What caused the DC plane crash? Blackhawk helicopter may not have heard key transmission, NTSB says

Blackhawk helicopter may not have received key transmission before crash with DCA-bound plane The Blackhawk helicopter that crashed into the American Airlines flight preparing to land at Reagan National Airport on Jan. 29 may not have heard key …

Blackhawk helicopter may not have received key transmission before crash with DCA-bound plane

NTSB Claims Crew in Black Hawk Helicopter Did Not Hear Instructions to Pass Behind Plane

The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) claimed that the crew in the U.S. Army Black Hawk helicopter that collided with American Airlines Flight 5342 near Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport did not hear a message instructing them to “pass …

New Information Could Shed Light on What Really Happened in Army Helicopter Crash

The crew of the Black Hawk helicopter that collided with an American Airlines jet above the Potomac River last month might not have heard important instructions from air traffic control and could have been viewing erroneous flight data, investigators said …

NTSB: Helicopter may have had technical issues before deadly DC midair collision near DCA

WASHINGTON (WJLA) — The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) is looking into the possibility of whether faulty equipment in a military helicopter led to the deadly Jan. 29 midair collision with an American Airlines flight preparing to land at Reagan …

Albanian and U.S. Troops Team Up for Blackhawk UH60M Helicopter Maintenance

U.S. aviation troops stationed at NATO’s KFOR Regional Command East collaborated with their Albanian counterparts to perform maintenance on Blackhawk UH60M helicopters. KFOR announced that military personnel from both countries worked together to replace …

'Upside down and burning': Air traffic audio released in 'incredible' Toronto plane crash

New audio has been obtained of air traffic controllers' first response to the crash of a Delta Connection CRJ-900 that came to rest upside-down at Toronto Pearson International Airport on Monday. "Where is the crash?" stated someone on the …

Toronto plane crash reaction from travelers at Logan Airport

BOSTON (WHDH) - Passengers at Logan Airport took their phones off airplane mode to discover the news of another plane crash. This one, a Delta flight overturned after landing at the Toronto Pearson International Airport. “I mean, when I landed it was the …

'What on earth is happening?' Upside-down Delta plane rocks social media

News of yet another airplane disaster — after years of relative calm in the skies — prompted an explosion of shock and confusion by commenters on social media Monday. A Delta Connection CRJ-900 bound from Minneapolis to Toronto came to a rest upside-down …

'A prescription for more aircraft disasters' | Austin leaders react to new round of FAA layoffs

Probationary employees were targeted with letters notifying them of their termination late Friday. The layoffs come weeks after a deadly collision between a Blackhawk helicopter and an American Airlines flight near Reagan National Airport in Washington D.C …