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Crews remove large portion of jet from river after air collision near DC

Salvage crews have removed a large portion of a commercial jet from the Potomac River near Washington's Reagan National Airport on Monday, five days after a midair collision last week that killed 67 people. Authorities have said the operation to remove the plane will take several days and they will then work to remove the military helicopter involved in the crash. The crash between the American Airlines jet and an Army helicopter over Washington DC on Wednesday was the deadliest US air disaster since 2001. Authorities have recovered and identified 55 of the 67 people killed in the crash and Washington, DC, Fire and EMS Chief John Donnelly has said they are confident all will be found. Crews early Monday could be seen aboard a vessel with a crane. More than 300 responders were taking part in the recovery effort at any given time, officials said. Two Navy barges were also deployed to lift heavy wreckage. Divers and salvage workers are adhering to strict protocols and will stop movin

Philadelphia plane crash: 5 injured remain in hospital, 3 critical

Three people injured on the ground when a jet crashed in a busy Philadelphia neighbourhood, killing seven people, remain in critical condition, Mayor Cherelle Parker said Sunday. Parker said 22 people were injured and five of them remain hospitalised. At least 11 homes were significantly damaged, along with some businesses. Our city continues to mourn their loss and they are in our thoughts and prayers, Parker said of the deceased victims. A Mexico-bound air ambulance plummeted to the ground Friday evening, less than a minute after it had taken off from Northeast Philadelphia Airport with six people on board, including a girl who had spent months being treated at a city hospital. One of the deceased was killed inside a car as debris from the Learjet 55 crash exploded into the neighbourhood, damaging nearby homes. The investigation into the crash remained ongoing, Parker said, adding that officials were going door-to-door to seek information from neighbourhood residents. The crash

Crashed US plane had 3 Russians, State Dept confirms to Russian Embassy

Shishkova and Naumov, who were married to each other, won the world championships in pairs figure skating in 1994 and they also competed at two Winter Olympics

Trump targets FAA diversity efforts in plane crash probe without any proof

President Donald Trump wasted little time this week trying to assign blame for the nation's deadliest air disaster in more than two decades. Among his chief targets: An FAA diversity hiring initiative he suggested had undermined the agency's effectiveness. But certainly for an air traffic controller, we want the brightest, the smartest, the sharpest. We want somebody that's psychologically superior, Trump said at a news conference Thursday. No evidence has emerged that rules seeking to diversify the FAA played any role in the collision Wednesday between an American Airlines regional jet and an Army Black Hawk helicopter that killed 67 people. Nevertheless, Trump's comments drew attention to the agency's attempts to address its most pressing and long-standing problem a persistent shortage of air traffic controllers who are critical to keeping the nation's skies safe. How has Trump tied diversity hiring to the collision? Trump is using this week's disaster as another opportunity to

At least seven killed, 19 injured in air ambulance crash in Philadelphia

A medical transport jet crashed in Philadelphia on Friday about 30 seconds after taking off, setting homes ablaze, strewing debris and rattling residents after the second air disaster in as many days. Two people were on board, the Federal Aviation Administration said. A doorbell camera captured footage of the plane falling from the sky in a streak of white and exploding in a fireball as it hit the ground in a residential neighborhood near a shopping mall and major roadway. All we heard was a loud roar and didn't know where it was coming from. We just turned around and saw the big plume, said Jim Quinn, the owner of the doorbell camera. The crash happened less than 3 miles (4.8 kilometers) from Northeast Philadelphia Airport, which primarily serves business jets and charter flights. The plane, a Learjet 55, quickly disappeared from radar after taking off from the airport at 6:06 pm and climbing to an altitude of 1,600 feet (487 meters). It was en route to Springfield, Missouri, and

American Airlines plane crash renews concerns about air safety lapses

An FAA spokesman said the agency could not comment on the ongoing investigation, which is being led by the National Transportation Safety Board

'You want me to go swimming?' Trump on visiting DC plane crash site

The crash, which occurred at Ronald Reagan airport on Wednesday night, claimed the lives of all 67 people on board

Investigators find black boxes after Washington plane collision, probe on

Investigators recovered the cockpit voice recorder and flight data recorder from the Bombardier CRJ700 passenger jet, the National Transportation Safety Board said

US plane crash: Trump blames Obama, Biden for lowering air safety standards

Acknowledging the impact on families across the United States and abroad, including Russian nationals on board, he assured that efforts would be made to determine the cause of the disaster

American plane crash, Chandigarh mayor polls, Sebi's rules for finfluencers, & more

SEBI introduced strict regulations for financial influencers. Stock market educators can no longer use live stock prices

'Why didn't the helicopter turn?' Trump on mid-air collision in DC

The US President also questioned the control tower, asking why it did not instruct the helicopter to avoid the collision

Highlighting history: List of deadliest US airline crashes since 2001

Read the list of last 10 deadly airline crashes to occur in the US

Bird feathers, blood likely found in engines of South Korea's crashed jet

About four minutes before the fatal crash, one of the pilots had reported a bird strike and declared an emergency before initiating a go-around and attempting to land on the opposite end of the runway

3 injured, 3 missing after seaplane crashes off Australian tourist island

Three people were seriously injured and another three were missing after a seaplane crashed off an Australian tourist island, officials said Wednesday. Only one of the seven people aboard the Cessna 208 Caravan was rescued without injury after the crash during takeoff from Rottnest Island on Tuesday afternoon, police said. The plane owned by Swan River Seaplanes was returning to its base in Perth, the Western Australia state capital 30 kilometres east of Rottnest Island, which is also known by its Indigenous name Wadjemup. Australian Transport Safety Bureau, the aviation crash investigator, said specialist investigators were being sent to the scene. As reported to the ATSB, during take-off the floatplane collided with the water, before coming to rest partially submerged, the bureau's chief commissioner Angus Mitchell said in a statement on Wednesday. Greg Quin, a tourist who was vacationing on Rottnest, said he saw the plane crash. We were watching the seaplane take off and just

Jeju Air's problems mount after plane crash that killed 179 people

Jeju Air's stock price, already trading near record lows, has fallen 10% since the crash

2 dead, 18 injured in small plane crash in Southern California, says police

Eleven people were injured when a small plane collided into the rooftop of a commercial building in Southern California, police said. Police got a report at 2.09 pm on Thursday about the crash in the Orange County city of Fullerton, said Kristy Wells, a Fullerton police spokesperson. Police and fire authorities arrived on scene and battled the blaze and evacuated surrounding businesses, Wells said. It was not immediately known what type of plane it was or whether those injured were in the aircraft or on the ground, Wells said. Fullerton is a city of about 1,40,000 people some 40 km southeast of Los Angeles.

South Korea police search Jeju Air, airport operator over fatal plane crash

Police investigators are searching the offices of the airport operator and the transportation ministry aviation authority in the southwestern city of Muan

S Korean investigators extract black box data to find exact cause of crash

Grieving relatives of the victims of the South Korea plane crash gathered at the site to pay respects to their loved ones on New Year's Day, as officials said they've extracted data from one of the retrieved black boxes to find the exact cause of the crash. All but two of the 181 passengers and crew on board the Boeing 737-800 operated by Jeju Air died when it crashed at Muan International Airport, in southern South Korea, on Sunday. Video showed the aircraft without its landing gear deployed landing on its belly at high speed and then skidding off the end of the runaway into a concrete fence and bursting into flames. The footage showed the plane was experiencing an apparent engine problem in addition to the landing gear malfunction. Investigators say the pilot received a warning from air traffic controllers of possible bird strikes and the plane issued a distress signal before the crash. The Transport Ministry said in a statement Wednesday that it has completed works to extract da

South Korea to send Jeju Air flight data recorder to US for analysis

A team from the United States had arrived in South Korea on Monday and began joint investigations with South Korean officials

US, Boeing investigators examine site of deadly South Korean plane crash

A team of US investigators including representatives from Boeing have examined the site of a plane crash that killed 179 people in South Korea while authorities were conducting safety inspections on all Boeing 737-800 aircraft operated by the country's airlines. All but two of the 181 people aboard the Boeing 737-800 operated by South Korean budget airline Jeju Air died in Sunday's crash. Video showed the aircraft, without its landing gear deployed, crash-landed on its belly and overshoot a runaway at South Korea's southern Muan International Airport before it slammed into concrete fence and burst into a flame. The plane was seen having an engine trouble, and preliminary examinations also say the pilots received a bird strike warning from the ground control centre and issued a distress signal as well. But many experts say the landing gear issue was likely the main cause of the crash. The South Korean government has launched safety inspections on all the 101 Boeing 737-800s in the ..