These 3 flight maneuvers seem scary but they're perfectly normal | Cruising Altitude
Procedures like go-arounds, diversions and holding patterns may be unnerving for flyers, but they're routine and meant to ...
Investigations don't undo air crashes but they prevent tragic repeats | Cruising Altitude
Every plane crash is a tragic loss, but the aviation industry as a whole makes sure to improve after each one.
A timeline of last month's air disaster in Washington, the deadliest in the US since 2001
More than two weeks after a helicopter and airplane collision over Washington killed 67 people, investigators have completed their work at the scene where the aircraft fell into the Potomac River ...
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Altimeter in Black Hawk helicopter may have malfunctioned before DCA mid-air collision
The National Transportation Safety Board says altimeter in the Black Hawk helicopter may have malfunctioned before the DCA ...
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Latest radar evidence suggests Black Hawk in DC disaster was flying too high, but NTSB wants more proof
Newly released data from ground-based radar came out Tuesday suggesting an Army helicopter was higher than it was supposed to ...
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🎥NTSB reveals shocking new detail in deadly mid-air crash
The Army identified the crew as Capt. Rebecca M. Lobach of Durham, North Carolina; Staff Sgt. Ryan Austin O’Hara, 28, of Lilburn, Georgia; and Chief Warrant Officer 2 Andrew Loyd Eaves, 39, of Great ...
DC plane crash data show conflicting altitude readings from American Airlines jet and military helicopter
Readings have been compared from the black box recovered from American Eagle flight 5342 and the air traffic control tower ...
What is known about the deadly D.C. air crash between a passenger jet and U.S. Army helicopter
The collision was the deadliest plane crash in the U.S. since 2001, when a jet slammed into a New York City neighborhood just after takeoff, killing all 260 people on board and five more on the ...
Black Hawk helicopter was flying too high before DC midair crash with American Airlines flight, NTSB confirms
Data from air traffic control radar showed the military chopper was flying at 300 feet on the air traffic control display at ...
A timeline of air disaster near Washington, deadliest in US since 2001
More than two weeks after a helicopter and airplane collision near Reagan National Airport near Washington D.C. killed 67 people, investigators have completed their work at the scene where both ...
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Investigations don't undo air crashes but they prevent tragic repeats | Cruising Altitude
flying will inevitably be made even safer. (This story was updated to change a video.) Zach Wichter is a travel reporter and writes the Cruising Altitude column for USA TODAY. He is based in New ...