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Kids with disabilities get the chance to become co-pilots for a day in Maryland
2+ day, 12+ hour ago (25+ words) Kids with disabilities help fly a plane for a day in Frederick'NBC4 Washington Kids with disabilities help fly a plane for a day in Frederick...
4 More Context: How often runway collisions occur
3+ week, 3+ day ago (17+ words) NBC4 Washington 4 More Context: How often runway collisions occur...
Military plane with 121 aboard crashes in Colombia, killing at least 1 and injuring 77
3+ week, 3+ day ago (516+ words) This screen grab shows soldiers and rescuers near an Air Force Hercules emitting thick smoke after the aircraft crashed during takeoff in Puerto Leguizamo, Colombia, near the southern border with Ecuador, on March 23, 2026. A military transport plane with 121 people on…...
FAA mandates radar separation for helicopters and planes after deadly DC midair collision
4+ week, 1+ day ago (317+ words) Air traffic controllers will use radar, not just visual checks, to ensure that helicopters maintain a safe distance from arriving and departing airplanes in the wake of last year's fatal midair collision near Washington, D. C. , federal officials announced Wednesday. The Federal…...
Fairfax County police use new drone to catch man accused of peeping into homes
4+ week, 2+ day ago (282+ words) A new video Tuesday shows Fairfax County Police utilizing their new Drone as First Responder (DFR) program to catch a man suspected of peeping into homes in the act. Police say the drone was deployed in just 38 seconds of arriving…...
Lead of NTSB's midair crash investigation says his firing was "political hit job"
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (562+ words) A National Transportation Safety Board member who was a public face of the investigation into last year's deadly collision of an airliner and an Army helicopter near the nation's capital says his firing by the Trump administration was a "political…...
Inside DC's NTSB lab: How the organization investigates transportation incidents
2+ mon, 3+ week ago (387+ words) Thursday will mark one year since the deadly midair collision at Reagan National Airport, and the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) is expected to issue its final report on the probable cause of the crash next week. News4 got a behind…...
This is shameful': NTSB chair angered by bill relaxing DCA flight restrictions
4+ mon, 6+ day ago (260+ words) Legislation proposing to return air traffic around Reagan National Airport to what it was before the devastating midair collision angered the National Transportation Safety Board Wednesday. The U. S. Department of Transportation restricted air traffic around DCA following the collision of a…...
Air traffic controllers union warns about impact of shutdown
5+ mon, 6+ day ago (189+ words) As delays and cancellations continue to color the departures boards at the DMV's three major airports, air traffic controllers now have had two paychecks delivered worth $0. The loss of pay led to a message from the head of the National…...