraft's cabin...

Senior Siemens AG (OTC:SIEGY) executive and CEO of Siemens Spain, Agustín Escobar, died alongside his family in a helicopter crash in New York City last Thursday.  The Details: The sightseeing flight, operated by New York Helicopter Tours, crashed 15 minutes after takeoff from Wall Street...

Boeing Co (NYSE:BA) has faced some turbulent years with several safety issues, public criticism and substantial leadership overhauls. Here’s the latest update on ongoing safety concerns and the effects of an ongoing labor strike. Regulatory and Safety: In an alert issued Monday, the U.S....

Safety investigators have recently issued urgent recommendations to Boeing Co (NYSE:BA) and the Federal Aviation Administration following the discovery of a potential safety issue with the 737 Max jets. The issue pertains to the pedals used by pilots to steer the aircraft on runways, which can...

Safety advocacy group the Dawn Project ran a pair of Super Bowl advertisements over the weekend urging consumers to boycott Tesla Inc (NASDAQ:TSLA) due to alleged safety concerns the EV maker has failed to address. The Dawn Project founder Dan O’Dowd further explained the safety advocacy...

Boeing Company (NYSE:BA) reported quarterly results Wednesday morning. Following the print, Boeing CEO Dave Calhoun shared details on CNBC's "Squawk on the Street" regarding the company's renewed focus on quality and accountability.  What Happened: Boeing has been under scrutiny since a door plug...

According to the head of the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB), U.S., Tesla Inc's (NASDAQ: TSLA) use of the term Full Self-Driving in its driver-assistance technology is "irresponsible," WSJ reports.   The new chief of NTSB, Jennifer Homendy, said that...

The views expressed here are solely those of the author and do not necessarily represent the views of FreightWaves or its affiliates.   Here are things the regulators don't tell you about marshaling and storing freight cars. Such as how to detect rail headwear. Most railroad executives would not...

Federal rules revising how rail industry stakeholders should monitor and ensure healthy track infrastructure could be unveiled sometime soon. The rules on rail integrity amendments and track standards, FRA-2018-0104, are in the clearance process at the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA), but...

The National Transport Safety Board on Tuesday determined the cause behind the 2018 fatal crash involving a Tesla Inc. (NASDAQ: TSLA) vehicle to be the limitations of the autopilot feature combined with driver negligence. What Happened Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) engineer Walter Huang who died...

The National Transportation Safety Board is holding a board meeting on Tuesday to determine the cause behind a 2017 fatal crash involving a Tesla Inc. (NASDAQ: TSLA) vehicle. What Happened The meeting to be held in Washington, D.C. at 1.00 pm EST will be open to the public, NTSB said in a statement...

The lead U.S. aviation regulator told Congress Wednesday that the agency is driven to make sure Boeing Co. (NYSE: BA)’s 737 Max airplane is safe and gave assurances it won’t return to the air until the Federal Aviation Administration is convinced that's the case.  Acting FAA...

In a report published Tuesday, Pacific Crest analyst Brad Erickson looked forward to two names in the auto space reporting earnings this week: Tesla Motors Inc (NASDAQ: TSLA) and Mobileye NV (NYSE: MBLY). Tesla: Moving To The Sidelines Looking forward to Tesla's second-quarter print (...

It won’t be a matter of days. It might take weeks. It may even be months before anybody knows the real cause of the lithium-ion battery problems in Boeing’s (NYSE: BA) 787 Dreamliner. Investigators in Japan reported that circuit boards used to control and monitor the performance of the battery...