At least 7 dead, 19 injured after Philadelphia plane crash, authorities say
A small medical jet carrying a child patient crashed in Philadelphia, sparking a massive explosion and a flurry of questions.
7 World Airlines That Still Operate MD-80 Planes
T he McDonnell Douglas MD-80 was a successful 20th-century family of narrowbody twinjets, with almost 1,200 units produced from 1979 to 1999. Affectionately known by many as the ' ...
Helicopter May Have Deviated From Approved Path Before Deadly Crash
The Army Black Hawk is said to have been flying higher than it should have been when it collided with a passenger jet, killing 67 people. And the air traffic controller on duty was doing a job usually ...
Mid-air collision of jet, helicopter near DC — what we know
The crash around 9 p.m. threw one of the world's most tightly controlled airspaces into chaos, 3 miles south of the White ...
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FAA indefinitely closes routes near Reagan National to most helicopter traffic after deadly crash
By LOLITA C. BALDOR, TARA COPP, ADRIANA GOMEZ LICON and LEA SKENE ARLINGTON, Va. (AP) — Police boats returned to the Potomac ...
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Officials search river where a passenger jet and Army chopper crashed, and probe the cause
American Airlines Flight 5342 with 60 passengers and four crew hit an Army helicopter near Washington D.C.'s Reagan National ...
Helicopter black box and 41 bodies recovered; Army identifies 2 soldiers: DC crash live updates
While authorities focus on the cause of the US's deadliest aviation disaster since 2001, families are mourning their loved ones. Here's the latest.
Is flying still safe? Here’s what experts say
But even accounting for serious accidents, "statistically speaking, you're safer in your flight than you were driving in your ...
Man agrees to plead guilty for flying drone that damaged firefighting aircraft in LA wildfire
The pilot of a drone that crashed into a firefighting plane, leaving a gaping hole and grounding the aircraft during the ...