Air traffic controllers will use radar, not just visual checks, to ensure that helicopters maintain a safe distance from arriving and departing airplanes in the wake of last year's fatal midair ...
A former Washington DC-area air traffic controller has spoken out about the 'obvious cracks in the system' that existed when an American Airlines plane and Black Hawk helicopter collided last year.
WASHINGTON (AP) — An aviation safety bill seeking to address lessons learned from last year’s midair collision of a jet with an Army helicopter near the nation’s capital was approved by the House ...