While many of our elected officials, members of the judiciary, and other government VIPs prefer to fly in and out of Reagan National Airport (DCA), data recently analyzed by the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) indicates that DCA was a site of at least one near collision between an airplane and a helicopter each month…
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Sometimes because of ice, water, wind, or other conditions, jets overrun or veer off of the runway during landing, taxiing, or takeoff. When an aircraft leaves the paved surface of the runway during landing or takeoff, it’s referred to as a “runway excursion “. These have been some of the most common types of aircraft…
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At Washington Dulles International Airport, a uniformed security guard on his way into work was struck by a vehicle while walking through a crosswalk in front of the terminal. He hadn’t clocked in yet. He was in uniform, carrying his lunch pail, and wearing his Dulles Airport & FAA issued name tags and ID cards.…
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