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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 ...
GOP Lawmakers Ready $15 Billion Plan to Fix Air Traffic Control
Republican members of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee are preparing a $15 billion package to revamp the ...
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Worries about flying seem to be taking off
NEW YORK — Adelynn Campbell’s last plane trip ended with a panic attack that she got through largely with the help of a kind ...
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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 ...
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FAA Eyes Harry Reid International’s Rotorcraft Safety
The numerous existing issues at Harry Reid International Airport in Las Vegas made it a focus for the FAA on safety.
FAA: Too often helicopters got dangerously close to passenger planes in Las Vegas
A federal review of helicopter safety around some of the busiest U.S. airports, prompted by the deadly midair collision in ...
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 ...
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 ...