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NTSB releases uninformative preliminary report on United Maui dive

Jon Ostrower·April 25, 2023

The National Transportation Safety Board quietly released a bare-bones and uninformative preliminary report as part of its investigation into the United Airlines Boeing 777-200 that went into a sharp dive and recovery shortly after takeoff from Maui in December.

United Maui inquiry centers on flap retraction, crew interaction

Jon Ostrower·February 14, 2023

Release DateFebruary 14, 2023United Maui inquiry centers on flap retraction, crew interactionPurchase a PDF of this article The National Transportation...

United dive after Maui departure adds to list of industry close calls

Jon Ostrower·February 12, 2023

Release DateFebruary 12, 2023United dive after Maui departure adds to list of industry close callsPurchase a PDF of this article...

United mega-deal sets carrier on a three-decade journey of constrained expansion

Jon Ostrower·December 13, 2022

Log-in here if you’re already a subscriber Release DateDecember 13, 2022United mega-deal sets carrier on a three-decade journey of constrained...

Three Points: Martian first flight, Alaska joins oneworld, saving United 1175

Jon Ostrower·April 2, 2021

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Fresh 737 Max scars spur quick FAA moves on P&W 777s

Jon Ostrower·February 25, 2021

The heavy impact of aviation's most acute contemporary crisis is only just beginning to be felt on regulatory relations.

Three Points: Non-Farnborough, predicting traffic, BA sunsets 747

Jon Ostrower·July 20, 2020

There was supposed to be an air show in Farnborough this week. And even if there was, Americans wouldn't be able to attend. Our Travel Sentiment model is reliably predicting the ups, downs and stagnation of the U.S. air traffic recovery. Here's an update. British Airways decommissions its 747 fleet, another in a series of the long goodbye to the Queen of the Skies. It's hard out there for big airplanes.