Boeing's Dreamliner planes resumed making commercial flights in the United States on May 20 – 123 days after the aircrafts were grounded due to issues, including fires, with the plane's battery systems, CNBC reported. Boeing has been working for months to resolve its battery issues. A United Airlines 787 was scheduled to fly from Houston to Chicago the morning of May 20, carrying 250 people, CNBC reported. This plane included a new battery system with more space between battery cells … Read more...

The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) recently released a report on a 2010 medical helicopter crash near Kingfisher, Oklahoma, that states the pilot was pretending to hunt coyotes when the aircraft struck a tree, The Associated Press (AP) reported. The crash killed the pilot and a nurse and seriously injured a paramedic, the article stated. The pilot and paramedic on board the helicopter reportedly began talking about another pilot flying on a coyote hunt, the source said, when the pilot tilted … Read more...

The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) reported the pilot of a medical helicopter had been texting on his phone before crashing in a Missouri field in August 2011, The Associated Press reported. NTSB investigators said April 9 the crash was caused by the distracted pilot who proceeded to fly the helicopter even though it was low on fuel, the AP reported. The officials issued a safety alert to pilots, warning them of the dangers of texting and flying, the article … Read more...