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Before a door plug flew off a Boeing plane, an advisory light came on 3 times

The auto pressurization light came on during three recent flights involving the same plane, the National Transportation Safety Board said. Some plane components are being sent to an NTSB lab.

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Boeing jet had flights restricted over pressurization warnings before blowout

The Boeing jetliner that suffered an inflight blowout over Oregon was not being used for flights to Hawaii after a warning light that could have indicated a pressurization problem lit up on three different flights, a federal official said Sunday.

France 24

Alaska Airlines: Warning light had shown on flight in days before blowout over Oregon

It is not clear if the pressurisation warnings were related to Friday's incident, which saw a plug door torn from the plane

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Teacher finds Alaska Airlines Boeing door part in backyard after it blew off mid-air

Door plug on left side of Alaska Airlines jet tears off after takeoff from Portland, Oregon, en route to Ontario, California

The Independent UK

Explainer: Missing door 'plug' may hold vital clues to how a gaping hole blew open on a jetliner

Few people thought much about “plugs” that seal unused exits on planes until one of them failed and blew a hole in an Alaska Airlines jet

The Independent UK

What to know about the Alaska Airlines 737 Max 9 jet that suffered a blowout

An emergency landing by an Alaska Airlines jetliner has prompted U.S. federal authorities to ground some Boeing 737 Max aircraft, adding another episode to the troubled history of Boeing’s Max lineup of jets

The Independent UK

Alaska Airlines midair scare: Boeing 737 Max 9 jet investigation intensifies

Get the latest updates on the Alaska Airlines midair scare over Oregon, as investigators search for clues and the public joins the hunt for a missing piece...

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Design flaws not suspected ‘at this time’ with Boeing Max 9 jets, investigators say

Boeing faces fresh scrutiny after door panel blows out of brand new plane, leaving a hole ‘the size of a refrigerator’

The Guardian - US

Alaska Airlines again grounds all Boeing 737 Max 9 jetliners as more maintenance may be needed

Alaska Airlines has again grounded all of its Boeing 737 Max 9 jetliners

The Independent UK

What happened to Alaska Airlines’s Boeing 737 Max 9 whose door blew off?

An order by US officials to ground 737 Max 9s for inspection will affect 171 aircraft worldwide.

Al Jazeera

Virginia sheriff's office says Tesla was running on Autopilot moments before tractor-trailer crash

Virginia authorities have determined that a Tesla was operating on its Autopilot system and was speeding in the moments leading to a crash with a crossing tractor-trailer last July that killed the Tesla driver

The Independent UK

Slow down! As deaths and injuries mount, new calls for technology to reduce speeding

Safety advocates want all cars to come with technology that can tell drivers when they're speeding — or even force them to slow down. But the auto industry is not rushing to embrace it.

WEKU

So many questions — too few answers — about CTA Yellow Line crash

The CTA has said very little about last week’s Yellow Line crash. Even so, the incident is set to become another example of the transit agency’s woes, highlighting its shortcomings and failure to implement the latest technology.

Chicago Sun-Times

Passengers question role of human error in CTA Yellow Line crash

Passengers ask why a snow plow was on an active track. A transportation expert wonders how the CTA didn’t know stopping distances. Thirty-eight people were injured.

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NTSB investigators focus on `design problem' with braking system after Chicago commuter train crash

Federal safety officials investigating a Chicago commuter train crash that injured nearly 40 people when it slammed into snow-removal equipment are focusing on a “design problem” with its braking system

Chicago Sun-Times

CTA Yellow Line crash caused by ‘design issue,’ National Transportation Safety Board says

The train should have had more room to stop, according to National Transportation Safety Board chair Jennifer Homendy.

The Independent UK

Federal safety officials launch probe into Chicago commuter train crash

Federal safety officials have started an investigation into a Chicago commuter train crash that left almost 40 people injured

The Independent UK

NTSB at scene of deadly Ohio interstate crash involving busload of high school students

A National Transportation Safety Board team was planning to start work at the scene of a deadly highway crash in Ohio involving a charter bus filled with high school students that left six people dead and 18 injured

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A shortage of air traffic controllers is hurting safety, aviation experts warn Senate

At a Senate hearing, aviation experts testified that a shortage of air traffic controllers is leading to fatigue and distraction, likely contributing to a series of close calls on runways this year.

The Independent UK

Top US accident investigator says close calls between planes show that aviation is under stress

The nation’s top accident investigator says a surge in close calls between planes at U.S. airports this year is a clear warning sign that aviation is under stress

The Independent UK

NTSB chair says new locomotive camera rule is flawed because it excludes freight railroads

Passenger railroads nationwide will now be required to install video recorders inside their locomotives

The Independent UK

Washington seaplane crash that killed 10 was caused by one single component

U.S. investigators have confirmed that a mechanical issue caused the seaplane crash that killed 10 people off an island in Washington state last year

The Independent UK

Failure of single component caused Washington seaplane crash that killed 10, NTSB says

U.S. investigators have confirmed that a mechanical issue caused the seaplane crash that killed 10 people off an island in Washington state last year

The Independent UK

Missouri budgets $50M for railroad crossings in response to fatal 2022 Amtrak derailment

Missouri plans to spend $50 million on railroad crossing improvements in response to a 2022 fatal Amtrak derailment

Tribune News Service

Safety board considering rail industry investigation

WASHINGTON — National Transportation Safety Board Chair Jennifer Homendy said the federal investigative panel is considering Senate Majority Leader Charles E. Schumer‘s request to probe safety regulations at all the major rail companies.

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