Swapping the angle-of-attack sensor overlay plates on a Gazpromavia Yakovlev Superjet 100 led to last year’s fatal accident as the jet was being ferried from Lukhovitsy to Moscow after a maintenance ...

One of the aspects of the Ethiopian Airlines Boeing 737 Max crash which had remained unclear during the investigation was the cause of the original angle-of-attack sensor malfunction that initiated ...

A crucial sensor that is the subject of a Boeing Co. safety bulletin was replaced on a Lion Air jet the day before it plunged into the Java Sea and possibly worsened other problems with the plane, ...

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The crash of the Lion Air 737 MAX has caused an increased fear of flying because it was a new plane. They ask how could something go wrong with a new plane? Does this mean there is a problem with the ...

In an era when a commercial flight is largely automated — usually a seamless process in an aircraft, informed by sensors and signals acting in tandem with experienced pilots — the prospect that those ...

An investigation by the Moscow-based Interstate Aviation Committee has concluded that a malfunctioning angle-of-attack (AOA) sensor played a central role in the crash of a Gazpromavia Superjet 100 ...

Boeing said for the first time Thursday that an anti-stall system on its 737 Max model had played a role in two recent plane crashes, an acknowledgment that will heighten the scrutiny the company is ...

Boeing did not tell Southwest Airlines, its largest 737 Max customer, that a standard safety feature designed to warn pilots about malfunctioning sensors had been deactivated on the jets. The safety ...