Ian Kluft ✅✈️🎈🌋"American Airlines crash ends era of unprecedented US airline safety" by The Air Current (no paywall due to air safety topic) / @jonostrower @willguisbond @elanhead - 16 years since Colgan Q400 crash in Buffalo. 12 years since Asiana 777 crash at SFO. For years industry safety efforts led to a long gap in major airline crashes in USA. Since pandemic-era disruptions, stress on airlines & aviation infrastructure showed signs of decline. https://theaircurrent.com/aviation-safety/american-5342-crash-ends-era-unprecedented-us-airline-safety/ #aa5342 #aviation #travel #avgeek
"‘Heartbreaking’ search for those killed in DC air crash as army helicopter’s black box recovered" by @AssociatedPress - Remains of 41 recovered from the Potomac River so far. Next of kin notified for 18. There will be no passenger/crew names published until families are notified first. https://apnews.com/article/ronald-reagan-national-airport-crash-325edc6c0c2439dd6c1e73a81e382c0e #aa5342 #aviation #travel #avgeek
Boats return to the Potomac River for DC plane crash recovery and investigation
Police boats have returned to the Potomac River as part of the recovery and investigation after the United States’ deadliest aviation disaster in almost a quarter century. Two law enforcement officials told The Associated Press that more than 40 bodies have been pulled from the river as the massive recovery effort continues Friday. Planes continue to take off and land at Reagan National, with airport operations gradually returning to normal. Investigators have already recovered recorders from the plane that collided Wednesday with an Army helicopter as it landed at Ronald Reagan National Airport next to Washington, D.C. All 67 aboard the two aircraft were killed. Federal investigators have said they would not speculate on the cause.