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The Washington plane crash may have been caused by "erroneous altitude data"
This was explained at a press conference by Jennifer Homendy, Chair of the National Transportation Safety Board. The plane crash that left 67 dead last January in Washington may have been caused by ...
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A timeline of last month's air disaster in Washington, the deadliest in the US since 2001
The National Transportation Safety Board offered a detailed timeline Friday of the events ... wreckage of an American Airlines jet in the Potomac River from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, ...
American Airlines flight forced to abort landing at Reagan National Airport to avoid another plane
An American Airlines flight arriving at Ronald Reagan National Airport was forced to abort its landing to avoid another ...
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FAA, NTSB to brief senators on Washington, DC midair collision
the Federal Aviation Administration and National Transportation Safety Board are planning to brief senators. The midair collision between a Sikorsky UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter and a Bombardier ...
The Independent25d
Recent aviation disasters cause fears about the safety of flying
What is being done? The National Transportation Safety Board and Federal Aviation Administration are investigating these recent crashes and close calls to determine what caused them and look for ...
US airlines want less helicopter traffic near Washington airport
A group representing U.S. airlines plans to urge federal aviation officials to permanently reduce helicopter traffic around ...
American Airlines flight discontinues landing to avoid departing plane at Washington National
The Federal Aviation Administration says an American Airlines plane arriving at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport ...
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 ...
Flights to Reagan National Airport in D.C. receive false collision alerts while landing
The FAA said that several flight crews inbound to the Reagan National Airport reported onboard alerts when no other aircraft ...
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Plane canceled landing at Reagan Washington National to avoid departing flight
An American Airlines pilot canceled a landing at Reagan Washington National Airport ... 8:20 a.m. EST and comes as the National Transportation Safety Board investigates a series of close calls ...
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.