World & Nation
Asia: Jet crash that killed all 131 aboard is nation’s worst aviation accident. Transportation minister pledges to work on boosting travel safety.
April 20, 2000
California
A National Transportation Safety Board proposal to ban news aircraft near disaster scenes has raised the ire of several San Francisco broadcasters.
Jan. 15, 1988
Middle East: Troops on way to southern Lebanon die in country’s worst military air disaster.
Feb. 5, 1997
Inquiries: Analysis shows a lack of resources, and reliance on interested parties imperils the ability of the national agency to protect the public.
Dec. 10, 1999
As Canadian investigators sift through the gruesome wreckage of an oil train derailment and explosion in Lac Megantic, Quebec, the deadly crash has intensified a debate among environmentalists and energy-independence advocates as to whether it is safer to ship oil by rail or by pipeline.
July 12, 2013
The National Transportation Safety Board announced a special investigation into rail operator Norfolk Southern.
March 7, 2023
Nation Now
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Oct. 31, 2011
Canada’s transport minister, saying the country’s confidence in air safety has been shaken, said the government will create a new safety investigative board and will order a review of a 1985 plane crash that killed 248 U.S. service personnel and crew members.
March 30, 1989
Calling it essential to “apply the lessons of Chernobyl,” Los Angeles Mayor Tom Bradley asked UCLA bone marrow specialist Dr.
July 19, 1986
Asia: Reports by airline and airport involved in the 2000 disaster seem in ways mirror images.
April 27, 2002