90 m. ago NTSB blames Southwest Chicago near miss on Flexjet crew 'failure' to listen to air traffic control

National Transportation Safety Board chair Jennifer Homendy says investigations are ongoing into the near-miss between a Southwest airliner and a Flexjet in Chicago.

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14 h. ago Two Planes, in Washington and Chicago, Abort Landings to Avoid Collisions

The near misses on Tuesday came after a string of aviation disasters, including the midair collision between an Army helicopter and a passenger jet last month that killed 67 people.

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29 h. ago A midair collision in Arizona prompts questions about air traffic control towers

Tens of thousands of planes take off, land and perform touch-and-goes at the Marana Regional Airport in southern Arizona every year. Without an air traffic control tower, it's a calculated dance that requires communication by pilots.

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63 h. ago California flights to Hawaii delayed, diverted due to air traffic control issue

California flights to Hawaii delayed, diverted due to air traffic control issue  San Francisco Chronicle

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5 d. ago Elon Musk's SpaceX engineers deployed to FAA to help modernize air traffic control

Secretary of Transportation Sean Duffy said Elon Musk's SpaceX engineers would make recommendations to the FAA on how to upgrade air traffic control systems.

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6 d. ago Family of DC plane crash victim files claim against FAA, Army for $250 million

The family of a passenger who died in the midair collision near Washington, D.C. on Jan. 29 filed legal claims against the Federal Aviation Administration and U.S. Army.

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8 d. ago Toronto plane crash: Audio shows officials reacting to 'upside down and burning' Delta jet on tarmac

Officials witnessed Delta Connection flight 4819 crash on the runway of Toronto Pearson Airport, air traffic control audio shows. The CRJ-900 jet also flipped upside down.

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8 d. ago Trump fires hundreds of air traffic support staff as SpaceX visits FAA command center

The Trump Administration has begun firing hundreds of Federal Aviation Administration employees who maintain critical air traffic control infrastructure, reports CNN. The firings, which began late Friday night, come as Elon Musk’s SpaceX has been tapped to help create a new air traffic control system. It’s not yet clear how many workers were fired, but the […] © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

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9 d. ago Duffy brings up Clinton while noting SpaceX workers will visit Air Traffic Control System Command Center

Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy mentions Hillary Clinton while noting that SpaceX workers will visit the Air Traffic Control System Command Center

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