Transportation secretary says pilot error played a role in majority of recent plane crashes and close calls
Pilot error played a role in most of the high-profile plane crashes and close calls in the last few weeks, Transportation ...
10-Year-Old's Dad Died in Infamous Plane Crash Blamed on Pilots. Then She Learned There Was More to the Story (Exclusive)
When Michelle Brennen heard about American Airlines Flight 5342 colliding with an Army helicopter outside Washington, D.C. on ...
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Little Rock figure skating club honors Washington D.C. plane crash victims
Little Rock’s Diamond Edge Figure Skating Club (DEGS) honored those in the figure skating community who died when a plane and ...
Recent aviation disasters and close calls stoke fears about the safety of flying
The statistics show flying remains the safest form of transportation compared with driving or even riding on a train.
American Airlines flight from Boston aborts landing at D.C. airport to avoid departing plane
An American Airlines flight from Boston aborted its landing at Reagan National Airport in Washington, D.C. Tuesday morning to avoid another plane that was taking off on the same runway, authorities ...
'What happened?' Flight from Boston aborts landing to avoid another plane at Washington National
The maneuver involving American Flight 2246 from Boston occurred around 8:20 a.m. Tuesday, less than two hours before another plane attempting to land at Chicago’s Midway Airport was forced to climb ...
Norton calls for permanent end to helicopter flights for VIPs after deadly DCA midair collision
Eleanor Holmes Norton sent a letter to Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth Tuesday urging him to consider a permanent ban.
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Are there more plane crashes this year? Federal data says no.
Although plane crash news is alarming, data shows commercial flight accidents are rare, and the recent number of aviation incidents isn’t unusual ...
Landing aborted due to plane on Reagan National runway, 1 month after deadly crash
A flight landing at Reagan National Airport was aborted after the pilot spotted another plane preparing to take off on the same runway it was supposed to land ...
Two Planes, in Washington and Chicago, Abort Landings to Avoid Collisions
The near misses on Tuesday came after a string of aviation disasters, including the midair collision between an Army ...