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 ...
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How year-end losses skewed our review of airline safety performance in 2024
An otherwise solid set of airline safety statistics through much of 2024 was transformed by two deadly losses, while pilot ...
The massive challenges facing Rachel Reeves’s growth mission
Rachel Reeves has vowed to slash red tape and go for growth in a quest to make working people feel “better off”. In a ...
How American Airlines recovers from a tragic crash that’s ‘not their fault’
It’s been one week since American Eagle Flight 5342 crashed into the Potomac River, and the work has only begun to recover ...
The final minutes of American Airlines flight 5342
Business Insider reviewed official briefings, flight data, and air traffic control audio tapes to piece together what ...
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A Runway Switch, a Vague Alert: What Pilots Heard Before Fatal D.C. Crash
Image Runway 33 at Reagan National. The pilots of the American Airlines plane that crashed last week had been asked to switch to that runway shortly before the collision.Credit...Al Drago for The ...
The American Airlines crash occurred in some of the country's most congested and highly controlled airspace
American Eagle Flight 5342 collided with a Black Hawk helicopter over the Potomac River in some of the country's most restricted airspace.
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American Airlines crash in Washington, D.C. is carrier’s worst disaster in two decades
An American ... down the runway, an engine separated and flipped over the wing, disabling crucial operating systems. The Star-Telegram on May 26, 1979, reporting on the American Airlines Flight ...