FAA says it will change airspace rules over Hudson River in wake of fatal collisionSeptember 2nd, 2009 FAA will change airspace rules over Hudson RiverNEWARK, N.J. — Federal aviation officials say they will change airspace rules over the Hudson River at New York City after a deadly crash last month.
At least 1 shot at California's Skyline College; suspects still on the looseSeptember 2nd, 2009 At least 1 shot at California's Skyline CollegeSAN BRUNO, Calif. — California's Skyline College campus is on lockdown as police search for a suspect who shot and wounded a student.
FAA says it will modify airspace rules over Hudson River in wake of fatal collisionSeptember 2nd, 2009 FAA will modify airspace rules over Hudson RiverNEWARK, N.J. — The Federal Aviation Administration said Wednesday it will change rules for the airspace over the Hudson River in New York City following last month's deadly midair crash of a small plane and a sightseeing helicopter.
Student shot at Northern California college campus, search under way for shooterSeptember 2nd, 2009 Student shot on Northern California college campusSAN BRUNO, Calif. — Police on Wednesday were searching for three suspects who fled a college campus after a shooting that left an 18-year-old wounded.
NTSB recommends separation of planes, choppers over Hudson, slams air controller complacencyAugust 28th, 2009 NTSB: Controller didn't warn plane in midair crashNEWARK, N.J. — An air traffic controller should have warned the pilot of a small plane about aircraft in its path before it collided with a sightseeing helicopter over New York's Hudson River in a crash that claimed nine lives, federal officials said Thursday in making safety recommendations.
NTSB: Air traffic controller didn't warn plane in Hudson midair collision of traffic aheadAugust 27th, 2009 NTSB: Controller didn't warn plane in midair crashWASHINGTON — Federal safety officials say an air traffic controller should have warned the pilot of a small plane that collided with a helicopter over the Hudson River that there were other aircraft in his path. The accident earlier this month near New York City killed nine people.
NTSB: Helicopter in Hudson River midair collision not initially visible on radarAugust 18th, 2009 New twist in Hudson River collision investigationWASHINGTON — A helicopter hit by a small plane over the Hudson River wasn't initially visible to an air traffic controller handling the plane, federal safety officials say in a revised account of the deadly collision. The statement by the National Transportation Safety Board, issued after public pressure from the National Air Traffic Controllers Association, provides some vindication to the controller at Teterboro Airport in New Jersey.
Union says NTSB report wrongly implies controller could have prevented mid-air collisionAugust 17th, 2009 Controllers: NTSB report on Hudson collision wrongWASHINGTON — Union leaders said Monday that federal safety officials made a mistake in a report that implied an air traffic controller could have prevented a mid-air collision over the Hudson River and demanded a retraction. National Air Traffic Controllers Association officials said the National Transportation Safety Board was wrong when it said that a controller at Teterboro Airport in New Jersey who was handling a small plane involved in the Aug.
Russian Su-27 fighter jets collide, one killedAugust 16th, 2009 MOSCOW - Two Russian Su- 27 fighter jets collided during a training exercise Sunday killing one pilot, a media report said. "According to updated information, one of the three pilots was killed in the air disaster," the Interfax news agency said quoting air force spokesman Vladimir Drik.
Fighter jets collide at Russian air showAugust 16th, 2009 MOSCOW - Two pilots narrowly escaped with their lives when their Sukhoi-27 fighter jets collided during an air show near Moscow, a Russian military spokesman said Sunday. The pilots managed to eject to safety after the collision, the Interfax news agency quoted a military spokesman as saying, adding that the wreckage landed in an uninhabited area outside the capital city.
NTSB: 3 bodies recovered in Hudson air collisionAugust 9th, 2009 NTSB: 3 bodies recovered in Hudson air collisionHOBOKEN, N.J. —The National Transportation Safety Board says three of nine presumed victims of a helicopter-plane collision over the Hudson River have been recovered.
NTSB issues final report on 'sleeping pilots' case in HawaiiAugust 4th, 2009 NTSB issues final report on 'sleeping pilots' caseHONOLULU — The National Transportation Safety Board has confirmed an initial finding that the captain and first officer of a flight that overflew its destination in Hawaii inadvertently fell asleep while the plane was on autopilot. The NTSB on Monday issued its final report in the case of a 2008 go! airlines flight from Honolulu that overflew Hilo International Airport by 30 miles.
NTSB: No mechanical failures found in light-rail accident that injured dozens in San FranciscoJuly 22nd, 2009 NTSB: Human error eyed as cause of SF train crashSAN FRANCISCO — Federal investigators say they are focusing on human error as the cause of a light-rail train crash in San Francisco that injured dozens of people after finding no indication of mechanical or systems failures. The National Transportation Safety Board said Wednesday the operator of the San Francisco Municipal Railway train in Saturday's collision told investigators he blacked out before the crash.
Pa. college denies gun backer's rights violated, says rules for forming group were brokenJune 1st, 2009 Pa. college denies it violated gun backer's rightsPITTSBURGH — A Pittsburgh-area college says it barred a student from publicizing a pro-gun group because she didn't follow the proper channels. The Community College of Allegheny County said Monday that it did not violate Christine Brashier's (BRAH'-sheer) constitutional rights.
Report blames deadly collision of Ariz. medical helicopters on both pilotsMay 9th, 2009 NTSB: Ariz. medical chopper crash pilots' faultFLAGSTAFF, Ariz. — The pilots of two medical helicopters that crashed in midair, killing seven people, are both to blame for failing to see and avoid each other near a hospital, federal investigators said Friday.
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