Local aviation expert says midair collisions are ‘extremely rare’ despite tragedy in Washington D.C.
O’Leary says of the 208 million domestic flights since the year 2000, there have been only 7 deadly commercial plane crashes ...
Ronald Reagan Washington ‘one of the most demanding airports’ for pilots, who face ‘helicopter alley’
DCA is one of the most demanding airports in the world. It also has what’s known as ‘helicopter alley’ with hundreds of ...
ERAU prof, former FAA air-traffic control boss, discusses American Airlines Flight 5342 crash
A former FAA official and Embry-Riddle professor is urging a thorough investigation into what caused the American Airlines ...
The Contentious History Between Elon Musk and Former FAA Administrator Mike Whitaker
While that office may be ready to go to work, the FAA itself is not fully on the job. That’s because it’s without an ...
FAA auditing Atlanta’s airport, others across country over near misses and collisions
The audit follows an incident in September where two jets clipped each other on the runway at Hartsfield-Jackson.
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Wichita plane crash: What we know about the midair plane collision in Washington, D.C.
Authorities believe there are no survivors in the accident, which happened as a regional passenger jet was attempting to land ...
Oklahoma lawmaker shocked by Washington, D.C., tragedy, could lead to FAA improvements
Oklahoma lawmaker shocked by Washington, D.C., tragedy, could lead to FAA improvements ...
DCA's runway 33 shut down until February 7 following deadly plane crash: FAA
The runway American Eagle Flight 5342 was supposed to land on will be closed until Feb. 7, according to a memo sent to pilots ...