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FAA To Revise Helicopter Routes Near Reagan National Following January Mid-Air Crash
The FAA plans more changes to helicopter routes near Reagan Airport to improve safety, after fatal mid-air collision in ...
As Army Defends Its Pilots After Deadly Collision Because 'Nobody's Perfect,' Investigators Dissect Air Traffic Control
During the second day of the NTSB hearing for the Washington, D.C., plane crash, the U.S. Army defended its pilots while the ...
Worries over military chopper routes, FAA staffing levels emerge as factors in midair crash inquiry
The National Transportation Safety Board enters a second day of public hearings Thursday on the January midair collision ...
Trump administration needs another $19 billion to fully revamp air traffic control
U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy on Wednesday called on Congress to award another $19 billion to overhaul the aging U.S. air traffic control system after lawmakers approved an initial $12.5 ...
Air traffic controllers didn’t warn a B-52 bomber crew about a nearby airliner, the Air Force says
Air traffic controllers at a small North Dakota airport didn’t inform an Air Force bomber’s crew that a commercial airliner was flying in the same area, the ...
NTSB criticizes FAA for failing to act before fatal Army helicopter collision
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The head of the National Transportation Safety Board sharply criticized U.S. officials for failing to ...
NTSB chair blasts FAA over deadly DC crash: 'Are you kidding me? 67 people are dead'
At their closest points, helicopters and planes routinely flew within 75 feet near the airport, according to the NTSB.
NTSB hearing live updates: Army helicopter crew had trouble hearing air tower before D.C. plane crash
The NTSB begins three days of hearings on the deadly D.C. plane crash with a U.S. Army Black Hawk helicopter near Reagan National Airport.