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NTSB chair slams House aviation bill as 'watered-down' after 67 deaths near Washington

The head of the National Transportation Safety Board said Thursday it’s misleading for members of the House to say their package of aviation safety reforms would address the recommendations that her agency made in January to prevent another midair collision like the one last year near Washington, D.C., that killed…

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Senate aviation safety bill rejected by House

A day after the Pentagon voiced opposition, a Senate bill written to respond to the fatal 2025 Potomac River crash fell short in the House.

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NTSB chair says Senate bill could have prevented DC air crash

Chairwoman Jennifer Homendy urged action on recommendations prompted by the January 2025 crash at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport.

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Official fears that this California airport could be the site of the next midair collision

‘People are raising red flags,’ the chair of the NTSB said. ‘Why aren’t people listening?’

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New details about moments leading up to mid-air collision that killed 67 revealed at DC plane crash hearing

Family members of some of the victims were escorted from the room in tears during one part of the hearing

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Reagan National airport safety looms as appropriations issue - Roll Call

Sens. Cruz and Cantwell want Congress to delete a provision in the NDAA that they say would undermine safety at Reagan National airport.

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Senators seek to change bill that allows military to operate just like before the DC plane crash

Senators from both parties are pushing to change a defense bill after crash investigators and victims' families warned it could undo key safety reforms

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Broken altimeter, ignored warnings: Hearings reveal what went wrong in DC crash that killed 67

A long list of things went wrong in January and contributed to the collision between an Army helicopter and an American Airlines jet over Washington, D

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Night vision goggles may have hindered helicopter pilots before DC jet collision that killed 67, experts say

Friday saw the final day of public testimony to the National Transportation Safety Board over the fatal midair crash – which occurred almost exactly six months ago in February

The Independent UK

NTSB launches hearings on deadly Washington collision between a helicopter and passenger plane

Three days of investigative hearings on the deadly midair collision between a military helicopter and passenger plane over Washington begin Wednesday morning and may reveal new insights into the crash

The Independent UK

NTSB hearings will focus on fatal Army helicopter-passenger jet crash. Here's what to know

The National Transportation Safety Board will hold three days of hearings on the fatal midair collision between a passenger jet and an Army helicopter

The Independent UK

NTSB Chair Jennifer Homendy Calls Media Reports On Air India Dreamliner Crash Premature

NTSB Chair Jennifer Homendy has dismissed media reports on the Air India crash that involved a Boeing (NYSE:BA) Dreamliner as premature and speculative.

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Passengers reach settlement in $1 billion lawsuit over Alaska Airlines flight where door plug blew out at 16,000 feet

The National Transportation Safety Board said Boeing was at fault in the incident

The Independent UK

Another hit to Boeing as NTSB faults plane maker over infamous Alaska Airlines door debacle

Chair Jennifer Homendy tells manufacturer: ‘The crew shouldn’t have had to be heroes, because this accident never should have happened’

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Boeing failed to provide training to prevent MAX 9 midair emergency: NTSB

The US agency harshly criticised Boeing’s safety culture as well as ineffective oversight by the FAA.

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NTSB Chair says systemic failures led to door plug flying off Boeing 737 Max plane midflight

National Transportation Safety Board Chair Jennifer Homendy said the heroic actions of the crew aboard Alaska Airlines flight 1282 ensured everyone survived the terrifying incident last year when the door plug panel blew out shortly after takeoff in January of 2024

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Trump administration abruptly removes the vice chair of the National Transportation Safety Board

The White House says the vice chair of the National Transportation Safety Board has been removed from his position, a rare move that comes as the agency investigates more than 1,000 cases

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FAA data should’ve been red flag before crash, senators say - Roll Call

FAA acting head Chris Rocheleau said that "clearly something was missed" by the agency before the fatal Potomac River midair collision.

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What is known about the deadly air crash between a passenger jet and a US Army helicopter

Congress is holding a hearing Thursday about the January collision between an American Airlines passenger jet and an Army helicopter that killed all 67 people aboard both aircraft

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NTSB chairwoman says reviewing the data after midair crash may prevent the next aviation accident

The head of the agency investigating the deadly midair collision that killed 67 said Wednesday that someone should have spotted the alarming number of near misses in the skies over the nation’s capital beforehand and reviewing the data now could prevent future crashes

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Baltimore bridge was 30 times above acceptable risk of collapse, officials say

NTSB says there was ‘no excuse’ for missed safety check and calls for urgent assessment of 68 bridges across US

The Independent UK

Maryland failed to assess the vulnerability of its Francis Scott Key Bridge long before it collapsed

Federal investigators say the Maryland Transportation Authority failed to complete a recommended vulnerability assessment that would have shown the Francis Scott Key Bridge was at significant risk of collapse long before its demise last year

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NTSB urges ban on some helicopter flights at Washington airport where 67 people died

Federal investigators looking for the cause of the January collision between a passenger jet and an Army helicopter near Washington, D

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NTSB calls for ending risky helicopter route near Reagan National - Roll Call

The National Transportation Safety Board issued “urgent recommendations” after finding thousands of close passes near Washington's airport.

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Black Box From Black Hawk Helicopter Reveals Factors That May Have Contributed to Deadly DC Crash

New data revealing factors that potentially led to the deadly crash on January 29 has been recovered from the Black Hawk helicopter's black box.

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