Department of Transportation (DOT) Secretary Sean Duffy announced Thursday his plan to "supercharge" the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)'s air traffic controllers after numerous fatal plane crashes over the last two months.The FAA will be "streamlining" its eight-step hiring process into a...
There were 10 fatal plane crashes in the United States between Jan. 20, 2021, and Feb. 18, 2021, according to the National Transportation Safety Board's Case Analysis and Reporting Online, or CAROL, which has recorded aviation accidents since 1962. There were four fatal plane crashes recorded...
The US aviation sector on Wednesday called for robust emergency funding from Congress for air traffic control technology and staffing after a series of crashes that have raised alarm.Airlines for America, the Aerospace Industries Association, International Air Transport Association and others, including...
Crashes are more common involving smaller planes like the single-engine Cessna that went missing in Alaska on Thursday with 10 people aboard. Crews were searching for that plane Friday.A medical transportation plane crashed in Philadelphia on Jan. 31, killing the six people onboard and another ...
Some of the things I learned The biggest single death event was when two planes carrying 128 people crashed mid-air above the Grand Canyon, killing all aboard. All totaled, 379 people have died in airplane and helicopter crashes in the Grand Canyon. There have been 91 deaths ruled suicide ...
An opening is seen in the fuselage of an Alaska Airlines Boeing 737-9 MAX on January 7, 2024 in Portland, Oregon. A door-sized section near the rear of the plane blew off 10 minutes after Flight 1282 took off from Portland on January 5.National Transportation Safety Board via Get...
Here's a look back at the year that was…JanuaryAn opening is seen in the fuselage of an Alaska Airlines Boeing 737-9 MAX on January 7, 2024 in Portland, Oregon. A door-sized section near the rear of the plane blew off 10 minutes after Flight 1282 took off from Portland on January...
Saturdays emergency return followed a string of recent aviation crashes that have spiked public concern. On 30 January, an American Airlines plane collided with an US army helicopter over the Potomac River in Washington DC, killing all 67 people onboard both aircraft.The Washington collision was ...
A smashing farewell song from the ‘70s, this iconic single from Supertramp’s equally impressive Breakfast in America album has everything you need in a good goodbye: a defiant spirit, smashing drum crashes, a catchy sing-along chorus and well wishes to the scorned. Listen here. 16 Porter...
Seats in the back of the plane are also statistically the safest, with just a 28% fatality rate. I have a huge fear of planes because of plane crashes. There's also a conspiracy theory that if there is a crash, the airlines want you to die. This is because if people survive, they...