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FAA mandates inspection of Boeing 787 cockpit seats, affecting 158 US planes and 737 worldwide. An issue related to the cockpit seat caused a sudden drop during a LATAM 787 flight earlier this ...
Federal safety officials are requiring inspections of cockpit seats on Boeing 787 Dreamliners after one of the jets went into a dive when the captain's seat lurched forward without warning and ...
Boeing on Thursday issued a memo to airlines operating its 787 jets, recommending that they check the cockpit seats for loose covers on the switches — and instructing them how to cut power to ...
Boeing is telling airlines to inspect switches on pilots’ seats in its 787 Dreamliner jets after a published report said an accidental cockpit seat movement likely caused the sudden plunge of ...
In the aftermath of Voyager Flight 333, several recommendations were made to address the event regarding things like loose objects in the cockpit, the pilot-seat design, and how long one pilot can ...
The sudden plunge was reportedly caused by a flight attendant accidentally hitting a switch on the pilot’s seat while serving a meal in the cockpit, according to the Wall Street Journal.
Cockpit seats on 787s will now have to be inspected, a safety measure that will affect 158 planes registered in the U.S. The final deadline for Fast Company’s Brands That Matter Awards is this ...
The sudden drop of a Latam Airlines flight that injured dozens of passengers was likely caused by a cockpit seat mishap, according to U.S. industry officials. Photo: Brett Phibbs/AFP/Getty Images ...