Jun 12 Watch 7:03 Video shows moments leading to Air India crash that killed more than 240 By John Yang, Nana Adwoa Antwi-Boasiako Investigators in India are trying to determine what led to one of the worst airline accidents in decades. More than 240 people died after a London-bound Air India flight crashed into a hostel at a medical college just moments after… Continue watching
Jun 06 New Trump orders on drones aim to counter threats while encouraging flying cars and supersonic flights By Josh Funk, Didi Tang, Associated Press The three executive orders will encourage the Federal Aviation Administration to expedite rules to allow companies to use drones beyond their operators' line of sight, while also imposing restrictions meant to help protect against terrorism, espionage and public safety threats. Continue reading
Mar 16 Watch 6:40 How DOGE’s cutbacks at the FAA could affect aviation safety By John Yang, Harry Zahn President Trump's drive to shrink the federal workforce has touched nearly every agency, including the Federal Aviation Administration. It comes amid rising public concern about air safety after recent incidents, including January's mid-air collision of a passenger jet and an… Continue watching
Mar 14 What to know about the aircraft that caught fire after landing in Denver By Thomas Peipert, Sarah Brumfield, Colleen Slevin, Matthew Brown, Associated Press, Jesse Bedayn, Associated Press/ Report for America A fire on an American Airlines plane after it diverted mid-flight and landed Thursday at Denver International Airport sent passengers fleeing onto a wing in a fraught evacuation amid billowing clouds of smoke. Airport officials said 12 people were taken to hospitals… Continue reading
Mar 11 WATCH: NTSB recommends ban on some helicopter flights near Washington airport after deadly midair collision By Josh Funk, John Seewer, Associated Press National Transportation Safety Board Chairwoman Jennifer Homendy said that under the current practice helicopters and planes can be as close as 75 feet apart from each other during landing. Continue reading
Feb 26 Aviation disasters and close calls have people worried about flying By Josh Funk, Associated Press All the recent aviation disasters and close calls definitely have people worried about the safety of flying. Continue reading
Feb 25 Midair collisions and near misses raise questions about air traffic control towers By Susan Montoya Bryan, Associated Press Do more U.S. airports need control towers? That's one of the questions that has arisen following a midair collision at an airport in southern Arizona last week. Continue reading
Feb 20 Trump considering buying used planes to serve as Air Force One amid Boeing delays By Associated Press President Trump says he's considering buying used Boeing aircraft to use as Air Force One as he fumes over the U.S. plane-maker’s delays in producing two specially modified ones for presidential use. Continue reading
Feb 03 WATCH: Aircraft wreckage removed from Potomac after D.C. plane collision By David R. Martin, Michael R. Sisak, Claudia Lauer, Associated Press Salvage crews have recovered an engine and large pieces of fuselage and are working to retrieve a wing from the wreckage of a commercial airliner involved in last week's midair collision near Washington’s Reagan National Airport, officials said Monday. Continue reading
Feb 01 Watch 5:41 Former FAA administrator discusses the current state of aviation safety By John Yang, Harry Zahn, Juliet Fuisz There’s been another fatal plane crash, this one in Philadelphia, as officials are still investigating Wednesday’s deadly mid-air collision in Washington, D.C. that claimed 67 lives. Randy Babbitt, a former FAA administrator and commercial airline pilot, joins John Yang to… Continue watching