Chicago, US: A Southwest Airlines flight narrowly avoided collision with a private jet on Tuesday morning (local time) at Chicago Midway International Airport in the United States. The near collision happened as the private jet entered the runway without authorization, according to the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). The runway incursion unfolded through a series of … Read more
Chicago, US: A major tragedy was averted in the United States after a Southwest Airlines pilot aborted the plane’s landing at the last minute to avoid potentially hitting another plane on the runway at Chicago Midway International Airport on Tuesday morning. The close call came as the private jet entered the runway without authorization, the … Read more
Washington: A small airplane carrying a pediatric patient and five others crashed in Philadelphia today, causing a massive explosion and sparking fire in the area. The Springfield-Branson National Airport bound plane had taken off from Northeast Philadelphia Airport. According to Federal Aviation Administration, Learjet 55 executive aircraft with six people aboard crashed into a densely-populated … Read more
Washington: Asra Hussain Raza, the daughter of Indian immigrants, was among 67 people killed in a tragic midair collision between an Army helicopter and a jetliner at Ronald Reagan National Airport in the US, according to a media report. The collision, deadliest aviation disaster in the US since 2001, happened when American Airlines Flight 5342 … Read more
Washington: The 28-year-old pilot of the American Airlines passenger plane, which collided with a US Army Black Hawk helicopter on Wednesday, was looking forward to marrying his fiancée this year, his father said. Sam Lilley was the first officer on American Airlines Flight 5342. In an emotional Facebook post, Sam’s father, Timothy Lilley, said he … Read more
Washington, United States: Faced with the first big test of his new administration, Donald Trump wanted to show he was in control. Not just as America’s consoler-in-chief, but as its chief prosecutor and air accident investigator-in-chief too. Trump started his White House briefing on a midair collision between a passenger jet and a military helicopter … Read more
Washington: The recent collision between a UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter and an American Eagle Flight 5342 near Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport has brought attention to the safety record of the Black Hawk. Considered the “workhorse” of Army aviation, the Black Hawk has been in service since 1979 and has a reputation for being reliable … Read more
Washington, United States: Investigators on Thursday recovered the black boxes from a passenger plane whose mid-air collision with a military helicopter over Washington’s Potomac river killed 67 people, as rescuers pulled victims’ bodies from the freezing water. US President Donald Trump launched a political attack blaming diversity and inclusion policies championed by his Democratic predecessors … Read more
New York, United States: Staffing was thin in the air traffic control tower at Washington’s Reagan National airport at the time of the deadly crash between a passenger jet and an army helicopter, US media reported Thursday. Staffing was “not normal for the time of day and volume of traffic” according to an internal preliminary … Read more
Washington: US President Donald Trump blamed diversity policies implemented during the Obama and Biden administrations for compromising air safety standards. This statement came after a devastating mid-air collision between an American Airlines passenger jet and a US Army Black Hawk helicopter, resulting in no survivors. Trump’s remarks have ignited a heated debate about the role … Read more
New Delhi: There are no survivors in the midair collision between a US Army Blackhawk helicopter and a passenger jet in Washington DC, a fire official said. Twenty-eight bodies have been recovered from the Potomac River. “At this point we don’t believe there are any survivors,” Washington Fire Chief John Donnelly told a news conference … Read more
New Delhi: A US passenger jet carrying 64 people crashed into the Potomac River after a midair collision with a US Army Black Hawk helicopter during a nighttime training exercise. The incident occurred at approximately 9:00 PM (0200 GMT) on Wednesday as the aircraft was making its final approach to Washington’s Reagan National Airport following … Read more