Crews are still working to recover the bodies of 10 people killed in a plane crash in Alaska, officials have said. Jennifer Homendy, chair of the National Transportation Safety Board,…
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USA: Missing Alaska plane found with three confirmed dead – US Coast Guard
The US Coast Guard has said the wreckage of a small plane that went missing in Alaska on Thursday has been found, with three people confirmed dead. The coastguard said…
USA: Air traffic control staffing ‘not normal’ during DC crash – officials
Air traffic control staffing was “not normal” at the time of a mid-air collision between a military helicopter and passenger plane in Washington D.C. that killed 67 people, Transportation Secretary…
USA: Mother and child among six killed in Philadelphia medical jet crash
A small medical transport plane crashed into several buildings in north-east Philadelphia on Friday evening, killing all six people on board and injuring people on the ground. The plane had…
USA: Helicopter black box recovered from Washington DC plane crash site
Officials have recovered the cockpit voice recorder – also known as the black box – from the helicopter involved in the plane crash that killed 67 people at Ronald Reagan…
USA: Medical jet with six aboard crashes into Philadelphia neighbourhood
A small medical transport plane has crashed into several buildings in north-east Philadelphia, setting homes and vehicles ablaze and injuring people on the ground. The jet was on a medical…
USA: DC plane crash black boxes found as staff shortage claims examined
The black boxes for a commercial flight that collided with a military helicopter in Washington DC have been located, as questions mount about staffing and other close calls at the…
USA: Officials switch to recovery effort after air crash near Washington DC
US officials say they do not expect to find any survivors after a mid-air collision near Washington DC, and have switched to a recovery operation as they continue their search…
USA: US and Russian figure skaters were on board crashed plane
A pair of 16-year-old skaters, their mothers, and two Russian coaches were among the passengers on board an aeroplane that hit a helicopter above Washington DC on Wednesday evening, the…
USA: Combative Trump blames diversity policies after air tragedy
Donald Trump stood before the White House press room cameras on Thursday to perform a traditional presidential duty – consoler-in-chief during a time of tragedy. He said the country was…