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India Bids Farewell to its Iconic MiG-21 Fighter Jet

After six decades of service, India's MiG-21 fighter jet, known for its role in wars and high crash rate, is being retired, marking the end of an era in Indian Air Force history.

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Reagan Airport Mid-Air Collision: Systemic Failures and 67 Fatalities

A mid-air collision at Reagan Airport on January, resulting in 67 deaths, was caused by a combination of factors including faulty altimeters on the Army helicopter, communication failures between the air traffic controller and pilots, and systemic resource issues within the air traffic control syste...

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NTSB Investigates Fatal Helicopter-Jet Collision Near Reagan Airport

A National Transportation Safety Board investigation into the January midair collision near Ronald Reagan National Airport between a U.S. Army Black Hawk helicopter and an American Airlines jet that killed 67 people revealed that the helicopter was above prescribed altitude and that the pilots relie...

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NTSB Investigates Deadly Washington D.C. Midair Collision

A January 2025 midair collision over Washington, D.C., between an American Airlines passenger jet and a US Army Black Hawk helicopter killed 67 people, prompting an NTSB investigation into air traffic control procedures, collision avoidance technology, and military flight patterns. The FAA has since...

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Bangladesh Mourns Deadliest Air Crash

A Bangladesh Air Force training aircraft crashed into a Dhaka school on Monday, killing at least 31 people, including 25 children—the deadliest aviation accident in the country's history—prompting a national day of mourning and calls for an investigation and relocation of the airbase.

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Patrulla Águila Completes Final Flight After 40 Years

The Spanish Air Force's Patrulla Águila aerobatic team performed its last flight on June 16th, 2024, at San Javier air base in Murcia, Spain, after 40 years of service, due to the retirement of its C-101 aircraft, transitioning to Pilatus PC-21 aircraft, with King Felipe VI in attendance.

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Near-Collision at Reagan National: Army Helicopter Lacks Clearance

A US Army Black Hawk helicopter nearly collided with a Delta Airlines jet near Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport on May 4th due to a lack of proper clearance from Pentagon air traffic controllers, forcing the jet to abort its landing; the aircraft came within 0.4 miles and 200 feet of each o...

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Fatal Helicopter-Jet Collision Highlights Systemic Safety Failures

A U.S. Army Black Hawk helicopter collided with an American Airlines jet near Washington, D.C., on January 29, 2024, killing all 67 people aboard, due to a combination of factors including night vision goggles limiting pilot visibility, the helicopter flying above prescribed levels, and the FAA's fa...

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NTSB Investigates Deadly Midair Collision Near DCA, Underscoring Aviation Safety Gaps

A US Army Black Hawk helicopter and an American Airlines regional jet collided on January 29, 2024, near Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, killing 67 people; the NTSB investigation revealed failures in air traffic control warnings, a lack of mandatory ADS-B technology for military helicopte...

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Bill Mandates Anti-Collision Technology After Fatal Air Collision

A bill introduced six months after a fatal helicopter-airplane collision mandates anti-collision technology (ADS-B) for all flights, requiring the Army to keep it on except for sensitive missions, addressing safety concerns exposed by the accident that killed 67 people on January 29th.

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Near-Miss at Reagan Airport: Air Force Jets, Delta Flight Come Dangerously Close

On March 28th, a last-minute change in the timing of a military flyover at Arlington National Cemetery caused four Air Force T-38 jets to come dangerously close to a Delta Air Lines Airbus A319 departing Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport at 3:15 p.m., due to communication failures between ai...

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Army Helicopter Communication Loss Causes Commercial Flight Aborts Near Pentagon

On May 1st, an Army Black Hawk helicopter experienced a 20-second communication outage near the Pentagon, causing two commercial flights to abort landings due to uncertainty about the helicopter's location; the Army confirmed the communication loss was due to a temporary antenna and has since moved ...

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