Conditions May Have Stymied Black Hawk Crew Before Fatal Crash
The Army pilots were juggling dark skies, low altitude, a busy airspace and a cockpit without certain traffic detectors before the helicopter’s midair crash with a regional passenger jet.
Black Hawk helicopter was flying too high before DC midair crash with American Airlines flight, NTSB confirms
Data from air traffic control radar showed the military chopper was flying at 300 feet on the air traffic control display at ...
Approach for Reagan National’s Runway 33 is within feet of helicopter corridor
Pilots who agree initiate a swooping turn that on final approach brings them north west and low across the river — the path ...
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U.S. Sen. Roger Marshall points to DEI hiring policies as factor in crash of flight from Wichita
Marshall, a Republican, said he was convinced the Biden administration’s emphasis on diversity, equity and inclusion policies ...
Remains from all D.C. plane crash victims recovered as crews pull parts of cockpit, tail from Potomac River
The pieces of wreckage recovered Tuesday were lifted by a crane and placed onto a barge with other parts recovered from the ...
All 67 victims of the aircraft collision over the Potomac River have been recovered
WASHINGTON (7News) — All 67 victims from the midair collision near Reagan National Airport have been recovered, according to ...
Last Week’s Tragic Plane Crash Was a Long Time Coming
But knowing a big crash like this was coming—seeing all the patched-up holes in the aviation system that might have made it ...
The Minor Events That May Have Sparked a Major Aviation Tragedy
For 25 years, I worked in civilian aerospace at Rolls Royce and Airbus. Then, I taught college students to dispassionately ...
Fact check: Did Trump's firing of aviation officials make the plane crash likelier? Doubtful, experts say
President Donald Trump's critics on social media pointed to some of his policies as contributors to a midair crash between a commercial jet from Wichita, Kansas, and a military Blackhawk helicopter.
America’s air traffic controllers are in short supply—those who qualify can make $137,000 annually, with no bachelor’s required
Several deadly plane crashes this year have put the spotlight on the U.S.’s air traffic controller shortage. Experts point to ...
'Infuriating': Former fiancee of American Airlines Flight 5342 pilot rebukes Donald Trump’s DEI allegations
For the family and friends of Jonathan Campos -- the captain of American Airlines Flight 5342, which plunged into the Potomac ...
DC plane crash timeline: Midair collision involves 67 passengers, crew members, soldiers
A timeline of the Washington, D.C., plane crash on Jan. 29 details the moments before and after an American Airlines ...