Senate investigators fault FAA over Boeing jet, safety
Boeing improperly influenced a test designed to see how quickly pilots could respond to malfunctions on the Boeing 737 Max, and Federal Aviation Administration...
Headlines – December 18, 2020
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Boeing 'inappropriately coached' pilots in 737 MAX testing -U.S. Senate report-
Boeing officials “inappropriately coached” test pilots during recertification efforts after two fatal 737 MAX...
Biggest vets groups step up pressure on Trump to fire Wilkie
By Stuart Ibberson, editor, and wire reports
Veterans groups are urging President Trump to fire Robert Wilkie, the Veterans Affairs secretary.
The calls, from the six...
DOD halts transition meetings with Biden team
By Stuart Ibberson, editor
Several news outlets are reporting that the Defense Department has halted transition meetings between DOD leadership and the incoming Biden team.
Axios...
Headlines – December 16, 2020
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U.S. Navy is investigating a potential LCS class-wide design flaw-
Repeated failures in the propulsion train on the Freedom-class littoral combat ships Little Rock and...
Headlines – December 14, 2020
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Senate sends massive defense bill to Trump-
The Senate on Dec. 11 voted overwhelmingly and on a bipartisan basis to send President Donald Trump a...
Rocket motor fails to ignite on Virgin Galactic test flight
A Virgin Galactic test flight Dec. 12 ended prematurely as the spacecraft’s rocket motor failed to ignite and it then glided down safely to...
Headlines – December 11, 2020
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Senate passes 2021 defense bill with veto-proof majority, defying Trump's threats-
The GOP-led Senate overwhelmingly approved a $740 billion major national defense bill on Friday,...
Wisconsin fighter pilot dead in Michigan crash
A Wisconsin-based fighter pilot died after a plane crashed in a national forest in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula during a training mission, military officials said...
Biden taps Denis McDonough as VA secretary
President-elect Joe Biden is naming Denis McDonough, who was Obama’s White House chief of staff, as secretary of the Department of Veterans Affairs, a...
