The D.C. mid-air collision last month ended what had been the longest safety streak without a fatal crash in American commercial aviation. It had been nearly 16 years since the Colgan Air crash.

Family members of the 50 people who died in the 2009 Colgan Air crash near Buffalo, N.Y., pushed for that requirement and opposed efforts they said would water it down. Some industry groups have ...

“I have to say when you look at our aviation record, our safety record over the past 15 years -- in 2009 obviously we had the Colgan Air crash that killed 47 people – but we haven’t had a ...

A flight operated by regional carrier Colgan Air for Continental Airlines under the name Continental Express crashed in February 2009 near Buffalo, N.Y., killing 50 people. After that crash ...

It was the first commercial airline crash on U.S. soil since Colgan Air Flight 3407 crashed into a house near Buffalo, N.Y., in 2009, killing all 49 people aboard and one person on the ground.

and the first major US commercial passenger flight crash in more than 15 years, following the Colgan Air Flight crash in 2009. Less than a month later, on February 17, a Delta passenger plane ...