Southwest Airlines will begin a round of enhanced inspection procedures for CFM International engines following a preliminary finding that a fan blade bore signs of metal fatigue in a fatal acccident on 17 April, a US National Transportation Safety Board official says. Powered by WPeMaticoContinue Reading

An uncontained engine failure that led to a fatality on a Southwest 737-700 on 16 April recalls key details of a similar incident involving the same aircraft and engine type about 20 months ago over the Gulf of Mexico. Powered by WPeMaticoContinue Reading

A Lockheed Martin F-22A Raptor skidded on its belly across the runway of NAS Fallon near Reno, Nevada on 16 April after a takeoff mishap. Powered by WPeMaticoContinue Reading

The National Transportation Safety Board confirms that one person died when a CFM International engine of a Southwest Airlines Boeing 737-700 failed inflight on 17 April. Powered by WPeMaticoContinue Reading

Pilots of a Southwest Airlines Boeing 737-700 made an emergency landing in Philadelphia on 17 April after encountering apparent significant damage to the aircraft’s left-side CFM International CFM56 turbofan. Powered by WPeMaticoContinue Reading