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NTSB: helicopter crew may not have heard key air traffic control transmission before DCA mid-air collision
National Transportation Safety Board officials said Friday that a key transmission from Reagan National Airport’s air traffic ...
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U.S. Grid Operators Seek Delays in Transmission Upgrades Amid Rising Power Demand
U.S. grid operators are requesting more time to comply with a federal mandate to upgrade transmission lines, delaying efforts to strengthen the nation’s aging power infrastructure. The Federal ...
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A timeline of the collision between a passenger plane and a Black Hawk helicopter in DC
Helicopter Pilot: “PAT 2-5 has aircraft in sight, request visual separation.”Less than 13 seconds later, an air traffic control transmission captures controllers gasping as the aircraft ...
Australian Broadcasting Corporation14d
WA has 38 aircraft to fight bushfires including Black Hawk helicopters
There are 38 aircraft in WA to help fight bushfires, and four of them are ex-military Black Hawk helicopters. It takes special skills to pilot the Black Hawk but they are effective in battling a ...
Wall Street Journal14d
Black Boxes, 41 Bodies Recovered After Plane-Helicopter Collision
Authorities investigating the cause of this week's midair collision between an American Airlines regional jet and a military helicopter have recovered the black boxes from both aircraft.
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Air traffic controllers were initially offered buyouts and told to consider leaving government
near the wreckage of a mid-air collision between a Black Hawk helicopter and an American Airlines jet in the Potomac River. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon) A Coast Guard vessel with a crane works near the ...
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Washington plane crash: What air traffic audio tells us about helicopter pilot's actions moments before mid-air collision
New audio reveals the helicopter pilot said he was able to see the American Airlines passenger plane, and twice requested permission to manoeuvre around it by sight and without further ground support.
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1000 air traffic controllers ‘denied jobs’
The FAA’s hiring policies were brought up by US President Donald Trump as he went on an anti-diversity tirade after an American Airlines passenger plane and a Black Hawk helicopter crashed in ...
Business Insider14d
The final minutes of American Airlines flight 5342
Bluestreak is the call sign for PSA flights. The pilots agreed, and within minutes, the plane collided with an Army Black Hawk helicopter. All 67 people on board both aircraft died. Business ...
The Hill14d
FAA restricts helicopter routes in DC region
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) on Friday announced it would restrict helicopter routes in the Washington region following a deadly collision this week between an Army Black Hawk and a ...
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New Videos More Clearly Show Helicopter Colliding With Passenger Plane
Two new videos have emerged capturing Wednesday’s midair collision of a passenger plane with a military helicopter in Washington, D.C., offering a clearer view of the catastrophe that killed 67 people ...