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What caused Flight 3407 to crash? Revisiting the 2009 tragedy on its 16th anniversary
February 12, 2009, marked an important date in aviation history. The crash, which killed 49 people, involved a Bombardier DHC ...
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United Airlines - Introduction
The airline successfully negotiated a merger agreement with Continental Airlines in 2010. Behind the other "big three" US airlines, United Airlines was the world's largest airline based on revenue as ...
On This Day: Plane crashes into Buffalo, N.Y.-area home, killing 50
On Feb. 12, 2009, a Continental airlines turboprop commuter plane crashed into a house near Buffalo, N.Y., killing 50 people, ...
What we know about the American Airlines plane and Army helicopter crash over D.C.'s Potomac River
A regional jet carrying 64 people collided with an Army Black Hawk helicopter carrying three soldiers. Here's what we know about the incident so far.
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Local expert explains how first responders prepare for mass-casualty events
In light of the recent tragedy that happened in D.C. Earlier this week, we reached out to a local expert to learn more about ...
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The final minutes of American Airlines flight 5342
In the minutes before an American Airlines flight crashed into the Potomac River in Washington, DC, on Wednesday, an air traffic controller requested a last-minute runway change. The regional jet ...
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Doomed American Airlines flight helmed by Daytona-area man whose childhood dreams looked to skies
This was the first major U.S. commercial air crash since Feb. 12, 2009, when a Continental Airlines flight flew out of Newark, N.J., and crashed into a house as it was a few miles out from the ...
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Is flying still safe? Here’s what experts say
But even accounting for serious accidents, “statistically speaking, you’re safer in your flight than you were ... the trade association of the world’s airlines, called 2023 “an ...
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Family, friends remember DC plane crash victims with Florida ties
Here's what we know. Jonathan Campos was serving as captain of American Airlines Flight 5342 in the Washington, D.C., crash over the Potomac River, according to several news outlets. His aunt ...
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DC plane crash: Mapping flight paths that put Wichita jet, Black Hawk on collision course
This is what we know so far: This American Airlines route between Wichita and the nation's capital has been active for just more than a year. The first flight in January 2024 was celebrated by the ...
A history of commercial plane crashes and what we learned from them
Collisions like the one between an American Airlines plane and a helicopter over the Potomac River in D.C. this week have led ...
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Washington, DC, airline tragedy recalls two devastating plane crashes that rocked sports world
An American Airlines flight that collided with a U.S. Army helicopter resulting in one of the most devastating airline disasters in decades hearkened back to two tragedies. On Wednesday night ...