NTSB releases preliminary report about deadly LaGuardia collision – CBS News Watch CBS News The National Transportation Safety Board just released its preliminary findings about what happened to cause the deadly runway collision at LaGuardia between a firetruck and a plane last month. Kris Van Cleave reports on the details. Source link
Southwest pilots take evasive maneuvers to avoid midair collision over Nashville – CBS News Watch CBS News The pilots of two Southwest Airlines jets had to scramble to avoid a mid-air collision over the weekend. Kris Van Cleave reports. Source link
Washington — The House on Tuesday passed its version of an aviation safety bill, months after it rejected separate legislation that cleared the Senate with unanimous support and angered families of the victims of a deadly midair crash near Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport. In a 396 to 10 vote, the House approved the ALERT … Read more
A ship operated by a group founded by anti-whaling activist Paul Watson collided with an industrial krill trawler in Antarctica in what the ship’s Norwegian owner said was a “deliberate attack” that endangered its crew and could’ve caused a disaster in the same environmentally sensitive waters the activists claim they want to protect. A two-minute … Read more
One day before the 2025 mid-air collision over Washington, D.C. that killed 67 people, two separate passenger jets had to take sudden action to avoid colliding with Army helicopters. Source link
Internal safety reports obtained by 60 Minutes reveal that one day before the January 2025 midair collision over Washington, D.C. that killed 67 people, there were two close calls between passenger jets and military helicopters. On Jan. 28 around 4:30 p.m., a pair of Army helicopters approached Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, flying at a … Read more
Two Air Canada passengers who survived the deadly plane-fire rescue truck collision at New York’s LaGuardia Airport described in an exclusive interview with “CBS Mornings” on Thursday the moment of impact and how they helped other passengers escape the plane. Rebecca Liquori recalled getting “very nervous” when they experienced turbulence while their plane was descending … Read more
Investigators say alert system failed before deadly LaGuardia plane collision – CBS News Watch CBS News Federal investigators say an alarm system that could have stopped the collision between an Air Canada jet and a fire-rescue truck failed. CBS News’ Tom Hanson has the latest. Source link
The National Transportation Safety Board says critical runway surveillance technology failed to activate before the deadly collision at LaGuardia Airport on Sunday between a plane and a fire-rescue truck. Tom Hanson reports. Source link
NEW YORK — It took less than a minute for a routine landing to spiral into a deadly crash Sunday at New York’s LaGuardia Airport. But the collision between an Air Canada flight and a fire truck crossing the runway was the culmination of a series of events that began much earlier. The Associated Press … Read more