Congress Questions the FAA, US Army and NTSB over Deadly Midair Collision in DC The FAA's acting administrator told the Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation that he knows the agency must make...
How a World War II Tail Gunner Survived a Midair Collision Without a Parachute Sgt. James Raley's account came almost three months to the day after he improbably survived that fall from the skies over...
US Investigators Say Alaska Plane Was Overweight for Icy Conditions in Crash that Killed 10 A commuter plane that crashed on sea ice off Alaska, killing all 10 people on board, was half a ton overweight for a trip...
Helicopter Route Permanently Closed After Deadly Black Hawk Collision with Plane Helicopters will be permanently restricted from flying near Washington, D.C.'s airport on the same route where a passenger...
Route Used by Army Black Hawk During Deadly Collision Was Far Too Risky, Safety Officials Say Federal crash investigators have said a helicopter route used by an Army Black Hawk for training when it crashed midair with...
Rescuers Find Philippine Fighter Jet's Wreckage and the Bodies of 2 Pilots Deployed to Fight Rebels Rescuers found the wreckage of a Philippine fighter jet and the bodies of its two pilots in a mountainous region in the...
Southwest Airlines Flight Abruptly Rises to Avoid Another Plane Crossing Chicago Runway Pilots on a Southwest Airlines flight attempting to land at Chicago's Midway Airport were forced to climb back into the sky...
2 People Are Dead in a Small Plane Collision at a Southern Arizona Airport A midair collision involving two small planes in southern Arizona has killed two people.
Americans' Confidence in Air Travel Safety Dips Slightly After Washington Plane Crash: AP-NORC Poll Americans' confidence in air travel and the federal agencies tasked with maintaining air safety has slipped a little from...
Family of Man Killed in DC Plane Crash Files $250 Million Claim Against FAA, Army The family of a Salem man who was killed when a U.S. Army helicopter collided with a passenger plane he was on in Washington...
Army Planners Are Weighing Force Reductions of Up to 90,000 Active-Duty Soldiers The Army is quietly considering a sweeping reduction of up to 90,000 active-duty troops, a move that underscores mounting...
Commander of Air Force Weather Wing Fired After Legal Troubles Earlier This Year Col. Joseph Coughlin, commander of the 557th Weather Wing at Offutt, was removed from his position Tuesday "due to a loss of...
Top US General Argues Against Giving Up Command of NATO at Senate Hearing Giving up American military leadership of the NATO alliance would be "problematic," Gen. Christopher Cavoli told senators...
Capitol Hill Wants $15 Billion for Weapons Pentagon Didn’t Seek: Report The spending directions from Congress are included in tables that Republican Defense appropriators sent the department last...
'Psychological Warfare': Veterans Fired from Federal Government Speak Out at Informal Hearing Air Force veteran Shernice Mundell was testifying at a "shadow hearing" organized by Senate Veteran Affairs Committee ranking...