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Tensions Flare Between Two Federal Agencies Charged With Aviation Safety
A marathon of recent public hearings highlighted a rift over the investigation into the fatal midair crash in January between ...
NTSB chair blasts FAA over deadly DC crash: 'Are you kidding me? 67 people are dead'
At their closest points, helicopters and planes routinely flew within 75 feet near the airport, according to the NTSB.
NTSB hearings on DCA crash might lead to major changes for US aviation system
The NTSB is now reviewing three days of testimony from last week’s public hearings into the Jan. 29 midair collision near ...
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 ...
5 takeaways from the NTSB’s hearings on the January DCA midair collision
The hearings revealed that the air traffic controller had been overwhelmed, the helicopter's altimeter was inaccurate and there had been previous concerns with the helicopter route.
Deadly DC plane crash was years in the making, NTSB told at hearing
The deadly mid-air collision at Reagan Airport in January was years in the making, the operations manager of the DCA air ...
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 ...
NTSB criticizes FAA for failing to act before fatal Army helicopter collision
The head of the National Transportation Safety Board sharply criticized U.S. officials for failing to act before the January ...
NTSB questions flight training procedures during hearings over January plane crash
The NTSB continued its hearings Thursday into the deadly air collision between a military aircraft and a passenger jet.
Night vision goggles may have hampered helicopter pilots before crash with jet, experts tell NTSB
The National Transportation Safety Board will wrap up its public testimony about the fatal midair crash between an Army ...
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 ...