Plane lands safely at Orlando International Airport after bird strike
A plane landed safely at Orlando International Airport after suffering a bird strike on Thursday. The airport confirmed to WESH 2 that the incident involved a Southwest Airlines flight. Sign up for ...
Two more Southwest Airlines board members step down, completing Elliott makeover
Two more Southwest Airlines board members will step down in April, finishing an overhaul in the company’s oversight group ...
Vintage Chicago Tribune: Plane crashes that stunned our city
The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) found no evidence of foul play and blamed the crash on errors by the pilot, who failed to retract the plane’s spoilers, or air brakes, at the critical ...
Crowded D.C. airspace a challenge before plane, helicopter collision
The close calls coincide with a shortage of air traffic controllers that has delayed flights and raised safety concerns ...
Bird strike forces Southwest Airlines flight to return to TPA shortly after departure
TAMPA, Fla. — A bird strike forced a Southwest Airlines flight to turn around shortly after take-off and return to Tampa ...
Day before D.C. plane crash, another jet had to abort first landing at Reagan National
The American Airlines plane operating as American Eagle Flight 5342 collided with an Army Black Hawk helicopter near Reagan ...
What is known about the fatal crash of a plane and Army chopper
A jet with 60 passengers and four crew members collided with an Army helicopter carrying three soldiers while preparing to ...
Audio captures aborted landing of plane from CT in D.C. due to helicopter traffic on day before crash
A plane flying out of Bradley International Airport in Windsor Locks, Connecticut, aborted landing due to helicopter traffic ...
D.C. plane crash revives concerns about aviation safety and air traffic controller shortage
The fatal midair collision between an American Airlines passenger jet and an Army helicopter followed a string of near misses ...