FAA Added More Flights to Reagan Airport Despite Collision Warnings
Before the additional flights were approved, a senator warned that the increase could heighten the risk of collisions.
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Collision between helicopter and jetliner kills 67 in deadliest U.S. air disaster in quarter century
A midair collision between an Army helicopter and an American Airlines flight killed all 67 people aboard the two aircraft, ...
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Father Of Co-Pilot Killed In DCA Crash Fights Tears, Finds Comfort Knowing His Son ‘Was Right With Jesus’
The father of 28-year-old PSA Airlines co-pilot Sam Lilley, who was killed in the deadly collision near Ronald Reagan ...
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Pilots have reported repeated close calls similar to fatal collision near DC airport
WASHINGTON – Airline pilots flying into Washington, D.C., have reported nearly a dozen near misses that were scarily similar ...
Air traffic controllers were initially offered buyouts and told to consider leaving government
The union for air traffic controllers recommended to its members that they not accept Tuesday’s offer, because the FAA had ...
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A timeline of the collision between a passenger plane and a Black Hawk helicopter in DC
A timeline of the tragic collision between a commercial plane and a Black Hawk helicopter over the Potomac River, with ...
FAA says staffing ‘not normal’ at D.C. airport tower during crash, NY Times says
Staffing was “not normal for the time of day and volume of traffic” at Ronald Reagan National Airport, near where an American Airlines (AAL) ...