The company wanted to “use your community’s safety as their bargaining chip to further pursue their record profits,” the official, Jonathon Long, wrote. He is the general chairman of the […]
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Back to news homeSouthwest’s Canceled Flights Draw Federal Scrutiny
ATLANTA — Federal scrutiny is growing. The chief executive is apologizing to customers.And as the meltdown at Southwest Airlines, one of the worst that industry observers have seen in decades, […]
How Safe Are Systems Like Tesla’s Autopilot? No One Knows.
Every three months, Tesla publishes a safety report that provides the number of miles between crashes when drivers use the company’s driver-assistance system, Autopilot, and the number of miles between […]
How 5G Clashed With an Aviation Device Invented in the 1920s
Altimeters are a key part of the 787’s landing system, turning on the reverse thrusters that slow the plane once it has landed. Mr. Lemme said a Boeing patent suggested […]
The Biggest Kink in America’s Supply Chain: Not Enough Truckers
Gene Seroka, the executive director of the Port of Los Angeles, said his port had told the White House in July that about 30 percent of the port’s appointments for […]