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Legislation hopes to prevent another mid-air collision after fatal DC crash that killed 67
The Rotor Act calls for systems to allow aircraft to broadcast their real-time position to other aircraft and control towers.
‘It’s going to be a gut punch’: Families of Flight 5342 brace for days-long NTSB investigative hearing
Wednesday, the National Transportation Safety Board will begin a three-day investigative hearing on the Jan. 29 mid-air ...
NTSB hearing of Flight 5342 will be 'a gut punch'
Wednesday, the National Transportation Safety Board will begin a three-day investigative hearing on the Jan. 29 mid-air ...
Ted Cruz rolls out bill to prevent midair collisions six months after deadly DC plane crash
The NTSB previously said the FAA had failed to address 85 near-misses between airplanes and helicopters near DCA in the three years before the crash.
Families of Washington, D.C. plane crash victims call for safer skies as near misses continue
There were 26 near misses in the three months following the DC mid-air crash, the Hearst Television Data Team found. About 40% involved a helicopter. Here's what else we learned: ...
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Sen. Cruz announces legislation focused on preventing mid-air collisions
Sen. Ted Cruz has introduced legislation making changes to military aircraft operating without certain technology. This comes ...
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NTSB hearings on Army helicopter-passenger jet crash near Washington begin Wednesday
The National Transportation Safety Board will hold three days of hearings on the fatal midair collision between a passenger ...
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Kerala man killed in aircraft crash in Canada, second such death in July
An Indian national, Gautam Santhosh from Kerala, was killed in a commercial survey plane crash in Canada's Newfoundland. The ...