What is a black box on a plane? What to know after AA Flight 5342 crash with helicopter
What is a black box, what can it tell us, and have the data recorders been found from Flight 5342 and the Army's Blackhawk?
Another flight was forced into last second redirect at DCA just 24 hours before deadly crash
An American Airlines flight headed into Reagan National Airport 24-hours before the fatal crash Wednesday was forced into a last-minute go-around to avoid another aircraft — the second known redirect ...
United Airlines flight evacuated before takeoff after engine issue
Passengers on a United Airlines flight from Houston to New York were evacuated before takeoff on Sunday due to engine issues.
How air safety failures and last-minute mistakes set American Airlines jet, Black Hawk chopper on deadly DC collision course
The Post can reveal that miscommunications in one of the most crowded and complex patches of sky in the US are likely to ...
US airlines’ 16-year safety record ended with tragedy. There were warnings ahead of the crash
US airlines had gone 16 years without a fatal crash until Wednesday night. But as impressive as that safety record had been, there have been warning signs in recent years of a significant risk of a ...
Video appears to show American Airlines flight’s collision with a US Army helicopter near DC
Grainy video footage taken in the dark of night, seemingly by an airport CCTV camera, appears to capture the moment American ...
The final minutes of American Airlines flight 5342
Business Insider reviewed official briefings, flight data, and air traffic control audio tapes to piece together what ...
United Airlines flight from Houston to New York evacuated after engine issue reported
A United Airlines flight from Houston to New York was evacuated after an engine issue was reported before takeoff, according ...
Two planes aborted landings at DCA due to helicopters in flight path in week before crash: report
Two planes aborted landings at Reagan National Airport in the past week due to military helicopters in their flight path, according to the Washington Post.
Deadliest Plane Crashes in US History, What To Know
Fatal crashes of commercial aircraft in the U.S. have become a rarity. The last was in 2009 near Buffalo, New York.
Military helicopter caused a flight to go around Reagan National Airport nearly 24 hours before deadly collision
A day before a deadly collision between a plane and a military helicopter, the FAA says another flight had to abort landing at Reagan due to a nearby helicopter.