Top officials at the Federal Aviation Administration, including then-Administrator Michael Whitaker, pushed last summer to close one of three runways at Washington’s Reagan National Airport following two close calls between airliners still on the ground, multiple sources told CBS News. Whitaker, who resigned as FAA administrator ahead of the transition to the Trump administration, and…
New details released in D.C. midair collision that killed 67 people – CBS News Watch CBS News There were no survivors when an American Airlines flight carrying 64 people collided with an Army Black Hawk helicopter carrying three soldiers Wednesday night while approaching for landing at Reagan National Airport. CBS News has learned that just…
Black Hawk chopper involved in D.C. collision was on training flight – CBS News Watch CBS News There were three soldiers aboard the Sikorsky H-60 Army Black Hawk helicopter that collided with an American Airlines flight carrying 64 people outside Washington, D.C., on Wednesday night. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said the Black Hawk was on…
Where U.S. aviation safety stands after midair crash – CBS News Watch CBS News Given the congestion in the skies on a daily basis, U.S. aviation has a remarkable safety record. However, Wednesday’s midair collision between a passenger jet and an Army helicopter outside Washington, D.C., may have shattered the flying public’s sense of safety….
In a Thursday press briefing, President Trump criticized his predecessor for his management of the Federal Aviation Administration and suggested, without evidence, that diversity initiatives at the agency could be to blame for a deadly crash between a passenger plane and an Army helicopter in Washington, D.C. “I put safety first. Obama, Biden and the…
Of all the things that Donald Trump’s return as US president could mean, one is that Elon Musk’s plan to use Starship rockets for long-distance flights on Earth could move forward. Dubbed Starship Earth to Earth, this would see passengers transported by rocket between cities. They would briefly leave the planet’s atmosphere during the journey…
U.S. News Michael Whitaker had only been in the role for a year but the SpaceX chief accused him of “harassment.” Updated Jan. 29 2025 11:54PM EST / Published Jan. 29 2025 11:53PM EST The Washington Post/The Washington Post via Getty Im Got a tip? Send it to The Daily Beast here. Source link
House Foreign Affairs Committee chairman Michael McCaul said Tuesday that he believes that some unidentified drones spotted above New Jersey and New York are “spy drones” from China — after Biden administration officials insisted many of the aircraft are innocent commercial aircraft. “We want answers but the response I’m getting is we don’t know whose…
WASHINGTON (Gray DC) – TSA said U.S. air travel is all the way back from a decline during the pandemic, and then some. “All ten of our top busiest days in our 23 years have occurred since the 24th of May of this year,” TSA Administrator David Pekoske said. TSA believes they can keep screening…