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After D.C. Plane Crash, Air Traffic Controllers Were Not Tested for Alcohol

Par :Karoun Demirjian
The F.A.A. has since been training on-call specialists to be snappier about administering alcohol and drug tests after a serious incident, an official said.

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Jennifer Homendy, the chairwoman of the National Transportation Safety Board, questions witnesses at a hearing on the midair collision.
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Army Pilots Might Have Struggled to See Passenger Jet Before D.C. Crash

Par :Karoun Demirjian
Light pollution from Washington and the passenger jet’s dim lights might have contributed to difficulties spotting American Airlines Flight 5342 before the collision on Jan. 29, Army experts said.

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An Army flight helmet with night vision goggles at a training facility at Fort Rucker in Alabama, in April.
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Before D.C. Crash, Fates of 2 Pilots and Air Traffic Controller Entwined

Par :Kate Kelly · David A. Fahrenthold and Karoun Demirjian
Documents released in the inquiry into the deadly midair collision over the Potomac River on Jan. 29 reveal new details about three people whose decisions shaped the outcome of the disaster.

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Air Traffic Controllers Urged Safety Changes Years Before D.C. Crash

Par :Karoun Demirjian
Air traffic control managers told the National Transportation Safety Board that F.A.A. leaders rebuffed efforts over the years to address hazardous conditions that played a role in the Jan. 29 crash.

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Federal Aviation Administration employees preparing to testify on Thursday, the second day of National Transportation Safety Board hearings on the January collision of an Army Black Hawk helicopter and an American Airlines plane.
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25 Hospitalized After Delta Flight Is Hit by Strong Turbulence

Par :Yan Zhuang
The flight, which was taking 275 passengers from Salt Lake City to Amsterdam, made an emergency landing in Minneapolis on Wednesday evening, the airline said.

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A Delta Air Lines plane at Washington Reagan National Airport this year.
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Key Takeaways From the D.C. Plane Crash Hearing

Par :Karoun Demirjian · Kate Kelly and David A. Fahrenthold
After hours of testimony and thousands of pages of new documents, here’s what emerged in the first day of a marathon National Transportation Safety Board hearing.

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The N.T.S.B held a fact-finding hearing on Wednesday on the Jan. 29 crash near Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport.
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Transcripts Reveal Confusion and Frustration in Black Hawk Cockpit Before Deadly Crash

Par :Kate Kelly
New documents from investigators reveal muffled communications during the final minutes before the helicopter collided with a passenger jet over the Potomac River on Jan. 29.

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Communication with the air traffic control tower at Reagan Airport was flawed leading up to the crash.
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N.T.S.B. Details Evidence in Fatal Crash at Reagan National Airport

Par :Karoun Demirjian · Kate Kelly and David A. Fahrenthold
Flight instruments probably led the Black Hawk crew to believe the helicopter was lower than it actually was before the collision with a commercial airplane on Jan. 29.

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Law enforcement and rescue teams searched the Potomac River next to the wreckage of an American Airlines plane that crashed into a helicopter near Reagan National Airport in Arlington, Va., in January.
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Pilots for Army Black Hawk Discussed Changing Course Before Crash

Par :Kate Kelly
The maneuver might have taken the helicopter out of the direct path of a passenger jet as it was trying to land at Reagan Airport on Jan. 29.

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Experts on Black Hawk helicopters were questioned at a National Transportation Safety Board hearing on Wednesday.
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The Biggest Unanswered Questions About the Reagan Airport Crash

Par :Kate Kelly
Six months after a midair collision killed 67 people outside Washington, transportation safety officials will hear testimony from the key players whose pilots were involved in the accident.

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The fuselage of the American Airlines plane involved in a collision with a Black Hawk helicopter was recovered from the Potomac River days after the crash.
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Federal Investigators Set to Begin Hearings on D.C. Plane Crash

Par :Karoun Demirjian
The National Transportation Safety Board is also expected to release a trove of documents related to the fatal midair collision in January between an Army helicopter and a regional jet at Reagan National Airport.

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Wreckage from a collision between an American Airline jet and an Army Black Hawk seen near the Reagan National Airport in January.
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Republicans Unveil Aviation Safety Bill Before D.C. Crash Hearings

Par :Karoun Demirjian
The legislation, led by Senator Ted Cruz, the Republican chairman of a panel that oversees air travel, has a number of high-profile supporters — but no Democrats, yet.

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An American Airlines flight collided with an Army Black Hawk helicopter over Reagan National Airport in January.
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Passengers Evacuate Smoky American Airlines Plane at Denver Airport

Par :Adeel Hassan
A small fire in the brake system just ahead of the jet’s takeoff prompted the evacuation of 173 passengers and six crew members, the authorities said.

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Passengers assembled after evacuating a smoking plane at Denver International Airport on Saturday.
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3 Dead After Small Plane Crashes Off California Coast, Coast Guard Says

Par :Adeel Hassan
The plane took off from San Carlos Airport on Saturday night and crashed into the Pacific Ocean on the southwestern edge of Monterey Bay.

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Flares were fired into the air in the area near the plane crash site, as emergency responders searched for debris in the Pacific Ocean.
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2 Crew Members Are Hurt as Southwest Plane Plunges Abruptly After Takeoff

Par :Mark Walker and Neil Vigdor
The sudden maneuver was made during a Friday flight out of California after two collision safety alerts sounded in the cockpit, causing the pilots to take evasive action, the airline said.

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A Southwest Airlines plane abruptly descended during its initial climb out of Hollywood Burbank Airport in Southern California, the airlines said.
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Boeing Emerges as a Winner in Trump’s Trade Wars

Par :Niraj Chokshi
Countries striking agreements with the United States have pledged to buy more Boeing planes, but it’s not clear whether those orders were the result of President Trump’s tactics.

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Boeing’s assembly plant in North Charleston, S.C. The company employs tens of thousands of Americans and is one of the country’s top exporters.
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Children Burned by Plane Crash in Bangladesh Die Days Later

Par :Saif Hasnat · Maruf Hasan and Alex Travelli
Many have died in the days since a plane crashed into a school in Bangladesh. For the survivors, there is a critical window for lifesaving treatment.

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The National Institute of Burn and Plastic Surgery in Dhaka, Bangladesh, on Tuesday. After a fighter jet crashed into a school in Dhaka on Monday, many survivors were treated at the facility.
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Plane in Alaska Crash Was Overloaded With Moose Meat and Antlers, N.T.S.B. Says

Par :Adeel Hassan
Investigators have released an inquiry into the fatal crash in a mountainous area, where Eugene Peltola Jr., the husband of former U.S. Representative Mary Peltola, was killed in 2023.
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Overhead Bin Fire on Virgin Flight May Have Been Caused by Portable Battery

Par :Mark Walker and Livia Albeck-Ripka
Airlines have tightened rules regarding portable batteries after a rise in episodes on planes in recent years.

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A Virgin Australia plane. One of the airline’s flights was plunged into chaos after a fire started in an overhead bin. The company said it believes a battery caught fire.
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Air India Finds ‘No Issues’ After Inspections of Boeing Fuel Switches

Par :Jenny Gross
An investigation into a deadly crash last month has focused on control switches that cut off fuel to an Air India Boeing jet after takeoff.

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The crashed Air India Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner aircraft in Ahmedabad, India, last month.
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Bangladesh Mourns After Deadly Plane Crash During School Lunch Break

Par :Saif Hasnat and Alex Travelli
Nearly all of the 31 killed when the plane crashed were children. Dozens more were being treated as the nation declared a day of mourning.

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Raiyan, 14, a student, received treatment at the Dhaka Medical College Hospital, after suffering injuries when a military jet crashed into a school in Dhaka, Bangladesh, on Monday.
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Did Jeju Air Pilots Shut Down Wrong Engine Before Deadly Crash?

Par :John Yoon and Mark Walker
Investigators found the Jeju Air flight crash-landed with only its badly damaged right engine on, but experts warned against drawing early conclusions.

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The site of the Jeju Air plane crash at Muan International Airport, South Korea, in 2024.
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SkyWest Plane Aborts Landing to Avoid Midair Collision With B-52 Bomber

Par :Mike Ives
The pilot told passengers that he made an “aggressive maneuver” to avoid a military aircraft over North Dakota. The Air Force said a B-52 was conducting a flyover at a state fair at the time.

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SkyWest Plane Aborts Landing to Avoid Midair Collision With B-52 Bomber

Par :Mike Ives
The pilot told passengers that he made an “aggressive maneuver” to avoid a military aircraft over North Dakota. The Air Force said a B-52 was conducting a flyover at a state fair at the time.

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Bangladesh Air Force Jet Crashes Into School, Killing at Least 20

Par :Saif Hasnat and Jenny Gross
More than 170 people were injured after the training aircraft crashed, military officials said. The country’s interim leader called the loss “irreparable.”

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Firefighters and soldiers next to the wreckage of a military aircraft after it crashed into a school campus in Dhaka, Bangladesh, on Monday.
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South Korea Pulls Report Into Jeju Air Crash After Victims’ Families Protest

Par :John Yoon
Relatives of the Jeju Air disaster victims objected to the report in a stormy scene at a news conference, complaining that it blamed the pilots prematurely.

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Firefighters and investigators at the scene of the deadly Jeju Air crash in Muan, South Korea, in December.
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Plane Is Diverted After Man Threatens to Kill Flight Attendant, Authorities Say

Par :Aishvarya Kavi
The jet, bound for Detroit from Omaha, made an emergency landing in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, after a man shoved a flight attendant and displayed unruly behavior, SkyWest Airlines said.

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The Air India Plane Crash Took His ‘Everything’

Par :Pragati K.B. · Mujib Mashal and Atul Loke
His son and daughter-in-law brought love to his home and represented the family’s hope for a better life.

Anil Ambalal Patel kissing a photo of his son, Harshit, and his daughter-in-law, Pooja, on the morning of their funeral.
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Air India Crash Findings Prompt Inspections of Boeing Fuel Switches

Par :John Yoon
Airlines in India, Singapore and South Korea were inspecting fuel control switches on their Boeing jets.

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Workers removing the airplane’s tail from the wreckage of the Air India crash, in Ahmedabad, India, last month.
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For Families of Air India Crash Victims, Report Brings No Closure

Par :Mujib Mashal and Suhasini Raj
A preliminary assessment in last month’s disaster focusing on fuel being cut to both engines only deepened the mystery for people grieving loved ones.

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Relatives of one of the victims of the Air India plane crash await the arrival of his body at home in Ahmedabad last month.
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Timeline Details Final Seconds of Crashed Air India Flight

Par :Isabella Kwai
Investigators released a preliminary account of the crash, describing how the plane struggled after its fuel supply was cut.

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Investigators at the crash site of Air India Flight 171 in Ahmedabad, India, last month.
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Air India Plane Crash Report Says Fuel to Engines Was Cut Off

Par :Mujib Mashal · Suhasini Raj and Niraj Chokshi
A focus on the Boeing 787’s fuel switches in a preliminary assessment raised questions about the pilots’ actions, but much is still unknown about Flight 171.

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Workers removing the airplane’s tail from the wreckage of the Air India crash last month.
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