The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) began a three-day hearing in Washington, D.C., to investigate the midair collision between a U.S. Army Black Hawk helicopter and a commercial regional ...

Although the crew informed the air traffic controller that they had passed the NDB at 1,100m, the altimeter’s reference to sea level rather than airfield elevation meant the An-24 was actually flying ...

Russian investigators have urged carriers to reinforce training for pilots on the displayed altitudes on airport charts – as well as procedures for setting QNH or QFE altimeter references – following ...

The deadly midair collision between a US Army helicopter and a commercial passenger jet that killed 67 people in January may have been caused by faulty altitude readings aboard the military aircraft.

Investigators probing the January midair collision of a passenger plane and an Army helicopter over Washington that killed 67 people found the chopper was flying higher than it should have been and ...

The NTSB is investigating whether the Black Hawk pilots received a key radio transmission from air traffic control due to a stepped-on message. The Black Hawk pilot was undergoing a check ride and ...