Trump's DOT lobbied to scrap airline passenger protection rules
In this week’s air travel news, major airline trade organizations have started lobbying the new leadership at the Department of Transportation to get rid of consumer protection rules that were put in ...
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Helicopter crew in collision may not have heard instruction from tower
The crew of the Army helicopter that collided in midair with an American Airlines jet near Washington, D.C.’s Ronald Reagan National Airport may have had inaccurate altitude readings in the moments ...
NTSB: helicopter crew may not have heard key air traffic control transmission before DCA mid-air collision
National Transportation Safety Board officials said Friday that a key transmission from Reagan National Airport’s air traffic ...
A timeline of air disaster near Washington, deadliest in US since 2001
More than two weeks after a helicopter and airplane collision near Reagan National Airport near Washington D.C. killed 67 people, investigators have completed their work at the scene where both ...
Just before DC crash Army helicopter may not have heard order to go behind jet: NTSB
WASHINGTON -- The crew of the Army helicopter that collided in midair with an American Airlines jet near Washington, D.C.'s Ronald Reagan National Airport may have had inaccurate altitude readings in ...
Black Hawk pilots may have missed air traffic directive, flown on ‘bad’ altitude data before crash
It is likely the Black Hawk pilots “stepped on” the communication for less than a second by pressing the microphone key to communicate back to the control tower, she said.
D.C. plane crash investigators say Black Hawk crew may not have heard order to go behind plane
The National Transportation Safety Board gave an update on its investigation into the deadly midair collision between an American Airlines plane and a Black Hawk helicopter.
A timeline of last month’s air disaster in Washington, the deadliest in the US since 2001
More than two weeks after a helicopter and airplane collision over Washington killed 67 people, investigators have completed ...
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Exit of O’Hare, Midway chief leaves crucial vacancy for city, suburbs
After nearly seven years leading the Chicago Department of Aviation, CDA Commissioner Jamie Rhee is retiring effective April ...
Aviation, COPA chiefs out after Johnson vows to purge disloyal staff
After Mayor Johnson's warning that he was ready to send people packing, Aviation Commissioner Jamie Rhee and Civilian Office ...