Federal Aviation Administration/Airlines&Airplanes

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Two Delta planes collide on an Atlanta taxiway, knocking the tail off one

ATLANTA (AP) — Two Delta Air Lines planes collided on a taxiway at Atlanta’s airport Tuesday morning, with a larger plane knocking over the tail of a smaller regional jet.

https://apnews.com/article/delta-atlanta-airplane-plane-collision-tail-3a172b8c6ca7c2abd947e80bbfa3cd66?

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Frontier Airlines scare

Flames were visible underneath a Frontier flight as it made a "hard landing" at Harry Reid International Airport in Las Vegas on Saturday. Flight 1326 was arriving from San Diego and the plane was in the process of landing when smoke was reported in the cockpit and the pilots declared an emergency. The plane then "experienced a hard landing where basically tires blew," airport officials told CNN. Firefighters responded immediately and 190 passengers and seven crew members were safely transported to the gate area, officials added. The National Transportation Safety Board and the airline are investigating the incident.

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Pilot dies aboard Turkish Airlines flight, forcing emergency landing in New York

NEW YORK (AP) — A Turkish Airlines jetliner headed from Seattle to Istanbul made an emergency landing in New York on Wednesday after the captain died on board, an airline official said.

https://apnews.com/article/turkish-airlines-pilot-death-new-york-388f6e67b7bb3e9c7f4749c05cf64dcc?

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American Airlines tests boarding technology that audibly shames line cutters

NEW YORK (AP) — American Airlines is testing a new technology at three airports across the country during the boarding process that aims to cut down on passengers who try to cut the line.

https://apnews.com/article/american-airlines-technology-boarding-line-cutters-aae3374524aa87b2278053a33dc030bc?

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Spirit Airlines files for bankruptcy

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Spirit Airlines filed for bankruptcy protection Monday, as mounting losses, unaffordable debt, increased competition for bargain-seeking airline passengers and the inability to merge with other airlines left it little choice.

https://www.cnn.com/2024/11/18/business/spirit-airlines-bankruptcy/index.html?

Spirit Airlines

Spirit Airlines filed for bankruptcy today as mounting losses, unaffordable debt, increased competition for bargain-seeking airline passengers and the inability to merge with other airlines left it little choice. The airline said it will continue to operate as it restructures its debt and expects to be delisted from the New York Stock Exchange "in the near term." Recent SEC filings disclosed Spirit had around $3 billion in long-term debt on its balance sheet. However, airlines and other companies in the US frequently file for bankruptcy and emerge stronger on the other side of the process. Most major US airlines, including the three largest — American Airlines, United and Delta — have filed for bankruptcy at some point in the past 25 years.

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Cutting in line? American Airlines’ new boarding tech might stop you at now over 100 airports

NEW YORK (AP) — Sneaking a little ahead of line to get on that plane faster? American Airlines might stop you.

https://apnews.com/article/american-airlines-gate-lice-boarding-technology-907dfe7a751a0b8f19b8b0f6150c0b7b?

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US budget airlines are struggling. Will pursuing premium passengers solve their problems? Delta and United have become the most profitable U.S. airlines by targeting premium customers while also winning back a significant share of travelers on a tight budget. That is squeezing smaller low-fare carriers like Spirit Airlines, which filed for bankruptcy protection, and some travel-industry experts think Spirit’s troubles indicate fewer choices and higher prices for travelers on a budget. Read more.

What to know: Low-cost airlines are responding by following the old adage that if you can’t beat them, join them. That means going premium. Frontier Airlines organized its fares into four bundles in May, with buyers of higher-priced tickets getting extras like priority boarding, more legroom, and checked bags. Spirit followed in August with similar changes, blocking middle seats and charging passengers more for the comfort of aisle and window seats. Perhaps the biggest change will come next year at Southwest Airlines when it ends a half-century tradition of “open seating” — passengers picking their own seat after boarding the plane.

RELATED COVERAGE ➤ Airline CEOs and Buttigieg fight over regulations with only weeks to go   Delta CEO says the Trump administration will reverse government ‘overreach’ seen under Biden   Battery-powered devices are overheating more often on planes and raising alarm

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Southwest Airlines to end cabin service earlier on flights to reduce chance of injury

Southwest Airlines says it is ending cabin service earlier on flights, requiring passengers to do the usual pre-landing procedures such as ensuring their seatbelts are fastened and returning their seats to an upright position earlier than before.

https://apnews.com/article/southwest-airlines-cabin-service-a2766c4de881e1467900b392789457de?

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A jet carrying the Gonzaga men’s basketball team ordered to stop to avoid collision at LAX

LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Federal Aviation Administration has launched an investigation after a private jet carrying the Gonzaga University men’s basketball team nearly crossed a runway as another flight was taking off Friday at Los Angeles International Airport.

https://apnews.com/article/gonzaga-delta-los-angeles-lax-b04ef8777113ae179a1a0b9d2415b741?

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A major airline is being fined for chronic flight delays, and passengers may get a cut of the money

The Transportation Department said Friday it will hit JetBlue Airways with a $2 million penalty for chronically late flights along the East Coast, and half the money will go to passengers who were delayed.

https://apnews.com/article/jetblue-penalty-flight-delays-transportation-department-08362764aba7e487adf63222b94f5ca6?

Boeing still needs a culture change to put safety above profits, according to the head of the FAA

A year after a panel blew out of a Boeing 737 Max during flight, the nation’s top aviation regulator says the company needs “a fundamental cultural shift” to put safety and quality above profits.

https://apnews.com/article/faa-safety-culture-change-boeing-c2a0af4bfbe26a53d5bb1b11868a1d89?

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Stowaways on planes and inside landing gear raise worries about aviation security

What is going on with aviation security?

https://apnews.com/article/aviation-security-stowaways-wheel-well-jetblue-c4076d366d6209bf918c2cd643e952b3?

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Pilot arrested

A Southwest Airlines pilot was removed from a plane in Georgia just before takeoff and accused of driving under the influence, airline officials and authorities said. While records did not indicate the substance he was accused of using, federal regulations prohibit pilots from consuming alcohol within eight hours of flying.

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Airline attire

Passengers flying Spirit should be aware that the discount carrier just updated its rules for what you can and cannot wear onboard. For starters, keep your shoes on — you can’t go barefoot. Here’s what else can get you kicked off your next flight.

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✈️ 1 for the road: The next Concorde

Boom Supersonic's XB-1 prototype breaks the sound barrier yesterday. Photo: Boom A prototype of a passenger jet designed to succeed the supersonic Concorde broke the sound barrier for the first time yesterday above the Mojave Desert in California, Axios' Joann Muller writes. Why it matters: Exceeding Mach 1 speed — 770 miles per hour — is an important milestone in the quest by Boom Supersonic, a Denver-based startup, to resurrect high-speed air travel 22 years after the Concorde retired. It's also a bid to reestablish American leadership in aviation amid a broader race for supremacy in AI, space exploration and other technologies, Boom CEO Blake Scholl tells Axios. It's the first independent company to design, build and fly a supersonic aircraft. The Concorde was a joint development effort between the governments of France and the U.K. Keep reading.

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Tragedy above D.C.

Just before 9 p.m., an American Airlines regional passenger jet carrying 64 people from Wichita, Kan., collided in midair with a U.S. Army Black Hawk helicopter near Reagan Washington National Airport. Many are feared dead.

• D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser said at a briefing early today that both aircraft are in the Potomac River off Arlington, Va., Axios' Rebecca Falconer and Colin Demarest report.

The mayor wouldn't talk about casualties. She said first responders are focused on rescuing people and "working diligently" in dark, "cold conditions."

• American Eagle Flight 5342 was en route from Wichita, Kan., with 60 passengers and four crew members, the airline said.
• The helicopter was carrying three service members, an official told Axios.
• Sen. Roger Marshall (R-Kan.) said at the briefing: "When one person dies it's a tragedy. But when many, many, many people die, it's an unbearable sorrow."

Takeoffs and landings from DCA are halted. Dive teams scoured the site. Helicopters from law enforcement agencies across the region flew over the scene in a methodical search for bodies, AP reports.

• The airport with the "busiest runway in America" is expected to remain closed until at least 11 a.m., DCA says.

Context: Fatal crashes of commercial aircraft in the U.S. have become a rarity. The last mass casualty crash was in 2009 near Buffalo, N.Y. All 49 passengers and crew above Colgan Air Flight 3407 were killed when the Bombardier DHC-8 propeller plane crashed into a house. A person on the ground also was killed.

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said on X that the U.S. Army UH-60 helicopter was on a training exercise out of Fort Belvoir, Va.

• President Trump thanked first responders and said he's been "fully briefed on the terrible accident": "May God Bless their souls."

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Plane crash

A frantic search for survivors is underway after an American Airlines plane collided with a US Army helicopter midair at Reagan National Airport near Washington, DC, on Wednesday. Hundreds of first responders are searching the freezing Potomac River, where the aircraft crashed around 9 p.m. local time. There were 64 people on board the plane traveling from Wichita, Kansas, to Reagan National Airport when it collided with a Blackhawk helicopter as it approached the runway, according to the FAA and defense officials. The Army helicopter was on a training flight at the time of the incident, with three soldiers on board. All takeoffs and landings have been halted at Reagan National Airport until at least 11 a.m. local time today.

• Follow live updates on the breaking news
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• Hear air traffic audio in the moments surrounding the collision

 

American Airlines jet with 64 aboard collides with Army helicopter while landing at Reagan Airport near DC An American Airlines jet carrying 60 passengers and four crew members collided Wednesday with an Army helicopter while landing at Ronald Reagan National Airport near Washington, prompting a large search-and-rescue operation in the nearby Potomac River. There were multiple fatalities, according to a person familiar with the matter, but the precise number of victims was unclear as rescue crews searched for survivors. Read more.

What to know: Passengers on the flight included a group of figure skaters, their coaches and family members who were returning from a development camp that followed the U.S. Figure Skating Championships in Wichita. Three soldiers were onboard the helicopter, an Army official said.   The Federal Aviation Administration said the midair crash occurred before 9 p.m. EST when a regional jet that had departed from Wichita, Kansas, collided with a military helicopter on a training flight while on approach to an airport runway. It occurred in some of the most tightly controlled and monitored airspace in the world, just over three miles south of the White House and the Capitol.   There was no immediate word on the cause of the collision.

RELATED COVERAGE ➤ LIVE UPDATES: American Airlines jet with 64 aboard collides with Army helicopter WATCH: AP reporter describes scene at Reagan Washington National Airport after plane crash   WATCH: Air traffic control audio as passenger jet collides with Army helicopter at Reagan Airport near DC

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No one believed to have survived: Focus now switching to recovery operation, fire chief says

There are not believed to be any survivors from the midair collision over the Potomac River, and rescuers are now conducting a recovery operation, DC Fire and EMS Chief John Donnelly said.

https://www.cnn.com/us/live-news/plane-crash-dca-potomac-washington-dc-01-29-25?

Trump wastes no time placing blame on Democrats for midair collision

President Donald Trump on Thursday, without evidence, sought to blame the policies of previous Democratic administrations for Wednesday’s deadly midair collision over the Potomac River.

https://www.cnn.com/us/live-news/plane-crash-dca-potomac-washington-dc-01-29-25?

Of course he did! Why not? That's all he knows how to do well!!!!!

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Live updates: Collision between helicopter and plane kills 67 in nation’s worst air disaster in a generation

A midair collision between an Army helicopter and an American Airlines flight from Kansas killed all 67 people aboard the two aircraft, officials said Thursday, as they scrutinized the actions of the military pilot after the country’s worst aviation disaster in a generation.

https://apnews.com/live/dc-plane-crash-reagan-updates?

Will be praying for God to be with the families of all and may God bless each of them!!

14 from figure skating community killed in plane crash, six of them from Boston club

NORWOOD, Mass. (AP) — Two teenage figure skaters, their mothers, and two former world champions who were coaching at a historic Boston club were among the 14 members of the skating community killed when an American Airlines flight collided with an Army helicopter Wednesday night and crashed into the frigid waters of the Potomac River.

https://apnews.com/article/dc-helicopter-jet-crash-figure-skaters-391a4c7bd0e617a08d9532a8faab206b?

Trump blames diversity hiring as probe into deadly midair collision begins

WASHINGTON (AP) — As the nation reeled from the deadliest American aviation disaster in more than two decades, President Donald Trump on Thursday baselessly blamed diversity initiatives for undermining air safety and questioned the actions of a U.S. Army helicopter pilot involved in the midair collision with a commercial airliner.

https://apnews.com/article/trump-crash-reagan-washington-buttigieg-diversity-biden-ef1e07684bbc845e9e7981c1ae060af2?

 

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No survivors

Emergency response units work at the crash site on the Potomac River today. Photo: Al Drago/Getty Images The lives lost in last night's plane-chopper collision over the Potomac River included American and Russian figure skaters who were returning from a training camp in Wichita, Kansas. Public schools in Virginia and a labor union also said they lost members of their communities in the crash. All 67 people — 64 on the plane, 3 in the helicopter — are believed to have died in the tragic midair collision, authorities said today. It's America's worst air disaster in a generation — the deadliest U.S. plane crash since 2001. 🎤 "Everything was standard in the lead-up to the crash," Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said at a press briefing today. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said the helicopter was flown by a "fairly experienced crew." 🛫 The latest: The air traffic controller on duty last night was doing the work usually done by two people — instructing both departing and arriving flights — according to The New York Times. Crews have begun to recover parts of both aircraft, including the plane's fuselage, from the Potomac River. They've set up tents along the Anacostia River to receive the victims' remains, Axios D.C.'s Cuneyt Dil reports. Data: FAA, FlightAware. Chart: Axios Visuals President Trump implied, without evidence, that diversity measures at the FAA might have contributed to the crash. "I put safety first. Obama, Biden and the Democrats put policy first," Trump said during a press conference in which he repeatedly attacked his Democratic predecessors, as well as former Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg. Trump claimed the FAA's diversity policies had included "hiring people with severe intellectual and psychiatric disabilities." Live updates.

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✈️ A pilot's perspective

Data: NTSB and early news reports. (NTSB figures are preliminary for 2023. 2024 and 2025 figures are from news reports.) Chart: Axios Visuals Axios' Alex Fitzpatrick — a hobbyist pilot — offers his thoughts on the deadly crash: For some of us in aviation, last night's midair collision just a few hundred feet over our nation's capital was a simmering fear made real in tragic fashion. Aviation safety experts have been warning that air traffic controllers are overloaded and overworked — and that the airspace is increasingly busy with record travel. The combination fueled a grim sense that it was only a matter of time. 🔎 Air traffic control audio suggests the helicopter, which was on a training mission, was instructed to see and avoid the jet, which was approaching to land at DCA. That didn't happen, for reasons only a thorough and professional investigation — which could take years — may reveal. 💭 Alex's thought bubble: President Biden's FAA took safety concerns seriously. But even an agency tasked with overseeing near-supersonic air travel can only move at the speed of government. At the same time, DEI doesn't bring down airliners. Mistakes do, and anyone can make those — even well-trained pilots and controllers, of any race, gender or creed. Aviation disasters rarely come down to a single mistake by a single person. Instead, they're often attributable to multiple factors that meet at a point in space and time with terrible consequences.

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67 grieving families

Nonprofits and local organizations are coming together to help support families who lost loved ones in last night's tragic plane crash over D.C., Axios' April Rubin and Anna Spiegel report.

• World Central Kitchen, founded by José Andrés, provided meals to rescuers today and will be on hand near the crash site throughout the week. Learn more.
• The National Transportation Safety Board will connect family members and friends of victims with mental health resources through the American Red Cross.
• People in both D.C. and Wichita can also go to a volunteer-supported family assistance center "to receive emotional support, spiritual care, information and other assistance," the Red Cross said. Coping tips.

🕯️ Several hundred people gathered for a prayer vigil this afternoon in the Wichita City Council's chambers, led by Mayor Lily Wu and religious leaders.

💬 U.S. Figure Skating, which lost a number of community members, said: "We are devastated by this unspeakable tragedy and hold the victims' families closely in our hearts."

• People left flowers at the Ashburn Ice House in Ashburn, Va., in honor of members of the ice skating community who were on the plane, per The Washington Post.

A union representing steamfitters and plumbers, which lost five of its members, said: "Our focus now is on providing support and care to the families of our Brothers as we continue to gather more information in the coming days."

💡 How to help: In Wichita, where the passenger flight originated, a fund formed in response to the crash, ICT Together — named for the city's airport code, and managed by the Wichita Foundation — says it "will provide aid to impacted families and local efforts, adapting to meet the community's changing needs as we heal." Learn more.

⛸️ Keep reading: Emotions pour from tight-knit skating community following D.C. plane crash carrying athletes, coaches.

• Brief bios of some of the lost.

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🛬 Country's busiest runways

An American Eagle plane takes off at Reagan National Airport after the facility reopened yesterday. Photo: Eduardo Munoz/Reuters The midair collision at Reagan National Airport — which killed 67, making it the deadliest U.S. plane crash in 23 years — exacerbates long-held fears about the airport's overcrowding and air traffic control understaffing, Axios D.C.'s Mimi Montgomery writes. Just last year, Congress added more long-haul flights to DCA despite fears they would jeopardize safety. The airport saw at least two near-misses in 2024. The main runway is now the country's busiest, according to the Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority (MWAA). The runway sees 800 takeoffs and landings a day — or one almost every minute. 🔎 Zoom in: Navigating the skies around the airport is notoriously tough. Its short runways sit along the Potomac River in one of the most protected airspaces in the country. Pilots often have to share the area with low-flying military helicopters. The tussle for more flights has been driven by airlines and members of Congress, many of whom want direct flights home. The airport has become increasingly congested: It was built to accommodate 15 million passengers a year. It now sees 25 million. Share this story. Lead stories of today's New York Times, Washington Post Multiple layers of the country's aviation safety apparatus apparently failed in the crash, the N.Y. Times reports: The helicopter flew outside its approved flight path — "above 300 feet, when it was supposed to be flying below 200 feet, and it was at least a half-mile off the approved route when it collided with the commercial jet." The American Airlines pilots most likely didn't see the helicopter close by as they made a turn toward the runway: "As the passenger jet's pilots were approaching the airport, they were asked by air traffic control to pivot the landing from one runway to another ... That request may have introduced another complication shortly before the collision." The air traffic controller was juggling two jobs: Staffing was "not normal for the time of day and volume of traffic," a preliminary FAA report said. Five current and former controllers told The Times that the tower "should have more proactively directed the helicopter and the plane to fly away from each other. Instead, the controller asked the helicopter to steer clear of the plane." Keep reading (gift link).

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Plane collision

Officials are now operating a recovery effort in the Potomac River, the site of the deadliest commercial airliner crash in the US in 24 years. There were no survivors after Wednesday's midair collision between an American Airlines jet and a US Army Black Hawk helicopter in the Washington, DC, area. The plane, flying from Wichita, Kansas, was carrying 64 people, while three soldiers were aboard the Army helicopter. Searchers have recovered the plane's flight data and voice recorders, known as black boxes, which should help investigators in determining the cause of the catastrophe. Just a day before the fatal collision, another flight approaching Reagan National Airport was forced to abort its first landing and go around after a helicopter flew near its flight path, CNN has learned.

 

Teen figure skaters and their coaches, group of hunters and students among victims of air crash The victims of a crash between an American Airlines jet and an Army helicopter included teen figure skaters returning from a national meet with their mothers and coaches, an Ohio college student coming from her grandfather’s funeral, two Chinese nationals and a group of hunters headed back from a guided trip in Kansas. Read more.

Recent updates: They were among 60 travelers and four crew members on board the commercial flight late Wednesday when it collided with the Black Hawk helicopter, which was carrying three soldiers. Officials say there were no survivors. As the search for remains continued Thursday, communities grieved.

RELATED COVERAGE ➤ Midair collision kills 67 people in the deadliest US air disaster in almost a quarter century   Trump was challenged after blaming DEI for the DC plane crash. Here’s what he said   Pilots have long worried about DC’s complex airspace contributing to a catastrophe

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Black box from Black Hawk helicopter recovered following deadly DC air collision

Police boats returned to the Potomac River on Friday as part of the recovery and investigation after a midair collision between an American Airlines plane and an Army helicopter killed 67 people in the United States’ deadliest aviation disaster since 2001.

https://apnews.com/live/dc-plane-crash-reagan-updates-day-2?

✈️ "Black boxes" recovered

NTSB investigators examine the cockpit voice recorder and flight data recorder recovered from the American Airlines jet that crashed Wednesday night. Photo: NTSB/AP Officials recovered the so-called "black boxes" from the airplane in Wednesday's crash, but not from the helicopter. There are two devices — one that records flight data and a cockpit voice recorder. 🟧 They're actually bright orange, not black, to make them easier to find amid wreckage.

DCA closes helicopter routes

Data: FAA. Map: Axios Visuals The FAA indefinitely closed helicopter routes near Washington's Reagan National Airport as investigators begin to piece together the circumstances surrounding Wednesday's tragic crash. The military helicopter involved in the crash was flying too high and off of its prescribed route, sources told The New York Times. Route 4 — the route the helicopter was supposed to be flying — tracks along the eastern bank of the Potomac. Helicopters are supposed to stay at 200 feet when using it. The Black Hawk involved in Wednesday's crash was flying at 300 feet and at least a half-mile off course, per the NYT. 📰 The latest: Officials said they've recovered 41 bodies so far and expect to be able to recover all 67. The Army released the names of two of the three soldiers who were in the helicopter — Andrew Loyd Eaves, 39, who was one of the pilots, and Ryan Austin O'Hara, 28, who repaired Black Hawks and deployed to Afghanistan in 2017. Brief bios of some of those lost.

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Crash near Reagan sparks debate over air traffic risks and airport expansion

The deadly mid-air collision over Washington, D.C., has reignited concerns over air traffic congestion and safety risks at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, a tightly packed aviation hub that shares airspace with military and government flights.

https://floridaphoenix.com/2025/02/01/crash-near-reagan-sparks-debate-over-air-traffic-risks-and-airport-expansion/?

What We Know About Trump Firing Key Aviation, Coast Guard Officials

Claim:

U.S. President Donald Trump disbanded the Aviation Security Advisory Committee. He also fired the heads of the Transportation Security Administration and the Coast Guard as well as 400 Federal Aviation Administration senior officials.

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Mixture

What's True

The Trump administration fired former head of the U.S. Coast Guard Admiral Linda L. Fagan, according to a bulletin sent to all Coast Guard employees, on Jan. 21, 2025. Snopes also confirmed that the Trump administration fired former Transportation Security Administration head David Pekoske and terminated all advisory committees at the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, including the Aviation Security Advisory Committee, a key safety committee under TSA.

What's Undetermined

There is no evidence Trump fired 400 Federal Aviation Administration officials.

https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/trump-firing-tsa-coast-guard-aviation-officials/?

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✈️ Skies will get even more crowded

Graphic: The New York Times This tragic collision of an Army helicopter and commercial jet in D.C. underscores the complexity of the National Airspace System — and that's before lots of drones and electric air taxis are added to the mix, Axios transportation correspondent Joann Muller writes. Why it matters: Despite Wednesday's tragedy, the Federal Aviation Administration has a stellar safety record when it comes to commercial aviation. But as people travel in record numbers, and drones and new types of aircraft take to the skies, managing all that congestion will become more challenging for an air traffic system that's already overextended. Catch up quick: Companies like Joby Aviation, Archer Aviation and Beta Technologies are preparing to bring electric air taxi services to cities including New York and Los Angeles within a couple of years. 🛫 The new battery-powered aircraft are called eVTOLs — for electric vertical takeoff and landing — and are a mix between a helicopter and plane. 🏙 By the mid-2030s, there could be thousands of eVTOLs in the sky, which is why the industry and FAA are working to develop an unmanned traffic management system for urban air mobility. Further complicating things for the FAA: Drone activity is increasing too, with more than 1.1 million registered commercial and private drones in the United States. Keep reading. Wreckage in Philadelphia following the crash. Photo: Thomas Hengge/Anadolu via Getty Images A small medical jet crashed just after 6 p.m. after taking off from Northeast Philadelphia Airport. Officials say all six people aboard are dead, Axios Philadelphia's Isaac Avilucea and Axios Local's Kristen Hinman report. The jet was carrying a pediatric patient who had been treated at Shriners Children's Hospital in Philly, and who was returning home to Mexico with her mother, escorted by four crew members. The jet, operated by Jet Rescue Air Ambulance, was bound for the Springfield-Branson airport in Missouri, then Mexico. Debris from a plane that crashed in Philadelphia last night. Photo: @Kikatechusa via AP "More innocent souls lost," President Trump said on Truth Social. "Our people are totally engaged. First Responders are already being given credit for doing a great job. More to follow. God Bless you all." Get the latest ...