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House Narrowly Rejects Air Safety Bill After Pentagon Opposition
The House struck down aviation safety legislation on Tuesday that would have required planes to carry a type of tracking technology that federal investigators determined could have helped avoid a midair collision over the Potomac River last year that killed 67 people.
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House rejects air safety bill as families of deadliest U.S. crash in 25 years look on
WASHINGTON -- The House rejected an aviation safety bill Tuesday that the Senate unanimously passed in response to the deadly midair collision between an American Airlines regional jet and an Army Black Hawk helicopter over the Potomac River last year.
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Alaska Airlines flight forced to turn around after passenger's battery pack catches fire
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Opinion | The military caused the DCA crash. Now it's trying to kill key fixes.
People who lost loved ones in the crash attend a memorial event last month at D. A. R. Constitution Hall. (Luke Johnson/Getty Images)
Thirteen months after an Army helicopter collided in midair with an American Airlines flight landing at Reagan National Airport, the Pentagon is trying to blow up a good bipartisan deal to prevent such an accident from happening again.
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House will vote on requiring locator systems that would have prevented Washington midair collision
A House vote expected Tuesday will likely determine whether airline jets and every other plane flying around busy airports will be required to install locator technology that the head of the National Transportation Safety Board said would have prevented last year's tragic midair collision near Washington, D.
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House will vote on requiring locator systems that would have prevented Washington midair collision
A House vote expected Tuesday will likely determine whether airline jets and every other plane flying around busy airports will be required to install locator technology that the head of the National Transportation Safety Board said would have prevented last year's tragic midair collision near Washington, D.
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Former DJ sold nearly 拢7m of counterfeit aircraft parts causing planes to be grounded worldwide
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A former techno DJ has been jailed after selling almost 拢7m worth of counterfeit aircraft engine parts from his home in a scheme which led to planes being grounded around the world.
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House considers bill that some say would have prevented deadly DC midair collision | CNN
Washington --
The House of Representatives is set to consider whether a collision avoidance system that supporters say could have prevented last year's deadly midair collision near Washington should be required on every plane in the US.
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House considers bill that supporters say would have prevented deadly midair collision
The House of Representatives is set to consider whether a collision avoidance system that supporters say could have prevented last year's deadly midair collision near Washington should be required on every plane in the US.
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Report alleges pilot deliberately cut fuel before deadly Air India Flight 171 crash
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Investigators examining last year's deadly Air India Flight 171 crash in Ahmedabad have concluded the disaster was caused by the pilot in command deliberately moving both engine fuel control switches to cutoff, according to a report published Thursday.
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US audit finds gaps in the FAA's oversight of United Airlines maintenance
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The ability of federal safety regulators to oversee airplane maintenance at United Airlines has been hindered by inadequate staffing, high employee turnover and the improper use of virtual inspections instead of on-site reviews in some cases, according to a government watchdog audit released Friday.
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US audit finds gaps in the FAA's oversight of United Airlines maintenance
The ability of federal safety regulators to oversee airplane maintenance at United Airlines has been hindered by inadequate staffing, high employee turnover and the improper use of virtual inspections instead of on-site reviews in some cases, according to a government watchdog audit released Friday.
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Smoke in the cabin forces JetBlue passengers to evacuate on taxiway, temporarily shutting down Newark Airport | CNN
Smoke in the passenger cabin of a JetBlue plane that made an emergency landing Wednesday night at Newark Liberty International Airport led to passengers evacuating onto the tarmac and temporarily shut down the airport.
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Smoke in the cabin forces JetBlue passengers to evacuate on taxiway, temporarily shutting down Newark Airport
Smoke in the passenger cabin of a JetBlue plane that made an emergency landing Wednesday night at Newark Liberty International Airport led to passengers evacuating onto the tarmac and temporarily shut down the airport.
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House Plans to Vote on Air Safety Bill After Report on Deadly D.C. Crash
The National Transportation Safety Board on Tuesday released its final report on the midair collision near Ronald Reagan National Airport last year that killed 67 people, as the House announced plans to vote next week on legislation to address some of the institutional failures that investigators said led to the accident.
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These 3 failures contributed to the deadly DC midair collision, NTSB says
The NTSB revealed that the Black Hawk helicopter may not have known its true altitude at a hearing.
* The NTSB found that conflicting flight paths over the Potomac River were a primary cause of the crash.
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Chain of errors led to deadly midair collision near Washington, DC, that killed 67, investigators conclude
Multiple failures across different parts of the government caused an Army Black Hawk helicopter to collide with an American Airlines regional jet, operated by PSA Airlines, the National Transportation Safety Board concluded in a nearly 400-page report released Tuesday.
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Sexual assaults on airplanes are up, and likely underreported, a CBS News investigation finds
Laura Geller is a multi-award-winning investigative journalist in the Crime and Public Safety Beat. She joined the CBS News Innovation Lab as a national investigative producer in September 2023.
