What a 1970s toilet paper shortage teaches us about our fear of flying
Sometimes perception becomes people’s reality.That certainly feels the case when it comes to airline safety. After last month’s deadly crash near Reagan National Airport, every accident or close call ...
ATC tells pilot landing at DCA to perform go-around to avoid another plane on runway: FAA
An American Airlines flight aborted a landing Tuesday morning after the pilot saw a plane preparing to take off on the same runway it was supposed to land on.
Elon Musk begs ‘top notch’ air traffic controllers to come out of retirement to ease shortage
The face of DOGE, the government’s cost-cutting task force, said there is a “shortage” of skilled air traffic controllers.
What’s a go-around? How the routine maneuver helped a pilot avoid getting too close to another aircraft at Reagan National
While go-arounds can feel jarring to passengers, they are routine, happening more than three times per day on average last ...
American Airlines Airbus A319 Avoids Close Call At Reagan National Airport
Within 90 minutes on the same day, two flights in different parts of the country were forced to go around due to aircraft crossing the runway.