Tag #Transportation Safety

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NTSB Receives Buyout Offer Hours Before Deadly Crash

The understaffed National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) received a buyout offer from the Trump administration just hours before a deadly collision between an American Airlines regional jet and a US Army helicopter killed 67 people, prompting an exemption to retain staff for the investigation of...

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House Subcommittee Calls for Hearing on Deadly D.C. Plane Crash

A deadly mid-air collision between an American Airlines plane and a military helicopter near Washington, D.C., resulted in no survivors; Rep. Troy Nehls, chairman of the House Transportation Subcommittee on Aviation, is calling for a congressional hearing and expedited investigation to prevent futur...

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Sydney Trains Eliminates Platform Falls with Rubber Gap Fillers

Sydney Trains recently completed installing 'rubber gap fillers' on over 20 platforms across the Sydney Trains network to reduce falls between trains and platforms; this follows approximately 450 falls across the network in 2023, with over 50 at Redfern Station alone, and zero falls have been report...

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Jeju Air Crash Kills 179; Police Raid Offices

A Jeju Air Boeing 737-800 crashed in South Korea on Sunday, killing 179 of the 181 people on board; police are investigating, having raided company and airport offices.

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Congo River Boat Capsizing Kills at Least 25

At least 25 people died and dozens are missing after an overcrowded boat carrying over 100 passengers capsized on the Fimi River in central Congo on Tuesday, the fourth such accident in the MaΓ―-Ndombe province this year.

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NTSB Receives Exemption from Resignation Program Amid Deadly Aviation Disaster

The understaffed National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) received a federal offer for employees to resign and be paid through September, but obtained an exemption after a deadly collision between an American Airlines plane and a US Army helicopter killed all 67 people on board, the worst US air ...

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Washington D.C. Air Crash: Understaffing and Flight Path Deviation Under Investigation

A passenger plane and a military helicopter collided over the Potomac River near Washington, D.C., resulting in 67 fatalities. The incident is under investigation, with reports suggesting insufficient staffing at the airport's control tower and a possible deviation from the helicopter's planned flig...

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Mid-Air Collision over Potomac River Results in Multiple Deaths

A Bombardier CRJ700 regional jet operated by PSA Airlines for American Airlines collided with a US Army Sikorsky H-60 Black Hawk helicopter over the Potomac River near Reagan National Airport on Wednesday around 8:50 pm, resulting in confirmed deaths and a massive emergency response.

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Ferry Capsizing in Congo: 38 Dead, Over 100 Missing

An overloaded ferry capsized on the Busira River in north-eastern Congo on Friday, resulting in 38 confirmed deaths, over 100 missing, and 20 survivors; this incident follows another boat accident earlier this week.

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Ontario's DriveON System Replaces Outdated Vehicle Inspection Program

Ontario is replacing its decades-old Motor Vehicle Inspection Station (MVIS) program with the digital DriveON system by March 31, 2025, aiming to improve consistency and reduce fraud in vehicle safety inspections through a tablet-based system with digital record-keeping and potential remote auditing...

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