What is known about the deadly January air crash between a passenger jet and US Army helicopter
On Jan. 29, an American Airlines passenger jet and an Army helicopter collided as the plane prepared to land at Washington D.C.'s Ronald Reagan National Airport. Both plunged into the Potomac River, ...
Top commander with UN peacekeeping force in Lebanon is injured by protesters
The outgoing deputy commander of the U.N. peacekeeping force in Lebanon was injured Friday when protesters attacked a convoy taking peacekeepers to the Beirut airport, the force known as UNIFIL said ...
Helicopter crew in collision with plane may not have heard key instruction from tower, NTSB says
The crew of the helicopter that collided midair with an American Airlines jet near Washington D.C.’s Ronald Reagan National ...
‘Risk of a Collision and Loss of Life’: D.C. Crash Warnings Were Years in the Making
Concerns that a deadly collision could occur at Reagan National Airport had long been building. But attempts to draw attention to potentially dangerous conditions sometimes went unheeded.
Smoke Odor Prompts Delta Air Lines Boeing 717 Diversion To Chicago O'Hare
A Delta Air Lines Boeing 717 has been forced to divert from its original flight path and land in Chicago following reports of ...
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From territory to today: Mapping Minnesota’s Black history
In celebration of Black History Month in February, MPR News is highlighting Black history throughout the state. From a fur ...
BACK THEN: Airport owner adds another plane to his operation in 1946
NEWS FROM THE ISSUE OF JUNE 21, 2001 Communications towers stretch skyward in many areas of Meeker County, and another such site is on the way as the result of action by the county ...
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Delta Flight from Minneapolis to Amsterdam Returns to Airport Due to Wing Issue Discovered Shortly After Takeoff
Shortly after takeoff on Sunday afternoon, the flight deck radioed the tower to say that the aircraft had experienced an ...
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Not just Reagan: Airports across the US have struggled with air traffic control staffing in recent years, data shows
the airport’s tower wasn’t fully staffed, with one traffic controller handling the jobs of two people. But the situation was hardly an anomaly. Airports around the country have struggled with ...
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Not just Reagan: Airports across the US have struggled with air traffic control staffing in recent years, data shows
the airport’s tower wasn’t fully staffed, with one traffic controller handling the jobs of two people. But the situation was hardly an anomaly. Airports around the country have struggled with ...
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The final minutes of American Airlines flight 5342
Pilots had confirmed their approach to air traffic controllers at the airport tower at 8:42 p.m. Moments later, a controller reported high crosswinds on Runway 1 and asked the pilots to shift to ...
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San Carlos air traffic controllers will remain on job, avoiding empty airport towers
Four air traffic controllers will remain on the job at the San Carlos airport. They were poised to quit, after a new contractor wasn't offering them "locality pay." Following the deadly midair ...