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Our roundup of the main aerospace and defense stories making the news this week.

A complex investigation yields 50 recommendations, led by urging the FAA to change how aircraft receive traffic data and alert pilots to collision risks.

The NTSB agreed that the accident was caused by multiple factors, led by the FAA’s placement of a helicopter route in close proximity to a DCA approach path.

The part that failed and triggered the engine separation at the heart of the Nov. 4, 2025, crash of a UPS MD-11 was flagged for inspections by Boeing in 2011.

The NTSB board on Jan. 2 issued five urgent recommendations to Textron Aviation.

We have created the world’s safest form of transportation through reporting our errors. Imagine what we could achieve by examining our successes with equal rigor.

NTSB Chair Jennifer Homendy is strongly opposing Sec. 373, “Manned Rotary Aircraft Safety,” in the House-passed 2026 National Defense Authorization Act.

The direct-to-final rule, set for publication Nov. 25, mandates Boeing instructions included in an Oct. 15 alert service bulletin sent to affected customers.

An NTSB report suggests a United Boeing 737-8 hit a weather balloon on Oct. 16, damaging the right side windshield and forcing the passenger aircraft to divert.

Fatigue cracks in part of the aircraft’s left engine pylon assembly have emerged as a key factor in the Nov. 4 fatal crash of a UPS McDonnell-Douglas MD-11F.

An American Airlines 737-800 overrun at DFW in February 2024 has been traced back to maintenance errors during a brake system upgrade, an NTSB report reveals.

The FAA’s mandating of a MD-11 fleet grounding gives crash investigators time to establish plausible safety issues while eliminating the risk of a similar event

FAA issued an emergency airworthiness directive to inspect MD-11s. The move comes on the heels of a Boeing recommendation to ground the fleet.

The left engine that came off the UPS MD-11 leading to its fatal crash Nov. 4 had most of its pylon attached when it separated, NTSB investigators determined.

Investigators probing the fatal Nov. 4 crash of a UPS McDonnell-Douglas MD-11 freighter are analyzing data from both of the aircraft’s onboard recorders.

The UPS Boeing MD-11 that crashed while taking off from Louisville International Airport Nov. 4 lost its No. 1 engine before the aircraft cleared the airport perimeter, the NTSB said.

A UPS Boeing MD-11 crashed on takeoff from Louisville International Airport late Nov. 4 with three crew members onboard.

The NTSB issued an urgent safety recommendation Oct. 29.

A bipartisan push by U.S. lawmakers to force the FAA to require ADS-B In continues to gain momentum.

Leadership enhances safety. It starts with humility and strong organizational values that are more successful with buy-in from employees.

Turns out the risk of grabbing a bag in the midst of an emergency evacuation is more dangerous than many might expect.

Readers write about the limits of artificial intelligence, fixing Washington National Airport, and the attempt to relocate space shuttle Discovery.

The data analytic tool was developed by GE Aerospace in the wake of a 2024 GEnx-1B engine in-flight failure.

Michael Graham began his aviation career as a U.S. Navy pilot flying A-7’s and F/A-18’s.

A Cargojet Airways Boeing 767-300ER suffered "substantial" elevator surface damage when its APU doors broke away in flight, an NTSB investigation has found.