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  Southwest Fuselage Photos

  Posted by Andrew Compart 10:15 PM on Apr 05, 2011

  The NTSB gave the press another close-up look today at the section of the Southwest fuselage that ruptured in flight. See the photos below.Below, NTSB Chairman Deborah Hersman uses... Read More >>

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  NTSB Launching Go Team To Investigate Ruptured Southwest Fuselage

  Posted by Frank Jackman 5:09 AM on Apr 02, 2011

  The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) said late Friday night that it was launching a Go team to investigate the in-flight fuselage rupture suffered by a Southwest Airline... Read More >>

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  Little White Lines in the Sky

  Posted by Joe Anselmo 8:00 PM on Nov 17, 2009

  National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) Chair Deborah Hersman used the speaker’s podium at the National Press Club to lament the rise of sensationalism and loss of ex... Read More >>

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  Progress on DOT nominations

  Posted by Adrian Schofield 6:25 PM on Aug 05, 2009

  The Senate Commerce Committee is today holding confirmation hearings for three transportation roles that will have a lot of significance for the aviation industry.They are Susan Ku... Read More >>

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  Inflated Conspiracy?

  Posted by Guy Norris 6:04 PM on Jul 28, 2009

  The National Transportation Safety Board recently issued its initial ‘factual’ report into an incident last July which forced the crew of the chartered Midwest Airlines... Read More >>

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  NTSB Aids Air France Flight 447 Probe

  Posted by Robert Wall 6:00 AM on Jun 04, 2009

  The French accident investigation team, the BEA, has reached out to its U.S. counterparts for assistance in trying to sort out what happened to Air France flight 447. Bill Englis... Read More >>

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  NTSB Aiding Japan Probe of FedEx MD-11 Narita Crash

  Posted by Frances Fiorino 2:59 AM on Mar 23, 2009

  The NTSB dispatched a Go-Team the evening of Mar. 22 from Washington to Japanto help in the investigation of the crash of a FedEx MD-11 on approach to Narita International Airport ... Read More >>

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  NTSB Wants Urgent Action on 777 Thrust Rollback

  Posted by Graham Warwick 11:23 PM on Mar 11, 2009

  The U.S. National Transportation Safety Board wants urgent action to install a redesigned fuel/oil heat exchanger on Rolls-Royce Trent 800 engines to prevent the build-up of ice, s... Read More >>

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  It's Official--Canada Geese Hit Flight 1549

  Posted by Frances Fiorino 10:08 PM on Feb 12, 2009

  The Smithsonian Institution’s Feather Identification Laboratory has identified DNA matter found in both CFM56-5B/P engines of US Airways Flight 1549 as belonging to the Canad... Read More >>

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