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Why takeoff and landing are the most dangerous parts of a flight
It works similarly for a landing gone wrong. So, what is it about touching down that makes it so much more dangerous than taking off? Oversimplified, it's easier to make a plane fly than it is ...
Major airline crashes persist even as plane safety improves
“The recent spike falls into the margins of unpredictability,” said Darren Straker, a former head of air accident ...
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2 bodies found in JetBlue plane's landing gear at FLL: What we know so far
According to the 2011 report from the FAA, "Stowaways face dangerous situations and risk death. Usually, a stowaway jumps into an aircraft by hanging on to the airliner’s landing gear as the ...
I'm a pilot who's flown into DC's Reagan Airport for decades. Taking off and landing there can be extremely tough — here's what I think went wrong.
Retired Delta pilot Mark Stephens says there are two airports on the East Coast that he considers particularly dangerous: ...
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Washington, D.C., Plane Crash Leaves No Survivors
The collision between an American Airlines Group Inc. regional jet and a military helicopter near Ronald Reagan airport in ...
'Dangerous' conditions hinder search after midair jet, helicopter crash near DC, officials say
"The water that we're operating in is about 8-feet deep. There is wind. There is pieces of ice out there," he said.
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Crash Revives Concerns Over Crowded DC Airspace
The mid-air collision between an American Airlines jet and Black chopper has revived concerns about the crowded airspace ...