These 3 flight maneuvers seem scary but they're perfectly normal | Cruising Altitude
Procedures like go-arounds, diversions and holding patterns may be unnerving for flyers, but they're routine and meant to ...
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Flight safety under scrutiny: 3 questions sparking debate | Cruising Altitude
In the aftermath of high profile aviation stories, I've been working overtime to reassure my colleagues and readers that flying is still safe.
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Investigators Say Black Hawk Altitude Gauges May Have Been Inaccurate Prior to Deadly DC Airplane Collision
NTSB Chair Jennifer Homendy said the Black Hawk helicopter was at approximately 278 feet altitude at the time of the crash, ...
Families visit aircraft collision site as data show conflicting altitude readings
Preliminary data from crash between an airliner and an Army helicopter show conflicting indications on the aircrafts’ altitudes as they collided, officials say.
Experts ask why Black Hawk helicopter may have been flying above allowed altitude before crash
This data point is one of several key mysteries investigators are exploring as they seek to explain what caused the nation's ...
Boom Supersonic says XB-1 aircraft flew over Mach 1 with no audible sonic boom on the ground below
Boom Supersonic says its XB-1 aircraft achieved supersonic flight without an audible sonic boom on the ground below. CEO Blake Scholl hopes supersonic passenger flight will eventually be allowed in ...
Preliminary DC plane crash flight data shows conflicting altitude readings: investigators
Preliminary flight data from the deadly plane crash near Reagan National Airport in Washington, D.C., shows conflicting readings about the altitudes of a passenger jet and Army helicopter that ...
DC plane crash data show conflicting altitude readings from American Airlines jet and military helicopter
Readings have been compared from the black box recovered from American Eagle flight 5342 and the air traffic control tower about the Black Hawk helicopter ...
Data Suggests Another Army Helicopter Flew Above D.C. Maximum Altitude Before Crash
Flight data posted online appears to show another Army helicopter flying higher than the maximum altitude allowed around ...
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Missed messages, altitude errors led to Black Hawk, passenger jet collision: NTSB
The NTSB reported that missed air traffic messages and incorrect altitude data may have caused the Black Hawk ...
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Supersonic passenger flights with no sonic boom felt on the ground? Boom Supersonic thinks so after recent test flight.
A supersonic Boom Supersonic flight across the United States — beginning potentially as early as 2029 — could be at least 90 ...
How does an airplane go missing? A look at the disappearance of Alaska flight.
Planes carry transponders that transmit their real-time location. The Alaska plane stopped sharing that data on Thursday.