Fighter jets intercept plane that entered restricted airspace over D.C.

The aircraft entered the Washington D.C. Metropolitan Area Special Flight Rules Area, or DC SFRA, around 11:15 a.m. on Tuesday.
Forbes

90 Years After Its First Flight, Over 150 Douglas DC-3s Still Fly

Perhaps the most important aircraft in the history of commercial aviation was the Douglas DC-3. This year will mark the 90 th anniversary of the first commercial flight of the DC-3. On June 25, 1936, ...
CNN

Chain of errors led to deadly midair collision near Washington, DC, investigators conclude

Multiple failures across different parts of the government caused an Army Black Hawk helicopter to collide with an American Airlines regional jet, operated by PSA Airlines, the National Transportation ...
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$400 GPS device could have prevented deadly mid-air crash near DC: NTSB chair

The National Transportation Safety Board on Tuesday presented a cockpit visual simulation demonstrating what contributed to the deadly mid-air collision between an Army helicopter and an American ...
Australian Broadcasting Corporation

Black boxes found as dozens of bodies recovered from wreckage of Washington plane crash — as it happened

An extensive search for bodies in the Potomac River continues after US officials confirmed there were no survivors after an American Airlines passenger jet and a US Army Black Hawk helicopter collided ...