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THE UNITED STATES has grounded the Boeing 737 MAX family of airliners following two fatal crashes in five months, both outside of the U.S. / BLOOMBERG NEWS FILE PHOTO/DAVID RYDER

U.S. grounds Boeing 737s after pair of crashes, reversing course

Government 03/13/2019

NEW YORK - United States regulators reversed course Wednesday and announced they will ground Boeing Co.’s top-selling 737 Max family of airliners amid safety...

ON A PER flight basis, a private jet could generate as little as two percent of the taxes and fees paid by airline passengers on an identical route. / BLOOMBERG FILE PHOTO/DUNCAN CHARD

Football champs and CEOs alike sidestep taxes with private jets

Capital Goods 09/07/2017

NEW YORK - When the Super Bowl champion New England Patriots take their first road trip later this month, players like quarterback Tom Brady...

U.S. AIRLINE PASSENGERS will now have to remove electronic devices out of carry-on bags for inspection. / BLOOMBERG FILE PHOTO/ANDREW HARRER

Tablets X-rayed separately in new U.S. airport screening

Government 07/27/2017

NEW YORK - United States airline passengers will have to take tablet computers and other large electronic devices out of carry-on bags for inspection...

SAMSUNG Electronics Co. and the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission agreed on an expanded recall of original and replacement Note 7 smartphones, increasing the number of devices that can be returned to 1.9 million. Here a Samsung employee demonstrates the water-resistant capability of a Samsung Electronics Co. Galaxy Note 7 smartphone. / BLOOMBERG NEWS FILE PHOTO/SEONGJOON CHO

Samsung, U.S. expand phone recall to 1.9M Note 7s

Technology 10/13/2016

Samsung Electronics Co. and the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission agreed on an expanded recall of original and replacement Note 7 smartphones, increasing the...

AVIATION REGULATORS in several countries are advising against turning on or charging Samsung Electronics Co.’s new Note 7 smartphone on airline flights because its batteries can catch fire and explode. Here a Samsung employee demonstrates the water-resistant capability of a Samsung Electronics Co. Galaxy Note 7 smartphone. / BLOOMBERG NEWS/SEONGJOON CHO

Fire risk spurs action against Samsung Note 7 use on airplanes

Capital Goods 09/09/2016

HONG KONG - In another blow to Samsung Electronics Co.’s new Note 7 smartphone, aviation regulators in several countries are advising against turning on...

Drone-chasers tinker with defeat devices in tiny war for skies

Technology 03/02/2016

The drone intruder was roaming around the Rose Bowl Stadium as 94,000 fans cheered, oblivious to the threat. But scientists testing a new security device...

UNITED AIRLINES is resuming flights after a computer fault halted all U.S. departures for about two hours Wednesday. / COURTESY OFFICE OF THE R.I. SECRTARY OF STATE

United Airlines’ grounding ends after two-hour flight disruption

Capital Goods 07/08/2015

(Updated 10:49 a.m.) WASHINGTON - United Airlines is resuming flights after a computer fault halted all U.S. departures for about two hours, disrupting travel...

THE FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION said today that airline passengers will be allowed more onboard use of electronic devices as soon as the end of this year, although restrictions on mobile-phone calls and text messages during flight will remain in place. / BLOOMBERG FILE PHOTO/MATT NAGER

More device use on U.S. flights to be allowed by end...

Capital Goods 10/31/2013

WASHINGTON – Airline passengers will be allowed more onboard use of devices such as Amazon.com Inc.’s Kindle as soon as the end of the...

Deaths on U.S. government aircraft exceed commercial flight toll

Capital Goods 11/30/2011

WASHINGTON - More people have died in crashes on government aircraft, which are exempt from most U.S. safety regulations, than on commercial airliners over...