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NTSB hearing reveals air traffic controllers should have warned passenger plane about helicopter before collision, but didn’t

The National Transportation Safety Board will question witnesses Thursday about air traffic control training, a key part of ...

As Army Defends Its Pilots After Deadly Collision Because 'Nobody's Perfect,' Investigators Dissect Air Traffic Control

The hearing comes months after the Jan. 29 crash, which killed three crew members on a U.S. Army Black Hawk helicopter and 64 ...

'Just make it work': NTSB investigates air traffic control culture after deadly collision

The National Transportation Safety Board is examining the air traffic control practices at Reagan National Airport following ...

UK authorities and airlines demand answers from air traffic control operator after radar issue

Britain’s transport chief has summoned the head of the country’s air traffic control operator to explain the problem that ...

Feds launch audit into FAA over gutted Long Island air traffic control facility as safety concerns rise over Newark airspace

Staff are burnt out — and very concerned about safety and feel very strongly that those moved to Philadelphia should come ...

Army Pilots Might Have Struggled to See Passenger Jet Before D.C. Crash

Light pollution from Washington, and even the passenger jet’s dim lights, might have contributed to difficulties spotting ...
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NTSB finds Army chopper in fatal midair crash with plane was above altitude limit

Incorrect altitude readings on the Army helicopter that collided with a passenger plane over Washington, D.C., in January ...