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Military chopper traffic over Washington was a worry leading up to fatal midair crash, NTSB hears
It is the second of three days of witness testimony and public inquiry by the National Transportation Safety Board into ...
Worries over military chopper routes, FAA staffing levels emerge as factors in midair crash inquiry
Long-standing concerns about military helicopters flying in crowded airspace and worries over short staffing among federal ...
Night vision goggles may have hampered helicopter pilots before crash with jet, experts tell NTSB
The pilots of a U.S. Army helicopter that collided with a passenger jet over Washington in January would've had difficulty ...
Investigators to wrap up public hearings into fatal midair crash between Army chopper and airplane
The National Transportation Safety Board will wrap up its public testimony about the fatal midair crash between an Army ...
Gavin Newsom wants a special election on redistricting in November
Gov. Gavin Newsom wants to ask voters in November to approve a series of new congressional maps to redistrict the state and ...
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3 big takeaways from the NTSB hearing on the DCA midair collision
A three-day National Transportation Safety Board hearing on the deadliest U.S. aviation accident in decades dug into problems ...
Sikorsky lands $2.6B Norway helicopter deal after Lockheed earnings hit
Amid continuing issues with a troubled Canadian contract, Sikorsky won a potential $2.6 billion contract for Norway ...
Day 2 of federal investigation into fatal midair crash of Army chopper, commercial plane opens
The National Transportation Safety Board enters a second day of public hearings Thursday on the January midair collision ...
First day of DCA collision hearing focuses on altitude of the helicopter
A hearing investigating the mid-air collision over Ronald Reagan National Airport focused on the altitude of the U.S. Army ...
NTSB criticizes FAA for failing to act before fatal Army helicopter collision
The head of the National Transportation Safety Board sharply criticized U.S. officials for failing to act before the January ...
American Airlines Flight 5342: Huge detail revealed in US Army helicopter and plane crash
An investigative hearing into a deadly mid-air collision of a US Army helicopter and a passenger plane that killed 67 people in Washington has revealed a discrepancy in the chopper’s altitude displays ...
Here's Every Military Helicopter Sikorsky Makes
Sikorsky is one aviation's oldest names, and the manufacturer continues to build iconic airframes and futuristic prototypes ...