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Poor Air Traffic Control Almost Brought Down Another Civilian Airliner
Eventually, another collision, possibly even deadlier than the DC crash, will occur due to poor air traffic control.
Proposed ROTOR Act aims to prevent air safety by closing aviation safety loopholes
Six months after the DCA tragedy, legislation was proposed to require military helicopters to broadcast their location.
A private company runs the control tower where a B-52 got too close to a passenger jet. It’s more common than you might think
The Minot, North Dakota control tower where a Delta Air Lines regional jet had to perform an “aggressive maneuver,” to avoid ...
NTSB hearings will focus on fatal Army helicopter-passenger jet crash. Here's what to know
The National Transportation Safety Board will hold three days of hearings on the fatal midair collision between a passenger ...
Never again: legislation targets preventing another midair collision like the one that killed 67 people in January
A bill introduced Tuesday, exactly six-months after the fatal midair collision over the Potomac River, aims to fix aviation safety weaknesses exposed by the tragedy.
Air Force blames air traffic controllers for near miss involving B-52 bomber
Air traffic controllers at a North Dakota airport didn’t tell the crew of an Air Force B-52 bomber that a commercial airliner ...
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Air Force says B-52 crew wasn’t told of passenger jet before near-miss
Video of the aftermath of the near-miss was widely shared online, and the Air Force has now released its timeline of the ...
Air Force Probing Why Passenger Jet Had to Make 'Aggressive Maneuver' to Avoid B-52 Bomber
The alleged incident was vividly detailed in a TikTok video that was widely circulated over the weekend showing the pilot of ...
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Jet drops 500 feet to avoid mid-air collision, flyer says 'tower of terror ride'
Southwest Flight 1496 sharply descended nearly 500 feet, according to flight tracking websites, marking the second time in a ...
Federal data shows Atlanta's air traffic control facilities are understaffed
The report indicates that three core Atlanta air traffic control facilities, when viewed collectively, are 22 percent below ...
Air traffic control simulator gives students ‘immersive’ training in industry facing shortage
Students in a building located at Bartow Executive Airport are using a $280,000 simulator, typically reserved for the ...
Two Southwest flight attendants hurt after jet dives to avoid mid-air collision
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Two flight attendants on a Southwest Airlines flight departing Burbank, California, were injured on Friday after pilots took evasive action to dodge another aircraft on takeoff, ...