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'This Was Preventable': Claims Filed Over Potomac Crash

'I don't know who caused this crash, but I know the passengers sure didn't',' family's lawyer says

(Newser) - The family of Connecticut man Casey Crafton has filed what are believed to be the first legal claims against the federal government over the Potomac plane crash. "I don't know who caused this crash, but I know the passengers sure didn't, and the families are entitled to...

Trump Begins Firing Staffers at the FAA

Purge of several hundred started via email Friday night

(Newser) - The Trump administration has begun firing several hundred Federal Aviation Administration employees, upending staff on a busy air travel weekend and just weeks after a January fatal midair collision at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport. Probationary workers were targeted in late-night emails on Friday notifying them they'd been fired,...

Jealous of Private Jets? There's a Big Catch
Jealous of Private Jets?
There's a Big Catch
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Jealous of Private Jets? There's a Big Catch

Flying commercial is safer, as Vanity Fair explains

(Newser) - Celebs and rich people zip around in private jets—and often let everybody know about it in social media flexes—while ordinary schmoes fly commercial. A story at Vanity Fair might help those in the latter category with their feelings of envy:
  • "In most things the ultrarich are much
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Airport Employees Face Charges Over Crash Video
Airport Employees Face
Charges Over Crash Video
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Airport Employees Face Charges Over Crash Video

2 accused of leaking airport surveillance video to CNN

(Newser) - Two Airport Authority employees who allegedly leaked video of last week's midair crash that killed 67 people have been arrested. CNN anchor Kate Bolduan introduced the footage showing an American Airlines passenger jet colliding with a US Army Black Hawk helicopter on Friday morning, saying it "appears to...

In the Potomac, a Grim Recovery Begins


In the Potomac, a
Grim Recovery Concludes
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In the Potomac, a Grim Recovery Concludes

The remains of all 67 victims have been retrieved

(Newser) - The remains of all 67 victims of last week's midair collision of an American Airlines flight and an Army helicopter near the nation's capital have been recovered, authorities said Tuesday. The chief medical examiner is still trying to positively identify one set of remains, officials said in a...

Families Hold Memorial at Potomac Crash Site
Families Gather at Crash Site

Families Gather at Crash Site

New transportation secretary defends safety of US airspace

(Newser) - Dozens of family members of the 67 people killed last week in the midair collision at Reagan National Airport met for a memorial on Sunday morning at the crash site. Under a police escort, 10 charter buses brought the mourners to the tarmac, where National Transportation Safety Board officials and...

Army Identifies Co-Pilot of Helicopter in Crash

Capt. Rebecca Lobach, 28, was among those killed

(Newser) - The Army released the name of the third crew member on the military helicopter that collided with a passenger jet in DC, one day after taking the rare step of initially withholding it. On Saturday, the Pentagon identified Cpt. Rebecca M. Lobach of Durham, North Carolina, as the third soldier...

Army Withholds Name of Female Pilot Killed in DC Crash

She was taking part in her annual evaluation exercise

(Newser) - The Army released the identities of the two men aboard the Black Hawk helicopter that collided with an American Airlines regional jet in Washington, DC, on Wednesday night, but the New York Times reports it took the "extraordinary step" not to name the female pilot due to a request...

Black Hawk May Have Been Off Course, Too High

FAA shuts down helicopter traffic around National Airport

(Newser) - Helicopter flights around Reagan National Airport are now prohibited, federal officials announced Friday. The flight path along the Potomac River that an Army helicopter was on when it collided with a passenger plane in Washington on Wednesday was implemented to keep helicopters below planes flying in the area, the New ...

Air Traffic Control Gave 'Seemingly Ordinary' Instruction

Moments later, the two aircraft collided over the Potomac

(Newser) - Staffing levels at Reagan National Airport's air traffic control tower were below normal during Wednesday night's tragedy , according to the FAA, but retired American Airlines pilot Richard Levy tells NPR that he can find no fault with the instructions the controller gave both aircraft. The Wall Street Journal...

Details of 67 Killed in Potomac Plane Crash Are Coming Out

Victims include hunting group, a college student on her way back from a funeral

(Newser) - Sixty-seven people are being mourned after a passenger plane and a helicopter collided over the Potomac River in Washington, DC, on Wednesday night, presumably killing all 67 people aboard both aircraft. At least 40 bodies have been recovered so far, in addition to partial remains, CBS News reports. What we...

Day Before Potomac Crash, a Near-Miss
Day Before Potomac
Crash, a Near-Miss

Day Before Potomac Crash, a Near-Miss

Plane had to abort landing in order to avoid helicopter

(Newser) - The day before the horrific crash over the Potomac in Washington, DC, Republic Airways Flight 4514 was approaching the same airport and had an eerily similar near-miss with a helicopter. As the flight came in for a landing at Reagan National (DCA) Tuesday, it was forced to abort after a...

FAA Says Controller Had Two Assignments

Preliminary report calls tower staffing 'not normal' for conditions

(Newser) - A preliminary FAA report on the midair collision Wednesday night in Washington describes staffing in the air traffic control tower at that time as "not normal for the time of day and volume of traffic." Assignments that usually were split between two controllers were being handled by one,...

Pete Buttigieg Responds to Criticism From Trump

Former transportation secretary calls the president's remarks on plane crash 'despicable'

(Newser) - President Trump delivered a blistering criticism of former Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg on Thursday over the Potomac plane crash , and Buttigieg has quickly returned fire.
  • "Despicable," wrote Buttigieg on X. "As families grieve, Trump should be leading, not lying. We put safety first, drove down close calls,
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Trump Blames Helicopter, Buttigieg, DEI After Crash
Trump Blames DEI
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Trump Blames DEI for Role in Plane Crash

But he also says the 'people in the helicopter should have seen where they were going'

(Newser) - "We do not know what led to this crash, but we have some very strong opinions and ideas," President Trump said Thursday, referring to Wednesday night's plane crash in the Potomac. Among those opinions and ideas:
  • Helicopter: The president at one point laid blame on the military
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Captain 'Sully' Speaks Out on Potomac Plane Crash

It shows 'how vigilant we have to be'

(Newser) - Chesley "Sully" Sullenberger III says he is "devastated" by the Potomac plane crash , the first fatal commercial plane crash in the US in almost 16 years. He says it shows "how vigilant we have to be." Reagan National Airport is a challenging place to fly into,...

Former World Champion Skaters Were Aboard DC Plane

Yevgenia Shishkova and Vadim Naumov of Russia had moved to the US

(Newser) - Members of the US and Russian figure skating worlds were aboard the American Airlines jet that crashed into the Potomac , and more details are emerging:
  • Former world champions Yevgenia Shishkova, 52, and Vadim Naumov, 55, were on the plane, reports Reuters and the Guardian . The Russian natives won the world
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Husband Received Text From Wife Before Plane Crash

She informed him they'd be landing in 20 minutes

(Newser) - The husband of one of the passengers aboard the plane that crashed into the Potomac received an all-is-fine text from her as the plane neared DC. "She texted me that they were landing in 20 minutes," Hamaad Raza told WUSA9 , referring to his 26-year-old wife. "I'm...

Fire Chief: We Don't Think Anyone Survived Plane Crash

All 64 people aboard American Airlines jet, and 3 on Army helicopter, are feared dead

(Newser) - The fire chief in DC delivered the unwanted update Thursday morning that was growing more and more inevitable after Wednesday's plane crash into the Potomac River : Nobody is believed to have survived, reports NBC News .
  • "We are now at the point where we are switching from a rescue
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What We Know About the Potomac Plane Crash

Young US skaters were returning from a training camp in Wichita; Russian skaters also aboard

(Newser) - Emergency crews have recovered more than 30 bodies from the Potomac River following Wednesday night's plane crash , reports NBC News . As of Thursday morning, there was no word on any survivors after an American Airlines jet with 64 aboard collided with an Army helicopter carrying three. Coverage:
  • Figure skaters:
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