FlightGlobalDavid Kaminski-Morrow

WestJet 737-700 aborts high-speed takeoff after first officer's seat unlatched and slid rearwards

Canadian investigators disclosed a WestJet Boeing 737-700 rejected a high-speed takeoff on 26 January from Comox to Calgary after the first officer's seat unlatched and moved fully rearwards. The first officer was the pilot flying; the crew aborted the takeoff and the occurrence is under investigation.

2026-02-03T09:34:26.012845-08:00
ReutersDavid Shepardson

US Senate committee to hold hearing with NTSB chair on deadly mid-air collision

By Reuters: The U.S. Senate Commerce Committee plans to hold a February 12 hearing with the head of the National Transportation Safety Board after the agency found a series of systemic failures by the Federal Aviation Administration led to a devastating mid-air collision that killed 67 people last year.

2026-02-03T09:42:57.537011-08:00