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Plane that crashed in Virginia lost contact with air traffic controllers during ascent, feds say

Only minutes into a doomed journey, the pilot of a business jet wasn’t responding to air traffic control instructions and federal aviation officials say the situation was soon reported to a network that includes military, security and law enforcement agencies

The Independent UK

Four die in plane crash that sparked Washington scare

Investigators still don't know why a plane flew over restricted airspace in Washington DC before crashing into mountains in Virginia.

The New Daily

Light plane that sparked scare lost contact soon after takeoff -NTSB

Air traffic controllers lost contact shortly after takeoff with the pilot of a light plane that caused a security scare on Sunday when it flew over heavily restricted airspace near Washington, authorities said on Monday.

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Military F-16s intercepted a business jet, shocking D.C. residents with a sonic boom

At supersonic speeds, F-16 jets chased down an unresponsive pilot who flew a civilian plane over the nation's capital and crashed in southwest Virginia. The FAA and NTSB are investigating.

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E-bike injuries: ‘We’re only seeing the tip of the iceberg,' trauma experts warn

'I can't imagine a 13-year-old being able to drive something that can go 25 to 30 miles an hour in the middle of a road. It just doesn’t seem safe.'

Fortune

2 killed in small plane crash 40 miles off the coast of California

A small private plane crashed Saturday in the Pacific about 40 miles west of Half Moon Bay, California, following an emergency call for help, killing two people aboard.

Los Angeles Times

Investigators looking into the collapse of a Pittsburgh bridge last year want transportation officials nationwide to examine more than 10,000 other bridges with similar steel construction

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YouTuber deliberately crashed plane in mountains for views and a sponsorship deal

Trevor Jacob's 12-minute video shows the propellors of his plane seemingly stopping before he leaps out of the aircraft with a parachute.

Fortune

YouTuber accused of deliberately crashing plane for views pleads guilty

Trevor Jacob, 29, faces up to 20 years in prison after purposely destroying wreckage of small plane that he crashed in 2021

The Guardian - US

Biden denies ‘bomb train’ permit to ship liquid gas through populated areas

Gas giant New Fortress Energy’s cars would have taken a route from Pennsylvania to New Jersey, hauling its explosive cargo

The Guardian - US

A flight attendant was sucked out of a plane over Hawaii. Her death exposed fundamental flaws in aviation

The passengers and crew on Aloha Airlines Flight 243 endured a living nightmare when the plane broke apart mid-journey, sending a flight attendant to her death before the pilots executed a miraculous landing without further loss of life. On the 35th anniversary of the shocking event, experts tell Sheila Flynn…

The Independent UK

Fractured rail found after fiery Minnesota derailment

Federal investigators say BNSF railroad is analyzing a section of fractured rail found after last month's fiery derailment that prompted evacuations in southwest Minnesota

The Independent UK

As runway near-misses surge, radar that keeps planes apart is aging and unreliable

A crucial safety system that’s relied on to avoid potentially fatal collisions at major U.S. airports is aging and plagued by outages that have left travelers unprotected for months at a time. At some airports, it hasn’t ever been installed.

Tribune News Service

Airline passengers could be in for a rougher ride, thanks to climate change

Research in recent years has pointed to more incidents of clear-air turbulence in the jet stream brought on by rising temperatures. Airline crews and passengers are feeling the effects firsthand.

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Climate change is making the skies less friendly. Prepare for a future where you always have your seatbelt on

Airlines always flew around weather. Can they navigate climate change?

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Probe of chocolate factory blast focuses on gas pipeline

Federal safety officials are investigating the role of a natural gas pipeline in a fatal blast at a Pennsylvania chocolate factory

Tribune News Service

Safety board considering rail industry investigation

WASHINGTON — National Transportation Safety Board Chair Jennifer Homendy said the federal investigative panel is considering Senate Majority Leader Charles E. Schumer‘s request to probe safety regulations at all the major rail companies.

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Safety board considering rail industry investigation - Roll Call

The National Transportation Safety Board is considering Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer’s pitch to probe safety rail industry safety.

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NTSB: Pilot error in crash killing diet guru Gwen Shamblin

Federal investigators say a small plane crash in Tennessee that killed diet guru Gwen Shamblin Lara and six others likely occurred when her husband became disoriented while piloting the aircraft in heavy clouds

The Independent UK

Planes in Florida close call were cleared to use same runway

Federal investigators say an air traffic controller cleared one plane to land and another to take off from the same runway in Florida last month

The Independent UK

Ex-political aide’s cause of death revealed after severe flight turbulence

‘Dana was the best person I ever knew. She was a wonderful mother to our boys and she was accomplished professionally,’ husband says

Axios

Hundreds of railcars ordered removed from service due to derailment risk

The warning to railroad companies across the U.S. comes after Norfolk Southern discovered loose wheels on cars involved in a second derailment in Ohio.

Al Jazeera

Railway CEO apologises for toxic train crash at US Senate hearing

Norfolk Southern chief says he is ‘terribly sorry’ but stops short of fully backing Senate bill to boost safety rules.

The Guardian - US

Norfolk Southern’s call to burn derailed train cars ‘jaw-dropping’, Senate hears

Local official tells panel of chaotic response Ohio derailment and operator’s chief executive makes first appearance before Congress

WEKU

There are about 3 U.S. train derailments per day. They aren't usually major disasters

The U.S. saw more than one thousand train derailments last year, but industry leaders say traveling by rail remains one of the safest methods of transportation.

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