Jan 30 WATCH: Plane that collided with military helicopter in 'standard flight pattern,' Duffy says By Associated Press Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy, who was sworn in earlier this week, said on Thursday both an American Airlines passenger jet and a U.S. Army helicopter were in standard flight patterns before they collided above Ronald Reagan National Airport near Washington,… Continue reading
Jan 30 WATCH: NTSB holds news conference on aircraft collision in Washington, D.C. By Associated Press National Transportation Safety Board Chair Jennifer Homendy said Thursday that black boxes from the aircraft have not been recovered yet as officials investigated the cause of a deadly midair collision between an Army helicopter and an American Airlines flight from… Continue reading
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
Feb 07 Congress considers federal aviation oversight after near collisions By David Koenig, Associated Press Congress is taking up key aviation legislation just after close calls between planes at airports in New York and Texas. A House committee held the first hearing Tuesday on legislation that will govern the Federal Aviation Administration. Continue reading