Decorated Tuskegee fighter pilot from Queens dies at 100
Retired Lt. Col. Harry Stewart, Jr., credited with taking down three Nazi planes in one fight while flying with the Tuskegee ...
Decorated pilot Harry Stewart, Jr., one of the last surviving Tuskegee Airmen, dies at 100
Retired Lt. Col. Harry Stewart Jr, a decorated World War II pilot who broke racial barriers as a Tuskegee Airmen and earned ...
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A flying phobia affects more than 25 million Americans. Here’s how to manage it
It can also give rise or increase people’s fear of flying, also known as aerophobia or aviophobia. Many people have sat through plane delays due to mechanical issues, weather or other reasons ...
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Is flying still safe? Here’s what experts say
And in 2023, a string of near-collisions at U.S. airports spurred the creation of a new independent safety review team.Understandably, anxiety around flying has spiked. So, should passengers be ...
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We hopped into Xpeng Aero HT's 'flying car' at CES
CES loves a flying car, doesn't it? At this year's consumer tech showcase, we took a look at Xpeng Aero HT's Land Aircraft Carrier, and got inside the cockpit of the company's modular eVTOL (that ...
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Is flying still safe? Here’s what experts say
Understandably, anxiety around flying has spiked. So should passengers be concerned? “I don’t know that passengers should be worried, but I think it’s important for the flying public to be ...
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Mystery drones flying around Northeast U.S. were authorized by FAA, White House says
In her first White House press briefing Tuesday, Leavitt said, "After research and study, the drones that were flying over New Jersey in large numbers were authorized to be flown by the FAA for ...
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Trump says Black Hawk was flying ‘too high’ in morning blitz about Biden FAA
President Donald Trump says the Black Hawk helicopter involved in Wednesday's collision with a commercial plane over the Potomac River was "flying too high, by a lot." The New York Times reported ...
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Is flying really safer than driving? What the stats show after devastating Washington D.C. plane crash
Officials in the US have sought to reassure citizens that flying is safe. Transport secretary Sean Duffy insisted that passengers should be “assured” that flying is a safe mode of transport in ...
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Who was flying the American Airlines plane and Black Hawk helicopter before Washington DC crash?
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Ex-American MD-80 Takes Flight Again
A former American Airlines McDonnell Douglas MD-80 is potentially getting a new ... Ryan works for AirlineGeeks' owner FLYING Media, spearheading coverage in the commercial aviation space.
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D.C. flight is the latest fatal plane crash: Is flying still the safest form of transport?
This is one of several airline crashes in recent months, but according to experts, flying is still the safest form of transport. Traffic controllers had requested American Airlines Flight 5342 to ...