Route Used by Army Black Hawk During Deadly Collision Was Far Too Risky, Safety Officials Say

National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) Chairwoman Jennifer Homendy speaks about the recent midair collision of an American Airlines flight and a Black Hawk helicopter near Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, at a news conference in Washington.

Federal crash investigators have said a helicopter route used by an Army Black Hawk for training when it crashed midair with a passenger aircraft over Washington, D.C., in late January, killing all aboard, poses a major aviation risk and called for immediate changes. National Transportation Safety Board Chair Jennifer Homendy told reporters Tuesday afternoon that […]