Air Safety

The agency’s chair says it is seeing “conflicting information in the data” regarding the helicopter’s altitude before the collision.

The aircraft was arriving from Vancouver, British Columbia, with six crew members and 134 passengers on board. There were no injuries.

A passenger has filed a lawsuit against American for negligence, alleging the carrier put a 737 back into service despite it being in an “unsafe condition.”

Divers from the Federal Bureau of Investigation are searching several underwater targets in the Potomac River for remaining aircraft debris.

A Bering Air Cessna Caravan aircraft disappeared from radar on Thursday in western Alaska. The aircraft was carrying 10 people.

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) has confirmed plans to conduct a low-altitude flight over the Potomac River.

Following the deadly Jeju Air crash that claimed 179 lives, South Korea is mandating bird detection radars and thermal imaging cameras.

Accidents like these typically fade out of the news cycle after a week or so, but the feelings will remain strong for the industry and the victims’ loved ones.

All 67 victims have now been recovered after Wednesday’s midair aircraft collision between an Army Black Hawk helicopter and PSA Airlines CRJ-700.

A final report by the National Transportation Safety Board has found that a United first officer was responsible for a “hard landing” nearly two years ago.