A commercial flight hit a military helicopter at Washington, D.C.’s Ronald Reagan National Airport Wednesday night. The airport has a history of crashes and near-misses going back decades.
FAA
Posted inNPR
Multiple people dead after helicopter crash in Houston
Houston officials say the helicopter was flying from Ellington Airport when it crashed into a radio tower.
Posted inNPR
FAA investigating cabin pressure problem that injured passengers aboard Boeing plane
The Federal Aviation Administration is investigating an incident aboard a Delta flight in which a cabin pressurization issue with the Boeing 737 caused some passengers to bleed from the nose and ears.
Posted inNPR
FAA and union agree to give air traffic control workers more rest between shifts
The agreement, which will give controllers 10 hours off between shifts and 12 hours off before and after a midnight shift, comes after close calls between planes that were following orders from controllers.
Posted inNPR
Safety investigators want more technology to prevent close calls on runways
The NTSB says an air traffic controller’s mistake led to a near collision of two jets on a runway in Texas last year. Investigators say critical safety technology might have prevented the incident.
Posted inNPR
FAA is investigating Boeing for apparent missed inspections on 787 Dreamliner
The FAA says Boeing informed the agency in April that required inspections to confirm that the wings were properly bonded to the carbon fiber fuselage on certain 787 jets were not completed.
Posted inNPR
FAA audit faults Boeing for ‘multiple instances’ of quality control shortcomings
The findings, part of a six-week audit by the FAA, singled out both Boeing and Spirit AeroSystems in the wake of January’s in-flight door plug blowout on an Alaska Airlines Boeing 737 Max 9 jet.
