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Newsweek
24-04-2025
- General
- Newsweek
How Many US Plane Crashes Have There Been in 2025? Updated List
Based on facts, either observed and verified firsthand by the reporter, or reported and verified from knowledgeable sources. Newsweek AI is in beta. Translations may contain inaccuracies—please refer to the original content. A military aircraft crash reported Thursday morning at Langley Air Force Base in Virginia has added urgency to questions about the rising number of U.S. aviation incidents in 2025. The April 24 crash may be the latest in a growing list of accidents tracked by federal safety agencies. In an emailed statement, an NTSB public affairs specialist said the agency is investigating a crash of an experimental MX Aircraft MXS near Hampton, Virginia, and preliminary information indicates the plane crashed on approach to Langley Air Force Base "under unknown circumstances." No immediate information about casualties or the cause was released. But the Langley crash follows a year already marked by several high-profile incidents, including a deadly midair collision near Washington, D.C., in January. File Photo: Search and rescue crews search for debris after an American Airlines passenger jet had crashed into a military helicopter while landing in Washington, D.C., on January 30, 2025. The crash was one deadly... File Photo: Search and rescue crews search for debris after an American Airlines passenger jet had crashed into a military helicopter while landing in Washington, D.C., on January 30, 2025. The crash was one deadly aviation accident this year. More mpi34/MediaPunch /IPX Why It Matters Aviation data from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) have compiled dozens of incidents in just the first four months of the year. Among the most serious crashes this year was the January 29 collision involving a commercial jet and a military helicopter over the Potomac River. The PSA Airlines Bombardier CRJ700, operating as American Airlines Flight 5342, collided with a U.S. Army Sikorsky UH-60 Black Hawk during its approach to Reagan Washington National Airport. All 13 people aboard both aircraft were killed. That January collision was the deadliest U.S. plane crash since 2001, when a jet crashed into a New York City neighborhood shortly after takeoff, killing all 260 people on board and five more on the ground. How Many Crashes Have There Been in 2025 Thus Far? The NTSB logged 250 aviation incidents and accidents across the United States from January 1 to April 24, 2025. Of those incidents, approximately 215 were fatal. Through April 24, 2025, the NTSB logged 182 airplane-exclusive incidents and accidents across the United States. How Many Aviation Crashes Were There in 2024? NTSB data shows that throughout 2024, there were 1,199 aviation incidents and accidents, 180 of which were fatal. What's Next Investigators from the Air Force and the NTSB are expected to release preliminary findings on the Langley Air Force Base crash within 30 days. Meanwhile, federal agencies will continue compiling and reviewing accident data to determine if the 2025 uptick signals broader systemic issues.
Yahoo
27-03-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
FAA administrator: 'Clearly, something was missed' that led to DC plane crash
Acting Federal Aviation Administrator Chris Rocheleau admitted Thursday that "something was missed" regarding the devastating midair collision between an American Airlines plane and an Army helicopter that killed everyone on board both aircraft. The National Transportation Safety Board said all of the data that shows the regular near misses and close proximity events at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) was publicly available data. "Between October 2021 and December 2024 there were over 15,000 close proximity events between commercial aircraft and helicopters at DCA," NTSB Chairman Jennifer Homendy said as she and Rocheleau testified before the Senate Commerce Subcommittee on Aviation, Space and Innovation. The crash happened on the night of Jan. 29 when the PSA Airlines Bombardier CRJ700 regional jet with 64 people on board was about to land at Reagan. The three soldiers in the helicopter were conducting an annual training flight and night vision goggle check at the time of the collision. MORE: Search for 4 missing US soldiers now a recovery mission: Lithuanian minister of defense Rocheleau faced tough questioning from senators Thursday over the lack of action taken by the FAA that could have prevented the crash based on the data available to the agency. "Something was missed at the DCA crash. I take that seriously. I take that on myself," Rocheleau said at the hearing. "I returned to the FAA just two months ago and I care about the National Airspace System for safety and the workforce. I'm dedicated to continuing that work, and I will continue to review what I mentioned before with respect to the hot spots, working closely with NTSB to learn what happened here and to make sure it never happens again." The FAA said it is now using AI and machine learning to evaluate all the data that comes in showing potential issues in U.S. airspace. Rocheleau also announced that, effective immediately, almost all aircraft operating around Reagan and downtown D.C. must have their ADS-B Out aviation surveillance technology on -- with the exception of presidential helicopters or other high security sensitive missions. Helicopters like the one that crashed on Jan. 29 are now required to broadcast their position using ADS-B Out technology. The NTSB also said it's looking at the Army's 12th Aviation Battalion's fleet of helicopters for installation programming and potential for equipment malfunction. MORE: At least 6 tourists dead in submarine accident in Egypt: Officials Homendy said there were 16 Lima models of Black Hawk in the fleet, including the helicopter involved in the crash. Eight had stopped transmitting ADS-B Out sometime between May and November 2023. Homendy said the NTSB did not know why they had stopped. Senators pressed Army Brig. Gen. Matthew Braman on the Army helicopters operating in the DCA airspace without transmitting ADS-B Out data, leading to a fiery discussion between committee chair Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, and Braman, with Cruz demanding the Army release the memo to the committee within the next 24 hours. "The Army has a memo August 9, 2024 entitled ADS-B Out Off Operations in the National Airspace. My staff requested that memo from you, and my understanding is your team declined to provide it," Cruz said. "That is also unacceptable. I want to ask you at this hearing, will you commit to providing that memo to this committee?" Braman said he will look into if the memo can be released to the committee. After Thursday's hearing, Homendy told reporters that the failure of oversight is not just on the FAA, but on the Army, as well. MORE: DC plane crash: NTSB calls for immediate changes at Reagan airport Thursday's hearing also revealed that the false alarms that told pilots they were on a collision course with another plane while on approach to Reagan Airport earlier this month were caused by the Secret Service and the Navy improperly testing counter-drone technology, according to an exchange between Cruz and Rocheleau. The testing was being done on the same spectrum that the Traffic Collision Avoidance System in the cockpit uses. Cruz said the Secret Service and the Navy were warned not to use the same spectrum before the false alarm incidents. The NTSB hopes to complete the investigation into the Reagan crash within a year, Homendy said at Thursday's hearing, noting that divers are still working to recover any remaining wreckage in the Potomac River. The NTSB will interview the FAA cartographers about the mapping of the route around Reagan; Homendy said there was "virtually no margin of error" in the helicopter routes used around the airport. Earlier this month, the NTSB called for immediate changes at Reagan, saying the current helicopter routes around the busy airport "pose an intolerable risk to aviation safety." The NTSB recommended permanently banning helicopter operations near Reagan when runways 15 and 33 are in use and designating an alternative helicopter route for pilots. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy quickly said the Department of Transportation would follow the NTSB's recommendations. FAA administrator: 'Clearly, something was missed' that led to DC plane crash originally appeared on
Yahoo
11-03-2025
- General
- Yahoo
In wake of deadly D.C. helicopter crash, NTSB urges changes to address 'intolerable safety risk'
March 11 (UPI) -- Current airport flight safety practices create an "intolerable safety risk" that could be eliminated by changing allowed separation distances between helicopters and airplanes, federal officials say. Insufficient lateral distance regulations and the route used by a U.S. Army Black Hawk helicopter created a safety risk that contributed to the deadly midair collision that killed 67 near Ronald Reagan Washington [D.C.] National Airport on Jan. 29, National Transportation Safety Board Chair Jennifer Homendy told media on Tuesday. "The existing separation distances are insufficient and pose an intolerable risk to aviation safety," Homendy said. "There's a safety risk here and they [FAA] need to take immediate action." Homendy outlined two actions for the FAA to immediately impose at all airports. One is to impose lateral boundaries between airplanes and helicopters for helicopter routes that are near airports and require automated warnings to prevent collisions. The other recommendation is to change the standard route used by the helicopter between Hains Point, Md., and the Woodrow Wilson Memorial Bridge over the Potomac River near the Washington, D.C., airport or order the helicopter to hold in place whenever a plane is using runways 15 or 33. NTSB investigators studied airport data regarding near-misses between airplanes and helicopters from 2011 through 2024 and determined the "vast majority" occurred while a plane was attempting to land at the airport, Homendy said. Additional data from October 2021 through December show 15,214 "occurrences" between planes and helicopters at the Washington, D.C., airport among 944,179 commercial flights, she said. Those occurrences are defined by instances in which airplanes and helicopters were within 1 nautical mile of each other and separated by less than 400 feet in vertical distance. Homendy said the airport recorded at least one close call every month, including 85 instances where airplanes and helicopters were separated by less than 1,500 feet laterally and less than 200 feet vertically. The danger posed to air travel exists at virtually every airport and not just the Washington, D.C., airport, which prompted the NTSB to urge the FAA to immediately adopt the two safety recommendations. "It's an intolerable risk to aviation safety. We have called on the DOT and FAA to take action," Homendy said. "It shouldn't take a tragedy like this to occur," she added. "Clearly, one did." Homendy said the NTSB is continuing to investigate the probable cause of the deadly midair collision between American Airlines Flight 5342 and the U.S Army helicopter. The crash occurred when an American Airlines-owned PSA Airlines Bombardier CRJ700 regional jet carrying 64 passengers and crew and a U.S. Army Sikorsky UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter carrying three crew members collided over the Potomac River at 8:47 p.m. EST on Jan. 29. The airliner was attempting to land on Runway 33 after its earlier departure from Wichita, Kan. Homendy said the standard route used by the helicopter's crew during a nighttime training mission only provided 75 feet of vertical distance between the two aircraft, which she said it too close. "There's a serious safety issue here," Homendy said, adding that the FAA needs to take "immediate action" to eliminate that risk at the Washington, D.C., airport and all others. Homendy said the data has been in place for some time prior to the deadly collision and should have been reviewed to identify the danger and corrective action taken to prevent it. "It's stronger than an oversight," Homendy said in response to a reporter's question. "They could have used that data at any time. That didn't occur." NTSB officials also have suggested the helicopter crew received bad altimeter data that indicated 400 feet for one pilot and 300 feet for the other. All bodies and both aircraft were recovered from the river, and the NTSB transported the salvaged pieces of aircraft to an undisclosed location for further examination.
Yahoo
11-03-2025
- General
- Yahoo
DC plane crash: NTSB to provide updates in investigation
Investigators will offer updates Tuesday in the probe into the devastating crash between an American Airlines plane and a U.S. Army Black Hawk helicopter that killed all 67 people on board both aircraft. The crash happened on the night of Jan. 29 when the PSA Airlines Bombardier CRJ700 regional jet, which had departed from Wichita, Kansas, with 64 people on board, was about to land at Washington, D.C.'s Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport. The three soldiers on the helicopter were conducting an annual training flight and night vision goggle check ride for one of the pilots at the time when the two aircraft collided. Both aircraft plunged into the Potomac River. MORE: DC plane crash victims: Kansas City Chiefs superfan among the 67 killed National Transportation Safety Board Chairman Jennifer Homendy said last month that there was no indication the helicopter crew could tell there was an impending collision. The soldiers may have had "bad data" on the altitude from their altimeter, as the pilots had differing altitudes in the seconds before the crash, Homendy said. One helicopter pilot thought they were at 400 feet and the other thought they were at 300 feet. MORE: Southwest Airlines revamps free baggage policy amid customer and loyalty shifts The transmission from the tower that instructed the helicopter to go behind the plane may not have been heard by the crew because the pilot may have keyed her radio at the same second and stepped on the transmission from ATC, the NTSB added. The Black Hawk crew was likely wearing night vision goggles throughout the flight, Homendy said. The NTSB will hold a news conference at 2 p.m. ET Tuesday. DC plane crash: NTSB to provide updates in investigation originally appeared on
Yahoo
18-02-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
interCaribbean Launches Flights Between San Juan and Anguilla
PROVIDENCIALES, Turks and Caicos, Feb. 18, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- interCaribbean Airways announces the launch of new non-stop flights connecting San Juan, Puerto Rico (SJU) and Anguilla (AXA). Starting Thursday, April 14, 2025, this new route will strengthen connectivity between Puerto Rico and the Northern Caribbean, offering travelers a convenient option for reaching the luxurious destination of Anguilla. The service will operate three times weekly on Mondays, Thursdays, and Saturdays serviced by interCaribbean ATR aircraft, providing an approx. 75-minute flight between the destinations. Times are shown below SCHEDULE Flt No From To Day DEP L ARR L A/C JY533 San Juan Anguilla Mon 13:30 14:40 AT4 JY534 Anguilla San Juan Mon 15:20 16:30 AT4 JY 531 San Juan Anguilla Sat 10:55 12:05 AT4 JY 532 Anguilla San Juan Sat 12:45 13:55 AT4 JY 531 San Juan Anguilla Thu 10:55 12:05 AT4 JY 532 Anguilla San Juan Thu 12:45 13:55 AT4 Minister of Tourism and Ports, The Honourable Haydn Hughes stated. "The addition of interCaribbean Airways flights from San Juan further strengthens Anguilla's position as a premier Caribbean destination. This new route complements our existing air services and provides more options for visitors to experience our world-class resorts, pristine beaches, and renowned hospitality. Trevor Sadler, CEO of interCaribbean, commented: "The launch of our San Juan-Anguilla service represents another step in our mission to enhance Caribbean connectivity. San Juan serves as a gateway from cities in the USA, Canada, Europe and South America giving easy access to Anguilla from North America and beyond. This new route adds to interCaribbean' network from San Juan, which includes non-stop service to Tortola and seamless connections to destinations such as Antigua, Barbados, Dominica, Turks and Caicos. Flights are now available for booking directly at or via your travel agent. About interCaribbean Airways interCaribbean Airways, a privately-owned and operated airline, is headquartered in the Turks and Caicos Islands. The UK-flagged airline operates 50-seat Embraer ERJ145 Regional Jets, 70 seat Bombardier CRJ700, and a fleet of turboprops, comprising 68-seat ATR72, 48-seat ATR42s, 30-seat EMB120s, and 19-seat Twin Otters. With a network spanning Georgetown, Guyana, in the south, Barbados to the east, Havana, Cuba, to the west, and Nassau, Bahamas, to the north, interCaribbean connects twenty-eight cities across seventeen countries in the Caribbean. Media Contact:Trevor Sadler+1-649-946-4181 390428@ View original content: SOURCE interCaribbean Airways Sign in to access your portfolio
