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
NANTUCKET, Mass. — A Cape Air flight departing from the Massachusetts island of Nantucket returned safely after part of the main cabin door opened shortly after takeoff, an alarming midair incident that prompted the crew to turn back. The aircraft remained stable and continued operating normally, and no injuries were reported, a Cape Air spokesperson … Read more
A Caribbean Airlines passenger traveling to New York from Jamaica went into labor and gave birth over the weekend just as the flight was landing. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content. In a press release, the airline said Caribbean Airlines’ Flight 005 was on its final … 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
It was a week of chaos at airports across the country. Gridlock in Washington left TSA workers without pay, triggering four-hour security lines in some of the nation’s busiest airports. Last Sunday a commercial jet crashed into a fire truck while landing on a runway at New York’s Laguardia airport. Dozens were injured and two … Read more
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
Air traffic controllers will now use radar to ensure that helicopters maintain a safe distance from arriving and departing airplanes in the wake of last year’s fatal midair collision near Washington, D.C. The Federal Aviation Administration said Wednes… Air traffic controllers will use radar, not just visual checks, to ensure that helicopters maintain a safe … Read more
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! The Pentagon has identified six U.S. service members who were killed when a KC-135 refueling aircraft crashed in western Iraq during a combat mission in support of Operation Epic Fury. The incident, which occurred on Thursday, took place in “friendly” airspace during an unspecified incident involving another … Read more
National Transportation Safety Board member Todd Inman, who was the NTSB’s initial on scene spokesman at the deadly midair collision over Washington, D.C., last January, has abruptly departed the agency two years into what is typically a five-year term. Days after the NTSB added its fifth board member, Inman was fired by the White House Presidential Personnel … Read more