The Sublime Beauty That Airplanes Leave Behind
Contrails conjure a sense of something overwhelming and ineffable, as terrifying as it is beautiful.
Why Do Pilots Say 'Mayday' In An Emergency? The History Behind The Term
It's essential that the pilot in trouble repeats the word as a means to limit any sort of confusion. There could be chatter ...
NPR13d
41 bodies recovered from D.C. plane crash site as search continues. Here's what to know
Recovery teams returned to the frigid Potomac River on Friday in search of several victims and more clues behind the deadliest ... between an American Airlines plane and an Army Black Hawk ...
Wall Street Journal13d
Black Boxes, 41 Bodies Recovered After Plane-Helicopter Collision
The plane was carrying 60 passengers and four crew members, and the helicopter had three people on board. All are believed to have died in the crash.
Sky14d
Washington plane crash: What air traffic audio tells us about helicopter pilot's actions moments before mid-air collision
New audio reveals the helicopter pilot said he was able to see the American Airlines passenger plane, and twice requested ... PAT-25, pass behind the CRJ." • PAT-25: "PAT25 has the traffic ...
The Hill14d
Trump says plane crash remarks won’t blunt investigation
President Trump said Friday that his remarks on the investigation into the deadly midair collision earlier this week near Reagan Washington National Airport does not stand to impact the probe ...
The Independent14d
GoFundMe appeals raise half a million dollars in under 24 hours for DC plane crash victims' families
A GoFundMe hub, created to support the families of those who died in the DC plane crash, has raised almost half a million dollars. The page collates separate appeals for plane crash victims ...
The Daily Telegraph14d
New video shows DC plane crash in full
New footage has captured the moment a passenger plane and military helicopter collided above Washington DC, as Donald Trump suggested the chopper was “flying too high by a lot”. Two CCTV ...
People14d
Preliminary Investigation into D.C. Plane Crash Will Take 30 Days, Final Report Will Take a Year or More, NTSB Says
Both the voice and data recorders have been recovered from the plane, according to Inman. The NTSB has begun the process of extracting data from them, a process that the board member said will ...
USA Today14d
Passenger plane forced to abort landing at DC airport the day before deadly plane crash
Upon its first approach, about 8 p.m. EST, the airplane can be seen on radar diverting from its scheduled course, then turning west, circling, and landing during a second attempt to land at ...
Scientific American14d
How Plane Accidents, Such as the Washington, D.C., Crash, Are Investigated
The accident that resulted in a commercial airplane crashing into the Potomac yesterday will require air safety investigators ...
CBS News14d
Howard University Law professor among victims of D.C. plane crash
WASHINGTON -- A Howard University Law professor and former Kansas beauty queen was among the 67 people presumed dead after a midair crash involving a passenger plane and Army helicopter in ...