Air-Traffic Controllers Make $158,000 a Year. Why There Is Still a Shortage.
The U.S.’s deadliest air crash in more than two decades serves as a reminder of the yearslong shortage of air-traffic ...
A passenger jet exploded nearly 30 years ago. How families of aircraft disaster victims are treated was forever changed
In the days following the collision of a military helicopter and a passenger jet in Washington, DC, and the crash of a ...
Preliminary Investigation into D.C. Plane Crash Will Take 30 Days, Final Report Will Take a Year or More, NTSB Says
The National Transportation Safety Board is sharing when reports will be released after an American Airlines plane collided ...
Staffing at Reagan Washington National Airport air control tower was ‘not normal' on night of collision: FAA
The staffing at the air control tower at Reagan National Airport was "not normal" when an American Airlines plane and Army ...
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Cold War’s best kept secret: Spy satellite that stayed hidden for 30 years
Launched in utter secrecy, Parcae’s orbital triads tracked Soviet warships in real-time, offering a vital edge at the height ...
Pilots had reported near-misses with helicopters at Reagan National Airport in the years before the deadly crash
In the three years before the deadly collision between an Army helicopter and an American Airlines flight near Reagan ...
Reagan National Airport has bothered lawmakers for years, but quick access to power has stalled change
Ronald Reagan National Airport has raised safety concerns for years, but its close proximity to power in Washington, D.C., has kept the runways open with no sign of change.
Reagan Airport Had a Number of Close Calls in Recent Years
Internal government reports and public databases highlight several instances in which planes narrowly escaped collisions with ...
American Airlines flight collides with Army helicopter near Reagan National, more than 30 bodies recovered
A small commercial airliner and a military helicopter collided and crashed into the Potomac River near Reagan National ...
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US airlines’ 16-year safety record ended with tragedy. There were warnings ahead of the crash
US airlines had gone 16 years ... least two other pilots in the last three years reported near-collisions with helicopters while landing at Reagan National, according to federal incident reports.
Data from the deadliest U.S. air accident in 24 years show conflicting altitude readings
Preliminary data from the deadliest U.S. aviation accident in nearly 25 years showed conflicting readings about the altitudes of an airliner and Army helicopter when they collided near Washington.
Politicians Warned About Dangers Presented by Reagan Airport Months Before American Airlines Crash
Political leaders had warned about the dangers of Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport in Washington, D.C. months before ...