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At Union Pacific, Safety Concerns Were Silenced

Danelle Morton, Topher Sanders, Jessica Lussenhop / ProPublica Nov 22, 2023 Time and again, Johnny Taylor’s duty to keep the rails safe from disaster conflicted with his employer’s desire to keep its trains running as fast and as frequently as possible, putting his career and family in peril. Dig deeper ( 13 Min. Read )

Bryant’s Pilot May Have Gotten Lost in the Fog

STEFANIE DAZIO, DAVID KOENIG and BERNARD CONDON / The Associated Press Jan 27, 2020 Aviation experts question whether his helicopter should have been flying, given that police agencies had grounded their choppers due to fog. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Boeing Values Profits Over Lives—by Design

Sonali Kolhatkar / Truthdig Mar 22, 2019 The deadly Ethiopian Airlines crash offers an important lesson about capitalism’s human toll. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Americans Among 157 Dead in Ethiopia Plane Disaster

ELIAS MESERET / The Associated Press Mar 10, 2019 An Ethiopian Airlines Boeing 737 Max, en route to Nairobi, crashes shortly after takeoff from Addis Ababa, killing everyone aboard. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Feds Investigating Limousine Crash That Killed 20

MICHAEL HILL and BOB SALSBERG / The Associated Press Oct 7, 2018 The tragedy in upstate New York is being called the deadliest U.S. transportation accident in nearly a decade. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Southwest Resisted Plan for Accelerated Safety Test

DAVID KOENIG and CLAUDIA LAUER / The Associated Press Apr 19, 2018 The airline opposed a recommendation by the manufacturer to require ultrasonic inspections of certain fan blades within 12 months, saying it needed more time to do the work. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

1 Killed, 7 Hurt as Jetliner Engine Explodes at 32,000 Feet

ALEXANDRA VILLARREAL and DAVID KOENIG / The Associated Press Apr 17, 2018 A bank executive was pulled back in by fellow passengers after she was partly drawn through a broken window. She was the first passenger killed in an accident involving a U.S. airline since 2009. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Uber Suspends Self-Driving Tests After Pedestrian Is Killed

FELICIA FONSECA and TOM KRISHER / The Associated Press Mar 19, 2018 The death in Tempe, Ariz., is the first associated with a fully autonomous test vehicle, and it is seen as a blow to the image of the new technology. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Federal Agency Wants to Ban Texting, Talking While Driving

Staff / Truthdig Dec 14, 2011 You there, with the surreptitious driving-while-texting action and also you, with the hands-free gadgetry on your head -- take heed. The National Transportation Safety Board, an independent agency that traffics in such matters, wants you both to hang it up. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )