National Transportation Safety Board

Boeing Says 787 Dreamliner Test Flight 'Goes as Planned'

A Boeing 787 with a redesigned battery system made a 2-hour test flight on Monday, and the company said the event "went according to plan."

More Nightmares for Dreamliner: Incident Grounds All 787s in Japan

Japan's two biggest airlines grounded all their Boeing 787s for safety checks Wednesday after one was forced to make an emergency landing. All Nippon Airways said a cockpit message showed battery problems and a burning smell was detected in the cockpit and the cabin.

Huge Mich. Oil Spill Caused by Corporate Neglect, Inaction

Federal investigators say Canadian company Enbridge's neglect of cracks in one of its oil pipelines and its slow response to a 2010 rupture in southwestern Michigan caused the most expensive onshore spill in U.S. history.

Fat People Barred from Airplane Exit Rows

If you're fat enough to need a seat belt extender, you're too fat to sit an airplane exit row -- at least according to Southwest, Alaska Airlines or AirTran.