AVIATION LAW BLOG
Boeing 737 Max receives FAA approval for certification flights
As we’ve discussed before on this blog, the Boeing 737 Max was grounded worldwide in March 2019. Two separate 737 Max crashes, one in Indonesia and the other in Ethiopia, killed a total of 346 people and put Boeing in crisis mode. The probable cause of the crashes was...
Spatial disorientation a likely factor in Kobe Bryant crash
On the fateful morning in January when Kobe Bryant, his daughter, and six other passengers left Orange County by helicopter headed for a girls’ basketball tournament, the weather was foggy. Area police had grounded their own helicopters. There was a weather advisory...
Suit filed over October downing of B-17G bomber in Connecticut
On October 3, 2019, a chartered B-17G bomber carrying 13 people crashed after mechanical trouble during liftoff from Bradley International Airport in Connecticut. The passengers had each paid $450 for the trip. Five passengers, along with the pilot and copilot, were...
In-flight injuries
Traveling can be fun and exciting to do with friends or family but the last thing that someone wants is to suffer an accident, especially while traveling in a plane. There are various kinds of injuries that one can suffer inside an airplane and it is important to know...
Canada experiences two military aviation crashes in recent weeks
Amidst trying times for everyone, Canada has additionally experienced tragic aviation crashes. Both occurring in recent weeks resulted in the loss of military personnel. Snowbirds crash mid air The Canadian Forces Snowbirds have spent recent weeks performing Operation...
Pilot Harrison Ford under FAA investigation again
Actor Harrison Ford, a noted pilot, failed to listen to the air traffic controller when he landed his single-engine Aviat Husky at Hawthorne Municipal Airport outside of Los Angeles recently. The controller told Ford to hold his position instead of taxiing across the...
Families of passengers in Bryant crash sue for wrongful death
On the morning of Jan. 26, basketball great Kobe Bryant and his 13-year-old daughter Gianna, along with seven other passengers were headed to a youth basketball practice via helicopter. Conditions were foggy but the pilot was using special visual flight rules, meaning...
Spatial disorientation a factor in fatal crash near Ocean City
“Night flying requires that pilots be aware of, and operate within, their abilities and limitations,” says the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) in a recent report. “Although careful planning of any flight is essential, night flying demands more attention to...
Malaysian Airlines Flight 17 trial continues despite pandemic
Three Russians and one Ukrainian are charged with 298 counts of murder after they allegedly supplied a missile that prosecutors claim shot down Malaysian Airlines Flight 17, of MH17, over eastern Ukraine in July 2014. The homicide case is being tried in the Hague...
Boeing to fix new problem with 737 Max
Before the 737 Max returns to the air, regulators are requiring Boeing to fix a new issue on the plane. Bundles of wires in the jet are apparently too close together for the regulators and must be separated. The wire bundles were not implicated in the two crashes of...
