We have systems to avoid midair collisions. Why don’t we deploy them?
Lee Moak is a past president of the Air Line Pilots Association and was a commercial pilot for 25 years.
Here’s What Air Traffic Collision Avoidance Systems Can And Can’t Do
Yesterday’s tragic mid-air collision between an American Eagle Bombardier CRJ-700 regional jetliner and a U.S. Army H-60 ...
Passenger Jet Turned Upward Just Before Deadly Collision
Transportation safety investigators are seeking to determine if the pilots of the American Airlines plane detected danger ...
DC plane crash: Mapping the flight paths that put jet and helicopter on collision course
The collision occurred in airspace that is difficult to navigate. Flight data, video and air traffic control audio show how ...
What to Know About Collision Avoidance Systems on Planes
Commercial planes have technology that helps prevent crashes — but it has limitations, which was highlighted by the accident ...
Army helicopter was alerted to plane’s presence two minutes before collision
Air traffic controllers twice alerted the crew of a U.S. Army helicopter to the presence of an inbound American Airlines jet, ...
In Search for D.C. Crash Clues, Speculation Rises About a Failure of Collision Avoidance Tech
As rescuers search the Potomac River after an American Airlines jet collided with an Army helicopter, questions emerge about ...
Why aircraft collision avoidance technology may not have helped prevent D.C. mid-air crash
As the investigation begins into the cause of the mid-air crash between an American Airlines regional passenger jet and a U.S ...
Aviation expert talks traffic collision avoidance system after deadly plane crash in DC
As the investigation into a deadly aircraft collision in D.C. Is just starting, many are turning their eyes to safety.
Why an anti-collision system might not have prevented DCA plane crash
After a military helicopter collided with a passenger plane near Reagan National Airport, here’s what to know about TCAS, a ...
Experts ask why Black Hawk helicopter may have been flying above allowed altitude before crash
This data point is one of several key mysteries investigators are exploring as they seek to explain what caused the nation's worst air disaster in more than a decade, aviation experts said.
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Army helicopter was alerted to plane’s presence 2 minutes before collision
Air traffic controllers twice alerted the crew of a U.S. Army helicopter to the presence of an inbound American Airlines jet, ...