Air Traffic Controller Asked Black Hawk Helicopter If It Had American Airlines Jet 'in Sight' Seconds Before Crash: Report

Less than 30 seconds before an American Airlines regional passenger plane and an Army Black Hawk helicopter crashed near Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport in Washington, D.C., on Wednesday, Jan. 29, an air traffic controller reportedly tried to alert the helicopter pilot. A PSA Airlines Bombardier CRJ700 regional jet and a Sikorsky H-60 helicopter collided on Wednesday night just outside the airport, as the plane was landing. The controller made another radio call to the helicopter seconds later, saying to “pass behind the CRJ [the plane].

Airline Passenger Refuses to Switch Seats to Appease Child Having a Tantrum, Despite Parents' Pleas

An airline passenger says they refused to switch seats with a screaming child — despite insistence from the child’s parents. In a post shared toReddit, the anonymous person recounts the incident, which they say took place while they sat in a window seat aboard a recent domestic light. “Immediately,” the poster adds, the girl “started complaining.” Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer​​, from celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.

Airplane Catches Fire During Crash-Landing at Canada Airport: 'Smoke Started Coming in the Windows,' Passenger Recalls

An Air Canada plane caught fire during a crash-landing in Nova Scotia this weekend. On Saturday, Dec. 28, around 9:30 p.m. local time, Air Canada Express Flight 2259 skidded down a runway at the Halifax Stanfield International Airport, causing a wing to catch fire, according to videos shared onX(formerly known as Twitter). Airplane taking off at Halifax Stanfield International Airport in Nova Scotia, Canada.Getty Getty Customers have yet to receive their belongings, as they are waiting for the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) to release the plane, Fitzpatrick told the AP.

Airplane Door Appeared to Be Open Before California Crash on Jan. 2 That Killed 2 and Injured 19, NTSB Report Says

Emergency personnel respond to a commercial building where a small plane crashed on Jan. 2, 2025, in Fullerton, Calif.Photo:Damian Dovarganes/AP Photo Damian Dovarganes/AP Photo Apreliminary reportfrom the NTSB found that a small plane which crashed into a warehouse near Fullerton, Calif., on Jan. 2,killing two peopleandinjuring more than a dozen others, appeared to have had one of its doors left ajar when it was in the air. The NTSB said in its preliminary report, made public on Wednesday, Jan.

Airplane Forced to Make Emergency Landing After Bird Strike Causes Aircraft to Burst into Flames During Takeoff

A FedEx cargo plane had to make an emergency landing at Newark Liberty International Airport in New Jersey shortly after take-off, as part of the aircraft was set ablaze when it hit a bird. FedEx Flight 3609 was headed for Indianapolis on the morning of Saturday, March 1, when it had to make a sudden return to the airport at around 8:07 a.m. local time due to the “bird strike,” the airport told PEOPLE in a statement.