The US Army has temporarily grounded all pilots who are not involved in critical missions in the wake of two recent helicopter crashes that left 12 soldiers dead.

US Army grounds pilots temporarily following two helicopter crashes for safety protocol training

The aviation and telecom industries said Wednesday they were making progress to address air safety concerns about potential interference from the planned Jan. 5 5G wireless deployment.

Aviation and telecom industries make progress to address air safety concerns

On Monday, a Lion Air plane with 188 passengers on board crashed into the sea off the island of Sumatra. Lion Air is a low-cost Indonesian airline. Indonesian airlines have some of the worst safety records in the world, and Monday's crash was the latest in a long line of crashes of planes owned by Indonesian carriers: In 2007 all Indonesian carriers were placed on the EU Air Safety List, a blacklist of airlines that fall short of the EU's international safety standards - which was lifted earlier this year.

Indonesian airlines have some of the world's worst safety records

The exact cause of the technical issue is being ascertained

Air India Srinagar flight returns to Delhi due to technical fault; HC questions DGCA on air safety

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