14 h. ago Aborted landings due to Army helicopter near Reagan airport 'unacceptable,' top official says

U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy says it is “unacceptable” that two commercial aircraft had to abort landings at a Washington airport this week because of an Army Black Hawk helicopter that was flying to the Pentagon

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17 h. ago Close call at Reagan airport between planes and Black Hawk helicopter under investigation

The news comes weeks after a close call at the airport

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49 h. ago Pilot made two fatal errors in seconds before army helicopter crashed into passenger jet

The bombshell report into the January 29 incident at Washington DC's Ronald Reagan International Airport, which also killed the three Army personnel aboard the helicopter, claims that Captain Rebecca Lobach did not follow an order to change course.

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5 d. ago Report into Black Hawk helicopter and American Airlines crash reveals fatal mistakes before collision

The U.S. Army Black Hawk helicopter was 15 seconds away from crossing paths with the American Airlines jet on the eve of January 29, new report says

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5 d. ago Bombshell report reveals key factors behind Black Hawk collision with jet that killed 67

The disaster near Washington DC's Ronald Reagan International Airport killed 64 people on board American Airlines Flight 5342 and three Army personnel on the Black Hawk helicopter

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5 d. ago Report into Washington DC plane crash reveals pilot's two fatal mistakes

67 people lost their lives on January 29 after a passenger jet collided with a US Army helicopter.

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5 d. ago Pilot made two deadly mistakes moments before plane crash that killed 67 people

The US Army helicopter collided with a passenger plane on January 29 in Washington DC, killing 67 people in one of the deadliest plane crashes in recent history

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3 w. ago Planes clip wings while taxiing at Reagan airport: One had members of Congress aboard

No injuries have been reported, authorities say

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3 w. ago The wing tip of an American Airlines plane strikes another aircraft at a DC airport

Authorities say the wing tip of an American Airlines plane struck another plane from the same airline on a taxiway of Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport

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3 w. ago Planes collide at Reagan airport: One had several members of Congress aboard

No injuries have been reported, authorities say

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3 w. ago DC's notoriously dangerous Reagan Airport hit by ANOTHER collision between planes months after deadly crash

Reagan International Airport has seen another plane crash after a taxiing jet struck a parked plane on the runway.

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3 w. ago Ryanair flight chaos as 'unruly' passenger is strapped to seat and pilot aborts landing

The passenger on the flight from Manchester to Rhodes was reportedly shouting at cabin crew who confiscated two bottles of alcohol from him and refused to serve him booze

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3 w. ago Ryanair drama as unruly passenger is strapped into his chair

The passenger onboard the flight from Manchester to Rhodes, Greece on April 3 was shouting at cabin crew who onlookers said had confiscated two bottles of booze from him.

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3 w. ago Chaos on Ryanair flight from Manchester Airport as pilot aborts landing after passenger's booze 'confiscated'

"The crew had to get two spare seatbelts and tried pinning him down on the seat"

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3 w. ago Army adjusts tracker policy and flight training following January collision with passenger jet

The Army has made changes to how its helicopters use a safety system that broadcasts aircraft location and has reduced the number of flights over Washington following a collision with a passenger jet that killed 67 people

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4 w. ago FAA introduces wellness checks for Reagan air traffic controllers

The initiatives come days after an air traffic controller was arrested at the airport

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last month Crisis counsellors brought in to air traffic control tower after fight, near

Air traffic controllers at Washington's Ronald Reagan National Airport are being offered crisis counselling following a fight in the control tower and a near-miss incident, just two months after a fatal midair collision.

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last month Terrifying moment Easyjet plane aborts landing seconds from the runway and lurches to the right during storm on holiday island

Dramatic footage shows the Airbus A320 battling through a storm on its approach to Madeira airport as bystanders watch on with bated breath.

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