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Airbus, Navantia to Explore SIRTAP UAV’s Flight Operations from Spanish Juan Carlos I Carrier
The integration of SIRTAP of the Juan Carlos I will focus on command and control, combat system integration and navigation support, including take-off and ...
The moments before 67 souls perished in a mid-air collision over the Potomac River
A regional jet departed Kansas and headed to one of the country’s most congested and complicated flight approaches, just south of the brightly illuminated marble monuments of Washington, DC. The ...
‘Can’t Wait to Be Home.’ The Final Moments of American Airlines Flight 5342 Passengers
Some were promising figure skaters. Others were teachers or old friends on a hunting trip. They all perished in an instant, ...
What we know about some of the D.C. midair collision victims
As many as 60 passengers and four crew members were aboard American Eagle Flight 5342, and the Black Hawk helicopter was ...
What It Takes to Make Flying Safe
Near misses and accidents have to do with the whole system of aviation management.
Pilot delivers calming speech to passengers day after DC collision: ‘Exact words I needed to hear’
On a recent flight to Miami, a pilot’s words just moments before takeoff offered assurance to a cabin of travelers rattled by ...
Fear of Flying Is Different Now
Statistically, for now at least, flying is still much safer than driving. According to the International Air Transport ...
The final seconds — and grim aftermath — of D.C. plane crash that killed 67
In seconds, the wreckage of each aircraft plunged into the icy Potomac River, the victims with it. All perished.