Plane Disaster Strikes One Week After Trump ‘Restores Excellence and Safety’ to FAA
The deadly collision between a passenger jet and a military helicopter near Washington, D.C. on Wednesday night came a week ...
Trump consoles Potomac air crash victims, then dives into politics with an attack on FAA diversity initiatives
The president at points acknowledged that it was too soon to draw conclusions as he encouraged the nation to pray for the ...
US airlines’ 16-year safety record ended with tragedy. There were warnings ahead of the crash
US airlines had gone 16 years without a fatal crash until Wednesday night. But as impressive as that safety record had been, ...
FAA was left rudderless after former chief quit post 10 days before DC plane, helicopter crash
Elon Musk pushed Federal Aviation Administration Chief Michael Whitaker from his post just 10 days before the deadly plane and Black Hawk helicopter crash over Washington, DC.
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.
FAA Had Just Started Examining How It Oversees Air-Traffic Safety
The Federal Aviation Administration launched a review of its air-traffic control operation, just weeks before the crash. The FAA is unique among civil-aviation authorities in other countries because ...
Reagan National Airport crash: Military Black Hawk helicopter collides midair with American Airlines jet
An Army Black Hawk helicopter collided midair with an American Airlines flight from Wichita, Kansas, at Reagan National ...
FAA: Passenger jet with 64 aboard and Army helicopter collide near Washington D.C.
The Federal Aviation Administration said a passenger jet and a Blackhawk helicopter collided midair as the plane was on the ...