DC News Now on MSN4h
NTSB shares latest findings into deadly American Airlines, Black Hawk collision
The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) held a press conference Thursday to share the latest findings in their ...
Aviation Week13h
Sikorsky Looks Abroad For The Future Of Its X2 Rotor Technology
Brian Everstine is the Pentagon Editor for Aviation Week, based in Washington, D.C. Sikorsky Looks Abroad For The Future Of Its X2 Rotor Technology is available to both Aviation Week & Space ...
Politifact7d
No, US Army Black Hawk helicopter not the same model as chopper in Kobe Bryant’s crash
The Sikorsky UH-60 "Black Hawk" is far from a luxury aircraft. Unlike the sleekly designed S-76B, the Black Hawk is rugged and multifunctional. The U.S. Army has used the Black Hawk in its fleet for ...
Vanessa Bryant ‘delays Kobe movie’ as she wants to ‘protect kids from rape claim and his rift with parents’
KOBE Bryant’s wife has been approached by a number of producers who want to make a movie biopic about the basketball legend’s ...
Indiatimes13d
Who is Jo Ellis, a trans soldier, who claims she's alive and was not flying the DC Blackhawk helicopter?
rumors spread that one of the pilots of the helicopter was a transgender person -- Jo Ellis. This was to connect Donald Trump's reasoning with the mishap -- until Jo Ellis issued a video claiming ...
Wall Street Journal13d
Black Boxes, 41 Bodies Recovered After Plane-Helicopter Collision
Authorities investigating the cause of this week's midair collision between an American Airlines regional jet and a military helicopter have recovered the black boxes from both aircraft.
New York Post14d
Helicopter in DC plane crash was flying twice as high as it should have, lacked new tech as FAA nixes all chopper traffic near collision site
The US Army was facing mounting backlash for running military helicopter training exercises near one of the United States’ most congested airports in the wake of Wednesday’s crash. U.S. Coast ...
The Hill14d
FAA restricts helicopter routes in DC region
ensuring the safety of airplane and helicopter traffic.” “This is part of the U.S. Department of Transportation’s ongoing commitment to safeguarding our nation’s skies and upholding the ...
The Peninsula14d
Army helicopter’s altitude seen as factor in probe of Washington crash
The Sikorsky ... helicopter route, based on published Federal Aviation Administration guidelines. Inman and NTSB Chair Jennifer Homendy declined to speculate on the cause of Wednesday’s crash ...
CNN14d
A trans National Guard pilot was falsely accused of flying the helicopter in the fatal plane collision
Jo Ellis, a UH60 Black Hawk helicopter pilot for the Virginia Army National Guard, posted on Facebook Friday to dispel the rumors that had echoed President Donald Trump’s unsubstantiated blaming ...
USA Today14d
Army Black Hawk helicopter in DC crash was practicing disaster drill
Three Army soldiers, one pilot and two crew members, were killed when their helicopter crashed into a ... disaster or serious threat to the U.S. government. In the wake of the Wednesday night ...
Simple Flying14d
Pan Am's Luxurious Helicopter Offerings Over 40 Years Ago
It was the first scheduled helicopter service that carried passengers and they were headquartered at LaGuardia Airport. Passenger flights took place on their fleet of Sikorsky S-55 and S-58 as well as ...