The American Airlines crash is the nightmare scenario that pilots and aviation workers have long feared
Aviation experts have warned about the risk of a passenger aircraft collision for years.They cite air traffic controller ...
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American Airlines worker killed on tarmac during crash at Charlotte International Airport
An American Airlines employee died in an accident on the tarmac late Monday morning at North Carolina's largest airport, officials said. Just after 9:30 a.m., a single-vehicle accident involving ...
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The safest seats are at the back of the plane — and 5 other surprising facts about airline crashes
The magazine studied every commercial-airline crash since 1973, looking at who died and where they were sitting. In 11 of the 20 crashes, rear-seat passengers fared much better; in five ...
Collision Between Helicopter and Jetliner Kills 67 in Nation's Worst Air Disaster in a Generation
A midair collision between an Army helicopter and an American Airlines flight from Kansas killed all 67 people aboard the two aircraft ...