Black Hawk helicopter’s altimeter may have been inaccurate, pilots may have missed some calls from control tower
A preliminary analysis of the flight data and voice recorder on board a Black Hawk helicopter leading up to the collision ...
‘Risk of a Collision and Loss of Life’: D.C. Crash Warnings Were Years in the Making
Concerns that a deadly collision could occur at Reagan National Airport had long been building. But attempts to draw attention to potentially dangerous conditions sometimes went unheeded.
US senators call for increased funding, staffing for air traffic control
Two U.S. senators called on Wednesday for increased funding and staffing for Federal Aviation Administration air traffic ...
Black Hawk pilots may have missed air traffic directive, flown on ‘bad’ altitude data before crash
The Black Hawk pilots who collided with an American Airlines plane last month may not have heard vital information given by ...
Black Hawk crew might not have heard crucial tower instruction, NTSB says
The National Transportation Safety Board said the helicopter’s cockpit voice recorder didn’t capture key directions from ...
WCJB14h
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 ...
Black Hawk Pilots May Not Have Heard Crucial Command From Air Traffic Control Before D.C. Midair Collision
The NTSB is turning the focus of its investigation into the Jan. 29 collision on what the Black Hawk pilots could see and ...
Travel Weekly2d
American Airlines CEO meets with Trump to discuss how to improve air traffic control
The meeting came two weeks after the Jan. 29 collision of an American Eagle plane with an Army helicopter near Reagan ...
TravelPulse on MSN1d
American Airlines CEO Meets With Trump Administration Over Air Traffic Control Concerns
American Airlines CEO Robert Isom met with President Trump and Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy to discuss improvements to ...
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 ...
Defense News on MSN19h
Black Hawk crew in DC crash may have missed key air traffic messages
The Black Hawk that collided with an American Airlines jet in January may not have had accurate altitude readings, ...
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 ...