Is flying still safe? Here’s what experts say
With another fatal plane crash in the headlines, many travelers may be worried about stepping onboard their next flight.
Is it still safe to fly? Aviation experts give their verdict after Washington crash
Aviation experts offer their insight into the most dangerous points of a flight and the safest part of the plane - and look at whether a high-profile string of plane crashes should put people off ...
The day after the crash, a flight test for our deepest fears
Around 4 p.m. Thursday at Reagan National Airport, all four TVs at the U Street Pub in Terminal 2 were streaming live coverage of the fatal plane crash that occurred just outside the windows the ...
Mel Gibson’s Flight Risk fails to land the plane
Performances aside, Flight Risk commits the nearly unforgivable sin of turning a great thriller premise into laughably ...
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New Details Emerging on the Chilling Final Moments Before the Tragic Mid-Air Collision over Washington D.C.
New details are beginning to emerge about the events leading up to the tragic mid-air collision over Washington D.C.
Control tower at National Airport understaffed before deadly collision
Two of Reagan National Airport’s air traffic controllers were doing double duty Wednesday night, according to a government ...
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Helicopters flying along Potomac River frequently pose dangers to passenger jets
On Tuesday night, just 24 hours before a deadly collision between a military helicopter and a regional jet at Reagan National Airport, a different passenger jet coming in for a landing at the airport ...
In ‘incredibly tight’ D.C. airspace, small errors risk major tragedies
Investigators will try to determine why an Army helicopter collided with an American Airlines jet at DCA airport, the first U ...
‘It’s genuinely shocking’: Triad flight instructor discusses DC plane crash impact on aviation industry
A Greensboro flight instructor says he was shocked at the news of Wednesday’s plane and helicopter collision in Washington, D ...
The flight path that the Black Hawk helicopter involved in the American Airlines crash was flying isn't complicated, US Army official says
The Army official said that the pilots were on a routine training flight along a familiar flight path that isn't particularly ...
Here’s what we know so far about the DCA airplane collision
Among commercial flights, Asiana Airlines Flight 214 crashed on landing at San Francisco International airport in 2013, with ...
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 ...