Jan 30 Watch 6:23 Breaking down the moments that led up to the worst U.S. aviation disaster since 2001 By Miles O'Brien, Azhar Merchant The mid-air collision between a passenger jet and a military helicopter near Washington has left many searching for answers. To break down the crash, Geoff Bennett spoke with aviation correspondent Miles O'Brien. Continue watching
Jan 30 Passengers on downed flight included young American figure skaters and Russian coaches By Associated Press A crash between an American Airlines jet and an Army helicopter killed teen figure skaters from the Skating Club of Boston along with their mothers and coaches Evgenia Shishkova and Vadim Naumov. Skating organizations in Philadelphia and the Washington area… Continue reading
Jan 30 Collision between American Airlines jet and Army helicopter kills 67 in nation’s worst air disaster since 2001 By Lolita C. Baldor, Tara Copp, Eric Tucker, Associated Press A midair collision between an Army helicopter and an American Airlines flight from Kansas killed all 67 people aboard the two aircraft. Continue reading
Jan 30 What we know about the jet and helicopter collision near D.C. By Hallie Golden, Associated Press The crash occurred in some of the most tightly controlled and monitored airspace in the world, just over 3 miles south of the White House and the U.S. Capitol. Continue reading
Jan 30 Live updates: Passenger jet and Army helicopter collide at D.C. airport By Associated Press A collision between an American Airlines passenger jet and an Army helicopter at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport near Washington, D.C, killed 67 people, including more than a dozen figure skaters. Continue reading
Jan 21 Heads of TSA, Coast Guard fired on Trump’s first full day in office By Josh Funk, Associated Press President Donald Trump moved quickly to remake the Department of Homeland Security Tuesday, firing the heads of the Transportation Security Administration and Coast Guard before their terms are up and eliminated all the members of a key aviation security advisory… Continue reading
Dec 31 Watch 4:42 South Korean officials were worried about barrier before it was struck by Jeju Air flight By Stephanie Sy, Zeba Warsi, Lachlan Hyatt American investigators have arrived in South Korea to help investigate the crash of a Jeju Air flight. On Tuesday, we learned the airport's internal guidelines questioned the placement of a barrier at the end of the runway. Stephanie Sy reports. Continue watching
Dec 26 Watch 9:57 Russian anti-aircraft system may have downed Azerbaijani plane, U.S. official says By Stephanie Sy, Zeba Warsi, William Brangham, Dan Sagalyn There are early indications a Russian air defense system may have hit the Azerbaijan Airlines plane that crashed in Kazakhstan, a U.S. official says. Some of the speculation focuses on damage to the plane's tail section that could have been… Continue watching
Nov 21 Watch 10:28 Osprey aircraft back in service as families of crash victims question its safety By Nick Schifrin, Dan Sagalyn, Hamada Hanoura The Osprey aircraft was grounded for three months across the military after a crash in Japan last November killed all eight airmen on board. That crash was the fourth by an Osprey in the last two years. The military says… Continue watching
Nov 18 Spirit Airlines files for bankruptcy as financial blows pile up By David Koenig, Associated Press Spirit, the biggest U.S. budget airline, has lost more than $2.5 billion since the start of 2020 and faces looming debt payments totaling more than $1 billion over the next year. Continue reading