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.
Missing plane in Alaska apparently found crashed with no survivors
The U.S. Coast Guard said late Friday that an aircraft matching the description of the one that disappeared in Alaska with 10 ...
Trump blames ‘obsolete’ US air traffic control system for the plane and chopper collision near DC
The President says the crash wouldn’t have happened if the air traffic control computer system was newer, and he plans to ...
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Potomac crash brings back memories of Mattoon hero
As recovery crews work the icy waters of the Potomac River in Washington, after a jet and helicopter crashed, it brings ...
DCA’s decades-long struggle with safety
The tragic collision between an American Airlines jet and a military helicopter near Reagan National Airport brought forth an ...
Local photojournalist reflects on Air Florida crash in the wake of tragic DC midair crash
While Panzer no longer dwells on the horror of that assignment, last week’s collision between a military helicopter and a ...
Trump blames ‘obsolete’ US air traffic control system for deadly plane and chopper crash near DC
The President says the crash wouldn’t have happened if the air traffic control computer system was newer, and he plans to ...
How I survived a plane crash in the exact spot where 67 people died in Washington DC
Joseph Stiley, 86, of Puerto Escondido, Mexico, was flying out of Washington National Airport with his assistant when he knew ...
A timeline of last week’s air disaster in Washington, the deadliest in the US since 2001
It has been nearly a week since a commercial jetliner and an Army helicopter collided in midair near Washington’s Ronald ...
Philadelphia plane crash victims identified, investigators find cockpit voice recorder
Mayor Cherelle Parker said five people are still hospitalized following a fatal medical jet crash in Northeast Philadelphia, three of whom are in critical condition.
10-year-old who saved sister from plane crash recovering after emergency brain surgery
A 10-year-old boy was seriously hurt when he saved his little sister's life after a plane crashed near a Philadelphia mall ...
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America desperately needs more air traffic controllers. So why is it so tough to hire them?
The U.S. air traffic control system has been stretched nearly to its breaking point. It's causing problems not just for the air traffic controllers that remain but the flying public at large.