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Lawmakers urge FAA to address safety issues at Washington airport after incidents
Three senior Democratic lawmakers on Tuesday urged the Federal Aviation Administration to address significant safety issues ...
FAA finds safety concerns at Las Vegas airport in review spurred by midair collision in Washington
A federal review of helicopter safety around some of the busiest U.S. airports has revealed dangerous flying conditions at ...
Missteps, Equipment Problems and a Common but Risky Practice Led to a Fatal Crash
New details revealed by The Times show that the failures on Jan. 29 before an Army helicopter crashed into a jet near Reagan National Airport were far more complex than previously known.
5 Takeaways From The Times’s Investigation Into the Jan. 29 Collision at National Airport
New details show that the failures leading up to the midair collision of a regional jet and an Army helicopter were more ...
Too often helicopters got dangerously close to passenger planes in Las Vegas, FAA says
The Federal Aviation Administration says analysis in the wake of January’s crash between an Army helicopter and a passenger ...
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4/24/1966: The Jet-Age Arrives at Washington National
DALLAS — Today, in 1966, the first scheduled jet services began at Washington’s National Airport (DCA). The honor of operating the first jet flight fell to Braniff International, which flew a BAC ...
Pilot made two deadly mistakes before US Army helicopter crashed into plane and killed 67 people, new report claims
The pilot of the Black Hawk helicopter which crashed into a passenger plane before plunging into Potomac River in January ...
Worries about flying seem to be taking off. Here’s how to cope with in-flight anxiety
The evidence is anecdotal, but psychologists and flight attendants say they are seeing and hearing increased worries about ...
Pilot in Deadly D.C. Crash Was Told to Turn at Last Second but Didn’t
The fatal collision in January killed all 64 individuals aboard a passenger plane and all three military personnel in a Black ...
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GOP Lawmakers Ready $15 Billion Plan to Fix Air Traffic Control
The U.S. Government Accountability Office warned in a December report that the FAA should take urgent action to update its ...
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FAA finds safety concerns at Las Vegas airport in review spurred by midair collision in Washington
The Federal Aviation Administration said Tuesday ... The January midair collision near Washington’s Ronald Reagan National Airport was the deadliest aviation disaster in the United States ...