Senators Seek to Change Bill That Allows Military to Operate Just Like Before the DC Plane Crash
Senators from both parties pushed Thursday for changes to a massive defense bill after crash investigators and victims’ families warned the legislation would undo key safety reforms stemming from a collision between an airliner and Army helicopter over Washington, D.C., that killed 67 people. The head of the National Transportation Safety Board investigating the crash, […]
Family of One of the 67 Washington Plane Crash Victims Sues the FAA, Army and American Airlines
The family of one of the 67 people killed in January when an airliner collided with an Army helicopter over Washington, D.C., filed a lawsuit on Wednesday against the government and the airlines involved, accusing them of failing to recognize the warning signs after more than 30 documented near misses in the area. Other families […]
NTSB Finds Army Black Hawk in Fatal Midair Crash with Plane Was Above Altitude Limit
Investigators probing the January midair collision of a passenger plane and an Army helicopter over Washington that killed 67 people found the chopper was flying higher than it should have been and the altitude readings were inaccurate. The details came out of the first day of National Transportation Safety Board hearings in Washington, where investigators […]
Helicopter Route Permanently Closed After Deadly Black Hawk Collision with Plane
WASHINGTON — Helicopters will be permanently restricted from flying near Washington, D.C.’s airport on the same route where a passenger jet and an Army helicopter collided in midair, killing 67 people, the Federal Aviation Administration said Friday. The move comes just days after federal investigators looking into the cause of the crash recommended a ban […]
Family of Man Killed in DC Plane Crash Files $250 Million Claim Against FAA, Army
The family of a Salem man who was killed when a U.S. Army helicopter collided with a passenger plane he was on in Washington, D.C. last month has filed a $250 million claim against the federal agencies involved. According to Robert A. Clifford, who is representing the widow and children of Casey Crafton, the family […]
Americans' Confidence in Air Travel Safety Dips Slightly After Washington Plane Crash: AP-NORC Poll
WASHINGTON — Americans’ confidence in air travel and the federal agencies tasked with maintaining air safety has slipped a little from last year, following a recent crash in Washington, according to a new poll, but most still believe air transportation is generally safe. The survey from The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research shows […]
Trump Begins Firings of FAA Air Traffic Control Staff Just Weeks After Fatal DC Plane Crash
WASHINGTON — The Trump administration has begun firing several hundred Federal Aviation Administration employees, upending staff on a busy air travel weekend and just weeks after a January fatal mid-air collision at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport. Probationary workers were targeted in late night emails Friday notifying them they had been fired, David Spero, president […]
3 Army Soldiers Killed in Tragic Collision with Passenger Plane Near DC Airport
Three unidentified Army soldiers died after their Black Hawk helicopter collided with a passenger flight over Washington, D.C., on Wednesday night during an annual training exercise, according to the Pentagon. The UH-60 helicopter was from Bravo Company, 12th Aviation Battalion, out of Fort Belvoir, Virginia, Heather Chairez, a Joint Task Force North-National Capital Region spokesperson, […]
Explorers Discover Possible Wreckage of World War II Ace Richard Bong's Plane in South Pacific
MADISON, Wis. — Searchers announced Thursday they’ve discovered what they believe is the wreckage of World War II ace Richard Bong’s plane in the South Pacific. The Richard I. Bong Veterans Historical Center in Superior, Wisconsin, and the nonprofit World War II historical preservation group Pacific Wrecks announced in March they were launching a joint […]
WWII Soldiers Posthumously Receive Purple Heart Medals 79 Years After Fatal Plane Crash
PEARL HARBOR, Hawaii (AP) — The families of five Hawaii men who served in a unit of Japanese-language linguists during World War II received posthumous Purple Heart medals on behalf of their loved ones on Friday, nearly eight decades after the soldiers died in a plane crash in the final days of the conflict. “I […]