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NTSB considering erroneous Black Hawk altimeter readings ahead of CRJ700 collision
Accident investigators are seeking to determine the accuracy of cockpit altimeter readings presented to pilots of the ...
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The 2 aircraft that collided over Washington are both workhorses in use around the world
It is a commonly used regional aircraft used for medium and shorter flights, with more than 900 produced since it was introduced in May 1999. Bombardier said in 2015 that the CRJ-700 series ...
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‘Awful aviation disaster:’ Air medical jet crashes in Philadelphia shortly after takeoff
PHILADELPHIA COUNTY, Pa. (WHTM) — An air medical jet carrying a pediatric patient crashed shortly after takeoff from a Philadelphia airport, killing all six on board and another on the ground.
NBC New York14d
Sikorsky Black Hawk, Bombardier passenger jet are heavily-used aircraft
It is a commonly used regional aircraft used for medium and shorter flights, with more than 900 produced since it was introduced in May 1999. Bombardier said in 2015 that the CRJ-700 series ...
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Deadly medical jet crash in Philly: What we know about the flight, aircraft
Jet Rescue Air Ambulance, which operated the Learjet 55, initially said in a statement on Friday: “We cannot confirm any survivors.” During a Saturday morning press conference, Philadelphia ...
Yahoo News UK14d
A passenger jet had to abort a landing at Reagan National Airport just 24 hours before fatal crash due to a helicopter
The state of air traffic around Reagan is a key part of the investigation into the crash that occurred on Wednesday night, when an American Airlines regional jet inbound from Kansas collided with a ...
Chicago Sun-Times14d
Mid-air collision of jet, helicopter near DC — what we know
The regional jet out of Wichita ... A few minutes before the Canadian-made Bombardier CRJ-700 series twin-engine jet was to land, air traffic controllers asked Flight 5342 if it could use a ...
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Washington plane crash: What air traffic audio tells us about helicopter pilot's actions moments before mid-air collision
The audio shows how the helicopter, using the code Priority Air Transport 25 (PAT-25), specifically asked for visual separation from the CRJ (Canadair Regional Jet) passenger plane. That means the ...
New York Daily News14d
Black boxes recovered from American 5342 after Black Hawk helicopter crash
A pair of black boxes has been recovered from the American Airlines jet involved in a mid-air collision with a military ... Aviation Administration said. The regional jetliner, flying 60 ...
Business Insider14d
The final minutes of American Airlines flight 5342
In the minutes before an American Airlines flight crashed into the Potomac River in Washington, DC, on Wednesday, an air traffic controller requested a last-minute runway change. The regional jet ...
Global News14d
L.A. wildfires: Man pleads guilty to flying drone that hit Canadian plane
A man has agreed to plead guilty to unsafely operating a drone that collided with a Canadian firefighting aircraft during the deadly Palisades Fire in Los Angeles, U.S. authorities said Friday.