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FAA, Air Traffic Controller

Tower failed to warn plane of Black Hawk’s path before D.C. crash, FAA says

It was the first acknowledgment by the Federal Aviation Administration of a possible error by the controller in the moments before the collision that claimed 67 lives.

Forbes on MSN · 10h

Air Traffic Controller Failed To Properly Alert Plane Before D.C. Crash, FAA Says

The acknowledgement came during the second day of testimony held to discuss the collision of a commercial plane and Army helicopter in January that killed 67 people.

FOX News on MSN · 43m

Air traffic controller should have warned plane of Army helicopter's path ahead of fatal DC crash: FAA

Air traffic controller failed to notify commercial plane crew about approaching Army helicopter before Washington D.C. collision that killed 67 people, FAA official says.

FAA, NTSB

WCVB Channel 5 on MSN · 11h

FAA faces scrutiny in NTSB hearings on deadly midair collision

The NTSB hearing is patining a picture of a control tower that was understaffed and ill-equipped to handle the traffic if faces.

Reuters on MSN · 1d

NTSB criticizes FAA for failing to act before fatal Army helicopter collision

The head of the National Transportation Safety Board sharply criticized U.S. officials for failing to act before the January 29 collision of a U.S. Army helicopter with an American Airlines regional jet in Washington that killed 67 people.

Yahoo · 12h

'Infuriated by this' Families attend crash hearing as NTSB focuses on FAA

At a hearing about the January midair collision involving a passenger jet and a U.S. Army helicopter, the NTSB hearing is painting a picture of a control tower that was understaffed and ill-equipped to handle the traffic it faces.

5hon MSN

Worries over military chopper routes, FAA staffing levels emerge as factors in midair crash inquiry

The NTSB enters a second day of public hearings on the January midair collision between an Army Black Hawk helicopter and a ...

12hon MSN

Plane Crash Hearing Witness Called Out for Allegedly 'Elbowing FAA Employee Mid-Sentence': ‘Not Gonna Put Up with That’

As the investigative hearing continues into the deadly mid-air crash between an Army helicopter and an American Airlines ...

The Northwest Arkansas Democrat-Gazette1h

FAA staffing issues brought up during inquiry, testimony

Long-standing concerns about military helicopters flying in crowded airspace and worries over short staffing among federal ...

5don MSN

FAA to modernize 40-year-old system after fatal Washington DC crash

New FAA administrator Bryan Bedford called the U.S. air traffic control system "unacceptable" and vowed major tech upgrades ...

2don MSN

FAA failed to act before helicopter crash, US transport chief says

The Federal Aviation Administration failed to act despite dozens of near-miss incidents before a fatal January crash between ...

2don MSN

Feds launch audit into FAA over gutted Long Island air traffic control facility as safety concerns rise over Newark airspace

Staff are burnt out — and very concerned about safety and feel very strongly that those moved to Philadelphia should come ...

15h

Doroni Aerospace Responds to FAA Finalization of MOSAIC Rule: A Transformational Shift for Personal Air Mobility

Doroni Aerospace, developer of the H1-X personal electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft, today issued a ...