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NewsPSA’s ironic connection to the advancement of collision avoidance
PSA Airlines, the carrier involved in the mid-air accident over Washington, ironically preserves the name of another airline whose involvement in two mid-air collisions – one of which remains the worst in US history – contributed to airspace safety reforms, and helped spur the advancement of collision-avoidance systems. Among the ...
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NewsCRJ700 hit by helicopter as it aligned with approach to shorter National runway
Investigators are working to understand how a military helicopter collided with a MHIRJ CRJ700 while the regional jet was following a routine sequencing clearance to an alternative runway at Washington National. Pilots of the PSA Airlines aircraft accepted an air traffic control offer to land on the shorter runway 33 ...
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NewsOfficials describe dark, cold and icy CRJ700 rescue operation
Rescue teams responding to the 29 January in-flight collision involving a PSA Airlines MHIRJ CRJ700 are battling incredibly challenging conditions as they scour the icy Potomac River at night for survivors.
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NewsPSA CRJ700 midair collision occurred in area frequented by military rotorcraft
The location where a PSA Airlines MHIRJ CRJ700 struck a US Army Sikorsky UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter on 29 January is a busy flight corridor for military rotorcraft.
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NewsAmerican CEO Robert Isom travelling to Washington, DC in response to regional jet crash
American Airlines chief executive Robert Isom and other team members are travelling to Washington, DC in the aftermath of the midair collision between a military helicopter and a regional jet operated by an American subsidiary.
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NewsPSA Airlines rescue effort recalls Air Florida crash 43 years earlier
Images of rescue teams working the site where a PSA Airlines regional jet crashed on 29 January recall another incident 43 years earlier involving an Air Florida passenger jet that crashed several miles north.
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NewsMidair collision likely first fatal accident involving US airline since 2009 Colgan Air crash
The midair collision of an American Eagle-branded regional jet and a Sikorsky UH-60 helicopter near Washington, DC may be the first fatal crash involving a US airline since the 2009 crash of a Colgan Air-operated regional jet that killed 50 people.
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NewsPSA Airlines CRJ700 disappeared from flight-tracking website one-half mile from runway
The 29 January midair collision involving a PSA Airlines MHIRJ CRJ700 appears to have happened when the regional jet was flying at less than 1,000ft over the Potomac River.
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NewsPSA CRJ700 regional jet involved in midair collision near Washington, DC
A PSA Airlines regional jet and a US military Sikorsky H-60 helicopter collided near Ronald Reagan Washington National airport on 29 January, with reports saying both aircraft crashed.
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NewsBoeing working to bring 787 production rates higher this year
Boeing hopes by year-end to be producing seven 787s monthly, up from five monthly, though the company continues dealing with shortages of critical parts and with challenges related to certifying seats.
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NewsSearch and rescue aircraft from US Coast Guard re-tasked to support migrant deportations
The Coast Guard says it has assigned fixed-wing transport aircraft to support President Donald Trump’s ongoing crackdown on migrants living in the USA illegally, with search and rescue platforms being used to ferry detainees to deportation processing centres in Texas and California.
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NewsBermudAir growing ‘thoughtfully’ with planned additions of two E190s
Start-up carrier BermudAir is charting an early growth plan with delivery of the airline’s third and fourth Embraer E190 regional jets expected in March.
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News’In-flight malfunction’ caused F-35 crash during Alaska training flight: USAF
Dramatic video has emerged of a catastrophic F-35 crash at Eielson AFB in Alaska.
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NewsSikorsky begins ground testing with new Black Hawk engine
The trials mark the first time one of the new GE Aerospace T901 Improved Turbine Engines has been powered up inside a Sikorsky UH-60 Black Hawk as part of a US Army plan to overhaul its fleet of the iconic utility helicopters.
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AnalysisHow strike impact slowed Boeing’s defence output in 2024
An almost two-month-long strike by aerospace workers contributed to Boeing’s defence unit delivering a reduced total of 110 aircraft last year: down from 157 in 2023.
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NewsLufthansa confirmed as 777-9 launch customer as Boeing works toward first delivery next year
Boeing confirms German carrier Lufthansa will be the launch operator for the in-certification 777-9, settling uncertainty about whether Emirates Airline might take the first of the type.
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NewsBoeing plans to wrap up rework in ‘shadow factories’ this year
Boeing has made progress winnowing its once-massive inventory of undelivered 737 Max and 787s and is now preparing to shutter so-called “shadow factories” in which it has been completing rework on the aircraft.
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NewsPentagon reduces withholding on F-35 payments, citing Lockheed’s progress on TR-3 development
Although the much-delayed Technical Refresh 3 update to the F-35 stealth fighter remains a work in progress, manufacturer Lockheed Martin has made sufficient advances that the Pentagon is now only withholding $3.8 million per aircraft, down from $5 million previously.
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NewsBoeing prepares for 737 production rate hikes this year, with 42-monthly in sight
Boeing aims this year to hike 737 production to at least 38 jets monthly, and possibly as high as 42, if it receives permission to do so from the Federal Aviation Administration.
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NewsWorst of JetBlue’s GTF-related aircraft groundings yet to come
While East Coast leisure carrier JetBlue Airways is already among the US airlines most hindered by Pratt & Whitney’s geared turbofan (GTF) engine recall, company executives warn that related aircraft groundings will get worse before they get better.