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House Plans to Vote on Air Safety Bill After Report on Deadly D.C. Crash
The National Transportation Safety Board on Tuesday released its final report on the midair collision near Ronald Reagan National Airport last year that killed 67 people, as the House announced plans to vote next week on legislation to address some of the institutional failures that investigators said led to the accident.
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These 3 failures contributed to the deadly DC midair collision, NTSB says
The NTSB revealed that the Black Hawk helicopter may not have known its true altitude at a hearing.
* The NTSB found that conflicting flight paths over the Potomac River were a primary cause of the crash.
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Chain of errors led to deadly midair collision near Washington, DC, that killed 67, investigators conclude
Multiple failures across different parts of the government caused an Army Black Hawk helicopter to collide with an American Airlines regional jet, operated by PSA Airlines, the National Transportation Safety Board concluded in a nearly 400-page report released Tuesday.
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Sexual assaults on airplanes are up, and likely underreported, a CBS News investigation finds
Laura Geller is a multi-award-winning investigative journalist in the Crime and Public Safety Beat. She joined the CBS News Innovation Lab as a national investigative producer in September 2023.
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Sexual assaults on airplanes are up, and likely underreported, a CBS News investigation finds
Laura Geller is a multi-award-winning investigative journalist in the Crime and Public Safety Beat. She joined the CBS News Innovation Lab as a national investigative producer in September 2023.
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Inside the Debacle That Led to the Closure of El Paso's Airspace
Last spring, in the early months of Steve Feinberg's tenure as deputy defense secretary, Pentagon staff members briefed him on plans to employ new high-energy laser weapons to take out drones being used by Mexican cartels to smuggle drugs across the southern U.
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What to know about the counter drone technology that triggered the closure of the El Paso airspace
The government's ability to deal with drones that pose a threat on American soil has been questioned this week after the use of a laser designed to shoot down drones near the border in Texas led to the abrupt closure of the airspace over El Paso, sources familiar with the situation told The Associated Press.
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Grieving families press Congress on aviation safety reforms after midair collision near DC
Key senators and the families of the 67 dead in an airliner collision with an Army helicopter near the nation's capital are convinced that advanced aircraft locator systems recommended by experts for nearly two decades would have prevented last year's tragedy.
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Customs and Border Protection used anti-drone laser before the FAA closed El Paso airspace: reports
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The sudden shutdown of airspace in Texas earlier this week was due to a lack of communication over the use of an anti-drone laser by Customs and Border Protection during an apparent attempt to stop operations by Mexican drug cartels, according to reports.
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Grieving families press Congress on aviation safety reforms after midair collision near DC
Key senators and the families of the 67 dead in an airliner collision with an Army helicopter near the nation's capital are convinced that advanced aircraft locator systems recommended by experts for nearly two decades would have prevented last year's tragedy.
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Terrifying moment small plane crash lands in Georgia street: 'We're...
Dramatic new video shows the moment a small plane crash landed on a busy Georgia road -- as it emerged the experienced pilot sent a distressing mayday to his wife, warning, "We're not going to make it.
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Passenger describes panic on board plane that crash landed in Somalia
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MOGADISHU, Feb 11 (Reuters) - A 70-year-old passenger on a plane that crashed on the seashore in Somalia's capital described horror and panic on board before the aircraft made a dramatic landing in knee-deep water, with all crew and travellers unharmed.
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Turbulence warning was not relayed to plane before flight attendants were seriously injured | CNN
Pilots aboard a United Airlines flight where three flight attendants were seriously injured were not warned about turbulence reported by a plane in front of them, the National Transportation Safety Board concluded Tuesday.
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Super Bowl fans warned to keep drones at home with flights banned over big game
As fans from around the country descend on California to watch the New England Patriots take on the Seattle Seahawks in Sunday's Super Bowl, officials are telling them to leave their drones at home.
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Families of plane crash victims ask US appeals court to revive a criminal case against Boeing
Thirty-one families that lost relatives in two fatal crashes of Boeing 737 Max jetliners asked a federal appeals court on Thursday to revive a criminal case against the aircraft manufacturer.
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UK aviation regulator asks Air India why Boeing with fuel switch issue was cleared to fly
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The British aviation regulator has reportedly sought a "detailed" explanation after a Boeing Dreamliner plane was grounded in India for safety checks immediately after arriving from London, with pilots flagging an issue with a fuel switch.
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Maine plane crash victims worked for luxury travel startup led by Texas lawyer
PORTLAND, Maine (AP) -- The six people killed in a fiery plane crash in Maine were flying to scope out the next travel destination for high-net-worth clients when their small jet flipped on the runway during takeoff.
