Army helicopter may not have heard air traffic instruction before crash in DC

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  Army Helicopter Might Have Missed Critical Instruction Before Midair Crash

  Investigators said that an air traffic controller had instructed the Black Hawk crew to pass behind a nearby passenger jet, but that information might have got lost.
  
  The New York Times - 5d

• NTSB says instructions for chopper may not have been heard before midair D.C. plane crash

  Members of the National Transportation Safety Board gave an update Friday on the investigation into last month's midair collision between an Army helicopter and an American Airlines plane. ...
  
  CBS News - 5d
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  Black Hawk pilots may have missed air traffic directive, flown on 'bad' altitude data before crash

  The Black Hawk pilots who collided with an American Airlines plane last month may not have heard vital information given by air traffic control to fly behind the passenger jet seconds before the ...
  
  The Hill - 5d
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  Trump administration begins firings of FAA air traffic control staff just weeks after fatal Washington DC plane crash - US politics live

  Staff at the Federal Aviation Administration receive emails saying they have been fired, upending rotas during period of busy air travel . A US judge has scheduled a rare holiday court hearing on ...
  
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  DC plane crash victim's family files claims against FAA, Army

  The family of a passenger on board the airliner in the deadly midair collision near Reagan Washington National Airport on Jan. 29 took steps Tuesday to initiate a $250 million negligence lawsuit ...
  
  The Hill - 1d
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  Confidence in air safety slips after DC crash: Survey

  Confidence in air safety and federal government agencies that help sustain it has dropped in 2025 after the deadly Reagan National Airport crash near Washington that killed 67 people, according to ...
  
  The Hill - 1d

• Black Hawk crew may not have heard order to go behind plane, officials say

  The National Transportation Safety Board gave an update on its investigation into the deadly midair collision between an American Airlines plane and a Black Hawk helicopter.
  
  CBS News - 5d
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  Family of DC plane crash victim files claim against FAA, Army for $250 million

  The family of a passenger who died in the midair collision near Washington, D.C. on Jan. 29 filed legal claims against the Federal Aviation Administration and U.S. Army.
  
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  Senators call for increased air traffic control funding

  Two senators are calling on the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to work with Congress to increase its funding and staffing in the aftermath of last month's deadly plane crash near Washington. ...
  
  The Hill - 6d

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