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At their closest points, helicopters and planes routinely flew within 75 feet near the airport, according to the NTSB.
The NTSB is now reviewing three days of testimony from last week’s public hearings into the Jan. 29 midair collision near ...
The relationship between the National Transportation Safety Board and the Federal Aviation Administration can frequently be ...
The National Transportation Safety Board will question witnesses Thursday about air traffic control training, a key part of ...
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.
The deadly mid-air collision at Reagan Airport in January was years in the making, the operations manager of the DCA air ...
The National Transportation Safety Board questioned witnesses Friday on collision avoidance technology and organizational ...
The head of the National Transportation Safety Board sharply criticized U.S. officials for failing to act before the January ...
Long-standing concerns about military helicopters flying in crowded airspace and worries over short staffing among federal ...
As hearings unfold into the fatal January plane-helicopter collision near D.C., investigators say the FAA ignored clear ...
The pilots of a U.S. Army helicopter that collided with a passenger jet over Washington in January would’ve had difficulty spotting the plane while wearing night vision goggles, experts told the ...