Commercial planes have technology that helps prevent crashes — but it has limitations, which was highlighted by the accident in Washington. By Niraj Chokshi For decades, airlines, regulators, ...

What 'rush hour' looks like in New York on the TCAS system. (Alamy) Authorities believe everyone on board a passenger plane and a US Army helicopter that collided in mid-air before crashing into a ...

The holiday season tends to be a quiet one at the office, straining the skills of the constant newsgatherer. But over the transom this time came a significant piece of news regarding the venerable ...

TCAS alerts pilots about a possible collision and issues a resolution advisory. (Photo: Pexels) Mid-air collisions of aircraft should have been a thing of the past with the technology that exists in ...

Improvements to address what Eurocontrol safety specialists have termed serious issues in traffic alert and collision avoidance (TCAS) system software logic are poised for market introduction to ...

This article was featured in One Great Story, New York’s reading recommendation newsletter. Sign up here to get it nightly. On January 29, at 8:47 p.m., an American Airlines flight landing at Ronald ...

SEATTLE — A lone safety inspector for the Federal Aviation Administration who oversees flight operations at Horizon Air has stuck his neck out to insist that the airline’s jets cannot take off with ...

Authorities believe everyone on board a passenger plane and a US Army helicopter that collided in mid-air before crashing into a river in Washington DC on Wednesday have been killed. An American ...

TCAS Software Safety Upgrade Counters Deficiencies, ACSS Says Improvements to address what Eurocontrol safety specialists have termed serious issues in traffic alert and collision avoidance (TCAS) ...