NASHVILLE, Tenn. — A prominent aviation safety attorney is condemning Federal Express’ plan to return Boeing MD-11 freighter aircraft to service, calling the move “reckless” following a deadly crash linked to a known structural defect in the plane’s wing design. The criticism comes after FedEx confirmed it is in discussions with Boeing and the Federal [...]
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — A prominent aviation safety attorney says a UPS cargo aircraft that crashed in Louisville last fall — killing 15 people, injuring dozens and devastating nearby businesses — should never have been allowed to fly after known design flaws were identified in the plane years earlier. The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) revealed [...]
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — As federal investigators work to determine what caused a fatal plane crash in southwest Texas, a prominent aviation attorney is urging authorities to closely examine the aircraft’s maintenance history, calling it a critical step in understanding what went wrong. The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) is investigating the January 8 crash of [...]
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Airbus’ swift decision to ground and inspect thousands of A320-series aircraft following the discovery of a software-related fuselage panel defect is drawing praise from a leading U.S. aviation safety attorney. Airbus last week ordered “immediate precautionary action” across its A320 Family fleet after determining that a software issue — traced to a [...]
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — A leading aviation attorney says the UPS cargo jet that crashed in Louisville earlier this month — killing 14 people and injuring more than 20 — should have been subject to far more frequent safety inspections because of its age. Keith Williams, an attorney who has represented families in major aviation disasters, [...]
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Aviation attorney Keith Williams is publicly backing the Federal Aviation Administration’s decision to immediately ground all McDonnell Douglas MD-11 and DC-10 aircraft following last week’s catastrophic crash at the UPS air hub in Louisville, Kentucky. On November 4, a 1991 MD-11 lost its left engine during takeoff, sparking a wing fire and crashing near the [...]
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Aviation attorney Keith Williams of The Keith Williams Law Group is urging federal investigators to review maintenance and inspection records following last Monday’s fiery crash of a UPS cargo plane shortly after takeoff from Louisville Muhammad Ali International Airport. The McDonnell Douglas MD-11F, bound for Honolulu, reportedly carried 26,000 gallons of fuel when it went down just after 5 p.m. local time. As [...]
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Aviation attorney Keith Williams said it is wise to reserve judgment until the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) can determine what caused a medical helicopter to crash. On November 8, 2025, a LifeFlight helicopter carrying three people left from a helipad near the Music City Executive Airport in Gallatin, Tennessee, when it [...]
Cade Barker / cade@thereflector.com Keith Williams, a prominent aviation attorney, said a final result in the investigation into the plane crash at Goheen Airport in September could take 18 months. Now that timeline isn’t out of the ordinary, but Williams explained the report process by the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has changed since the [...]
Cade Barker / cade@thereflector.com The Clark County Medical Examiner has identified the pilot of the plane that crashed at Goheen Airport north of Battle Ground in late September as Kenneth Shaffer, 76, of Trout Lake. Click Here to read the Article
