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NTSB Preliminary Report Details Instrument Failures, Unqualified Copilot in Greg Biffle Jet Crash

Investigators provide a factual timeline, with a probable-cause ruling to come after deeper analysis.

NTSB Finalizes DCA Midair Investigation, Citing Systemic Failures by FAA and Army

NTSB Pins D.C. Midair on FAA Route Design and Systemic Failures, Approves 48 Safety Recommendations

FAA Finalizes Permanent DCA Airspace Limits for Helicopters and Powered‑Lift

Delta Flight Returns to Gate After Passenger Is Soaked by Deicing Fluid

IAF Black Hawk Crashes During Recovery Lift in Gush Etzion After Sling-Load Detachment

NTSB Ties UPS MD-11 Crash to Fatigued Engine-Mount Bearing as 2011 Boeing Letter Noted Similar Failures

Passenger Who Tampered With Exit Door on Delta Connection Flight Sentenced to 18 Months

Air Canada Flight Returns After Baggage Handler Found in Cargo Hold as Investigation Begins

NTSB Issues Urgent Safety Recommendations for Hawker Stall Test Flights

Taiwan Grounds F-16 Fleet for Inspections as Search Continues for Missing Pilot

FAA Probes Near Miss After Wrong-Way Turn Sends Two Departing Jets Into Conflict Over Houston

Garmin Autoland Executes First Real‑World Emergency Landing on King Air in Colorado

FAA Records Detail ‘Extreme’ Risk to Airliners From January Starship Breakup

House Panel Urges DoD IG Review, Faults Military in DCA Midair Crash

British Airways Hyderabad Flight Cleared After Email Bomb Threat as Police Probe Spate of Hoaxes

FAA Files Reveal Delayed Alerts as Starship Debris Threatened Flights

FAA Records Reveal SpaceX Debris Incident Put Hundreds of Airline Passengers at Risk

Senate Passes ROTOR Act to Close ADS-B Loopholes After Deadly D.C. Collision

Second Civilian Jet Reports Near Miss With U.S. Air Force Tanker Off Venezuela