Transportation-Safety

Musk Proposes Rapid FAA Air Traffic Control System Safety Upgrades

2025-02-05 00:00:00 +0000 UTC | Importance: 7/10

Following a deadly midair collision near Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport and a NOTAM system outage, Elon Musk proposed implementing rapid safety upgrades to the FAA’s air traffic control system via the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) and Starlink technology, raising …

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Lion Air Flight 610 Crashes Due to Boeing 737 MAX MCAS System Malfunction

2018-10-29 00:00:00 +0000 UTC | Importance: 10/10

A fatal aviation disaster revealing critical design flaws in Boeing’s 737 MAX aircraft. The crash of Lion Air Flight 610 exposed systemic issues in aircraft design, maintenance, and pilot training, resulting from a malfunctioning Maneuvering Characteristics Augmentation System (MCAS). …

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