Airplanes News Updates

An air traffic controller didn’t provide an Amazon.com cargo plane with wind information prior to it crashing at Miami International Airport in September.

Loved ones of the 67 people who died last year when an airliner and Army helicopter collided over Washington urged Congress and regulators to do more to prevent similar tragedies.

The jet’s ownership history, weather conditions at the airport, maintenance records and operations by 21 Air were expected to be reviewed by investigators with the NTSB.

Amazon’s use of contract cargo carriers may limit its liability after a fatal Miami crash involving an Amazon-branded jet.

Federal investigators examining the crash in Miami are trying to determine whether the plane touched down too late to stop safely.

President Donald Trump is instead directing the administration to negotiate with trading partners to adjust imports of those products.

 A Delta Air Lines flight and a high-flying firework reportedly came into contact in the sky above Chicago as the city celebrated the Fourth of July holiday.

“We collided with a drone back there in the turn,” the pilot told an air traffic controller. “It hit us right above the cockpit.”

“After extensive review, the FAA approved Boeing’s protocol for safely returning MD-11 airplanes to service,” the agency said May 11 in a statement.

A revised version of the House’s aviation safety bill now has the backing of the National Transportation Safety Board.