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CNN — New photos show the damage to a US Navy aircraft carrier sustained in a collision with a merchant ship last week. The warship USS Harry S. Truman docked at a US naval facility in Souda Bay, Greece, for repairs over the weekend following the incident near the entrance to the Suez Canal. Photos […]
The crew of the helicopter that collided midair with an American Airlines jet near Washington D.C.’s Ronald Reagan National Airport might not have heard instructions from the air traffic controller to pass behind the plane, investigators said Friday. National Transportation Safety Board Chairwoman Jennifer Homendy said the recording from the Black Hawk helicopter cockpit suggests […]
US Black Hawk collision: Crew may have missed crucial instruction claim reports WION Source link
American Eagle and American Airlines planes taxi at the Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, on February 6, 2025 in Arlington, Va. The Federal Aviation Administration has reopened two of the airport’s runways following the January 29 mid-air collision between a U.S. Army Black Hawk helicopter and an American Airlines regional jet that was landing at […]
All of the “major” pieces of wreckage from the collision between a Black Hawk helicopter and American Airlines Flight 5342 have been cleared from the Potomac River, officials said. The recovered pieces were moved to “a secure airport facility for further examination and documentation,” the National Transportation Safety Board said on Saturday. The federal agency […]
The wreckage of a military helicopter involved in a mid-air collision with a passenger jet that killed all 67 people on both aircraft was recovered Thursday from the Potomac River, federal officials said. Additional parts were also recovered from the American Airlines plane that was bound for Reagan National Airport when it struck the UH-60 […]
Washington CNN — Investigators trying to determine what caused last week’s deadly midair collision between a US military Black Hawk helicopter and an American Airlines plane near Washington, DC, briefed lawmakers Thursday on what they’ve learned after combing through data from both aircraft and air traffic control. Officials from the National Transportation Safety Board and […]
ARLINGTON, Va. (AP) — Families of victims of the deadliest U.S. air disaster since 2001 visited the crash site on Sunday and divers scoured the submerged wreckage for more remains after authorities said they’ve recovered and identified 55 of the 67 people killed. Washington, D.C. Fire and EMS Chief John Donnelly said officials are confident […]
(AP) – To learn to fly a military helicopter is to take a master class in multitasking. You need both hands and both feet to control the aircraft while keeping a close eye on the horizon and your altitude. If it’s nighttime and you’re flying low, you may be scanning the ground for familiar landmarks […]
Flight data retrieved from the night a Black Hawk helicopter and an American Airlines plane collided mid-air has revealed key information about the moment the tragedy took place. Investigations into the crash are ongoing after the two aircraft collided on January 29, when the American Airlines regional jet was on approach to land at the […]