Black Hawk pilots may have missed air traffic directive, flown on ‘bad’ altitude data before crash
It is likely the Black Hawk pilots “stepped on” the communication for less than a second by pressing the microphone key to ...
Helicopter crew in collision with plane may not have heard key instruction from tower, NTSB says
The crew of the Army helicopter that hit a jet may have had inaccurate altitude readings and may not have heard air traffic ...
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NTSB shares new information on DC plane crash
The National Transportation Safety Board is looking into what may have caused the deadly midair collision over the Potomac between a Black Hawk helicopter and a regional jet. The NTSB says that data ...
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Recent aviation disasters cause fears about the safety of flying
The spate of recent aviation disasters and close calls have people worried about the safety of flying.
A startup says it can fly supersonic without the noisy boom. Here's how its airliner would compare to the famous Concorde.
A startup wants to revive the Concorde for the generations of flyers that missed out, without the noisy boom and the up to ...
I went on board Emirates' new Airbus A350 — the new long-range jet competing with Boeing's delayed 777X
Emirates' Airbus A350 has 4K TV screens and electronic window blinds. The airline expects several more before the first ...
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Top 10 longest passenger planes
Some of the longest passenger planes in the world are real giants. Right now, the longest plane is the Boeing 747-8 at 250 ft ...
A timeline of air disaster near Washington, deadliest in US since 2001
More than two weeks after a helicopter and airplane collision near Reagan National Airport near Washington D.C. killed 67 people, investigators have completed their work at the scene where both ...
A timeline of last month’s air disaster in Washington, the deadliest in the US since 2001
More than two weeks after a helicopter and airplane collision over Washington killed 67 people, investigators have completed ...
D.C. plane crash investigators say Black Hawk crew may not have heard order to go behind plane
The National Transportation Safety Board gave an update on its investigation into the deadly midair collision between an American Airlines plane and a Black Hawk helicopter.