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‘Least safe it has ever been’: NTSB witness says of DCA airspace

A witness criticized the safety of Ronald Reagan National Airport’s airspace since a mid-air crash in January during day two ...

Air traffic controllers required to ‘make it work’ dealing with stream of planes before deadly crash, NTSB hearing uncovers

The National Transportation Safety Board will question witnesses Thursday about air traffic control training, a key part of ...

'Just make it work': NTSB investigates air traffic control culture after deadly collision

The National Transportation Safety Board is examining the air traffic control practices at Reagan National Airport following ...

‘We just make it work’: Strained air traffic culture at Reagan National Airport exposed by NTSB crash inquiry

Federal investigators investigating the deadly midair collision near Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport described a ...

WATCH LIVE: NTSB probes safety of air traffic control in DC airspace in Flight 5342 hearing

The National Transportation Safety Board began its second day of investigative hearings into the fatal crash of American ...

NTSB hearing probes causes of deadly D.C. midair collision: "67 people are dead. How do you explain that?"

The National Transportation Safety Board released new surveillance video during investigative hearings on January's deadly ...

NTSB press Army over helicopter altimeter issues on day 1 of hearings

NTSB members became frustrated at the U.S. Army's timeline to fix altimeter issues during the first hearing on the fatal Jan.

Less than a second before hitting a passenger jet, helicopter instructor told pilot to change course, NTSB hearing reveals

The first of the National Transportation Safety Board’s three days of investigative hearings is underway to help determine ...