The most recent commercial aviation accidents in the US
The tragic accident, caused by a midair collision between a regional American Airlines jetliner and an Army helicopter, is ...
Fatal lessons: World's worst midair collisions changed the course of aviation history
Wednesday's collision between a commercial airplane and an Army helicopter near Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport ...
The American Airlines crash is the nightmare scenario that pilots and aviation workers have long feared
Aviation experts have warned for years about near collisions at airports around the US, citing air traffic control shortages ...
Trump orders assessment of aviation safety, names acting FAA administrator after deadly DC plane crash
President Donald Trump on Thursday took executive action to address FAA hires and aviation safety after an Army Black Hawk ...
Trump steamrolls every principle of aviation safety in wild news conference
There is a good reason why American commercial airliners have safely flown billions of miles since the last major tragedy.
Here’s a look at U.S. aviation safety statistics
An American Airlines jet carrying 60 passengers and four crew members collided Wednesday with an Army helicopter while coming ...
Aviation experts have been warning about the risk of a passenger aircraft collision for years
"Our whole air traffic control system has been blinking red, screaming at us that we've got it overloaded," one expert told ...
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American Airlines Plane Crash Ends U.S. Aviation’s Safety Streak
While landing at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport in Washington, D.C., on Wednesday shortly before 9 p.m., American ...
D.C. plane crash revives concerns about aviation safety and air traffic controller shortage
The fatal midair collision between an American Airlines passenger jet and an Army helicopter followed a string of near misses ...
Washington Crash Renews Concerns About Air Safety Lapses
Clues emerging from the moments before an Army helicopter collided with a passenger jet suggest breakdowns in the system ...
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, there have been warning signs in recent years of a significant risk of a ...