Coverage of the recent mid-air collision brought up painful memories for John and Marilyn Kausner, whose daughter Elly was among those killed in the last major U.S. air disaster.

The crash was the 14th fatal crash of a U.S. airliner in 15 years, and families of the deceased led the calls to reform airline safety. Sixteen years later, the recent midair collision ended the ...

The last major accident occurred in February 2009 when the pilots of a Colgan Air-operated De Havilland Canada Dash 8-400 lost control on approach to Buffalo, New York and entered a stall from ...

WASHINGTON (TNND) — The United States’ streak of more than ... Prior to Wednesday, the last airline passenger crash was in 2009 when a Colgan Air Bombardier crashed into a house near Buffalo ...

In 1982, an Air Florida flight crashed into the Potomac and killed 78. The deadliest recent crash was on Feb. 12, 2009 when a Colgan Air plane crashed near Buffalo, New York, killing everyone ...

Previous incidents include the 2009 Colgan Air crash in Buffalo, the 2001 American Airlines flight crash in New York, and other fatal crashes involving regional and small aircraft. Washington DC ...

The crash involving a regional aircraft and a Black Hawk helicopter near Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport on Wednesday marks the first major commercial crash in the United States since 2009.

United Airlines, Icelandair and Scandinavian Airlines plan to add new routes from, to and within the Americas region over the coming months. United Airlines has scheduled the launch of a new route ...

Video shared on social media shows the wing of a United Airlines aircraft on fire Sunday morning before more than 100 passengers were evacuated ahead of a planned flight from Houston. The apparent ...

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