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FAA planning more helicopter route changes after fatal collision
The Federal Aviation Administration said on Friday it is planning additional helicopter route changes near Ronald Reagan ...
Night vision goggles may have hampered helicopter pilots before crash with jet, experts tell NTSB
The goggles also limited the pilots' peripheral vision as they flew near Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport.
Final day of NTSB hearing on DC midair collision: investigators press for answers on what could have prevented crash
The National Transportation Safety Board questioned witnesses Friday on collision avoidance technology and organizational ...
How a fragile aviation system led to disaster near Washington
A federal fact-finding probe into a deadly midair crash near Washington earlier this year that concluded on Friday shows a disaster decades in the making.
She 'was a real person': Mom of crash victim speaks out as FAA faces scrutiny
As hearings unfold into the fatal January plane-helicopter collision near D.C., investigators say the FAA ignored clear ...
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3 big takeaways from the NTSB hearing on the DCA midair collision
A three-day National Transportation Safety Board hearing on the deadliest U.S. aviation accident in decades dug into problems ...
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Final day of hearings on midair collision at Reagan National Airport focuses on communication
The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) entered its final day of hearings on the midair collision between an American ...
Army pilots might have struggled to see passenger jet before D.C. crash
Federal investigators will release their findings early next year about the cause of the midair collision, which killed 67 ...
Air Traffic Controllers Were Not Tested for Alcohol After D.C. Crash
The F.A.A. has since been training on-call specialists to be snappier about administering alcohol and drug tests after a ...