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National Air Disaster Foundation (NADF) was founded by air crash survivors and victims’ family members to raise the standards of aviation safety, security and survivability, and to support victims’ families.

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CWG Live: Super nice 70s before Thursday’s powerful cold front A front will bring moderate to heavy rain, and then tumbling temperatures.

Record warmth possible the next two days! Our full forecast: www.washingtonpost.com/weather/2026...

10.03.2026 12:53 👍 30 🔁 8 💬 0 📌 0
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FAA briefly grounds all JetBlue flights after request from airline The Federal Aviation Administration grounded all JetBlue flights for about 40 minutes Tuesday morning due to a request from the airline.

www.nbcwashington.com/news/nationa...

10.03.2026 12:59 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Passenger removed from Southwest flight after 'misunderstanding' over alarm for Ramadan prayer NBC News reported that the incident was a "misunderstanding" and that the passenger had set a timer on his phone so that he can pray for Ramadan.

www.nbcwashington.com/news/nationa...

09.03.2026 19:08 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

This is not okay

09.03.2026 04:55 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Evacuation lifted at Kansas City International Airport after reported ‘threat’ The Kansas City International Airport (KCI) was evacuated on Sunday for reports of a “potential threat,” a spokesperson with KCI confirmed. At about 11:15 a.m., all airport travelers an…

ICYMI fox4kc.com/news/kansas-...

09.03.2026 01:02 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
12 years on, renewed hunt for missing Flight MH370 comes up empty Family members continue to push for answers.

12 years on, renewed hunt for missing Flight MH370 comes up empty

08.03.2026 12:05 👍 36 🔁 4 💬 1 📌 1
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Southwest Flight 2094 made an emergency landing in Atlanta after a possible security matter, with federal officers and police boarding to detain a passenger amid reports of a bomb threat.

07.03.2026 21:11 👍 0 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
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Plane makes emergency landing in Hudson River; 2 swim to safety A mini version of the Miracle on the Hudson River happened on Monday.

abc7.com/post/hudson-...

04.03.2026 01:38 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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United 787-9 Returns to LAX 36 Minutes After Takeoff — Passenger Video Of Evaucation Down the Slides A United Boeing 787-9 bound for Newark turned back to Los Angeles and was on the ground again just 36 minutes after takeoff, after its left engine began smoking. Fire crews met the jet on the runway, and passengers were sent down the evacuation slides onto a taxiway as LAX imposed a ground stop.

United 787-9 Returns to LAX 36 Minutes After Takeoff — Passenger Video Of Evaucation Down the Slides from VFTW

02.03.2026 23:56 👍 0 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0

Sam Ogozalek 2.25.26
House Transp Chair Sam Graves (R-Mo.) said Wednesday he aims to mark up next week the bipartisan ALERT Act, a competitor to the Senate-passed ROTOR Act.

In a brief interview with POLITICO, Graves said he doesn’t know which date yet but confirmed he’s targeting next week.

02.03.2026 15:20 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Letter: ALERT Act Falls Short of Fully Implementing NTSB Recommendations in Midair Collision

www.ntsb.gov/news/press-r...

27.02.2026 17:26 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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This is DC's most severe winter (to date) since 2009-2010

* Every month has been colder than normal
* Snow on the ground longer than normal
* 1960-61 was the most extreme winter-- much colder, snowier than this one

25.02.2026 14:57 👍 121 🔁 25 💬 2 📌 3
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Virginia representatives react after House fails to pass airspace safety act Earlier today House Republican leaders voted to dismiss the ROTOR Act, a aviation safety

wjla.com/news/local/v...

25.02.2026 01:39 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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POLITICO Pro: Graves seeks exemption in ROTOR Act for small-scale flights The House Transportation Committee chair offered his most specific comments to date about the bill.

Families of the mid-air should be putting pressure on Graves. An exemption is not universal safety. #onelevelofsafety subscriber.politicopro.com/article/2026...

23.02.2026 15:28 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Our first call snowfall forecast map is OUT! Note: These are bigger ranges than usual because uncertainty is higher than usual. We will refine this map on Saturday.
Note: Wet snow could fall a lot of Sunday but mainly stick to grass; road accumulation probably holds off until closer to nightfall.

21.02.2026 03:01 👍 132 🔁 20 💬 4 📌 8
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National Weather Service highlighting "potential" for heavy snow Sunday-Monday (Sunday night main period of interest). Afternoon models did gently go in a snowier direction. We need to see if it was a blip or a trend. We'll post an update on tonight's (Thursday) models around 1130-11:45p.

20.02.2026 00:49 👍 79 🔁 13 💬 4 📌 3
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In the context of the Olympics in progress, I’ll remind you that AA5342 was not the only tragedy for USA Figure Skating. In 1961, on this day, the whole team was killed in a plane crash in Belgium. Here is the memorial plaque at the Broadmoor, Colorado Springs, where they trained.

15.02.2026 15:48 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Grieving families press Congress on aviation safety reforms after midair collision near DC Key senators and the families of the 67 people who died when an airliner and Army helicopter collided near Washington, D.C., are convinced advanced aircraft locator systems that experts have been reco...

apnews.com/article/dc-m...

12.02.2026 15:30 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

EL PASO, Texas (AP) — FAA says it has lifted temporary closure of airspace over El Paso, Texas, and all flights to resume.

11.02.2026 14:03 👍 883 🔁 238 💬 99 📌 296

Adding to the confusion here in El Paso is that it seems like even the military were caught off guard.

Flights into Biggs, the airfield used by the military here, were also rerouted when the announcement was made.

11.02.2026 13:17 👍 75 🔁 22 💬 2 📌 2

A sudden 10 day closure of airspace in a major US city like El Paso should be THE STORY, with nothing else getting any air time until at minimum someone within the US government says what’s happening and why.

It barely even registers on CNN’s site. It’s literally the last item before the page ends.

11.02.2026 12:57 👍 544 🔁 207 💬 29 📌 19
Hi y’all. El Paso City Councilmember here but also fellow avgeek. Not a usual sub for me, but here we are. We’re all trying to work out why this crazy NOTAM was issued. What I know so far (as of midnight zero six local Wednesday):

• It isn’t a typo or an error. FAA issued this NOTAM intentionally as written.

• Nobody local got advance notice. And I mean nobody — neither civilian nor military leadership.

• Military does not have carte blanche exemption. Army is fretting about their flights tomorrow just as much as everyone else.

• Albuquerque Center did not get advance notice.

Hi y’all. El Paso City Councilmember here but also fellow avgeek. Not a usual sub for me, but here we are. We’re all trying to work out why this crazy NOTAM was issued. What I know so far (as of midnight zero six local Wednesday): • It isn’t a typo or an error. FAA issued this NOTAM intentionally as written. • Nobody local got advance notice. And I mean nobody — neither civilian nor military leadership. • Military does not have carte blanche exemption. Army is fretting about their flights tomorrow just as much as everyone else. • Albuquerque Center did not get advance notice.

Post from an El Paso city councilor on one of the aviation subreddits

11.02.2026 13:22 👍 1001 🔁 278 💬 5 📌 52
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All About Maxim Naumov’s Parents, the Figure Skating Champions Who Died in DC Plane Crash The U.S. figure skater will be competing in Milan at the Winter Olympics in memory of his late parents, Evgenia Shishkova and Vadim Naumov.

www.today.com/news/sports/...

10.02.2026 16:21 👍 1 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
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WATCH: Video shows small plane crash on Georgia highway, minor injuries reported: Police A single-engine plane performed an emergency landing on the highway in Gainesville, Ga., crashing into multiple vehicles. Minor injuries were reported, according to the police. ​A single-engine plane performed an emergency landing on the highway in Gainesville, Ga., crashing into multiple vehicles. Minor injuries were reported, according to the police.  US A single-engine plane performed an emergency landing on the highway in Gainesville, Ga., crashing into multiple vehicles. Minor injuries were reported, according to the police. 

WATCH: Video shows small plane crash on Georgia highway, minor injuries reported: Police

A single-engine plane performed an emergency landing on the highway in Gainesville, Ga., crashing into multiple vehicles. Minor injuries were reported, according to the police. ​A single-engine plane performed…

09.02.2026 22:29 👍 0 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
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US House lawmakers vow legislation to address 2025 fatal mid-air collision A bipartisan group of U.S. House lawmakers said they plan to introduce legislation to address a series of safety recommendations after a January 2025 mid-air collision between an American Airlines pas...

www.reuters.com/world/us/us-...

09.02.2026 12:44 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Birgenair Flight 301 - Wikipedia

Acknowledging the tragedy of Birgenair 301 today. Thoughts with all impacted. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Birgena...

06.02.2026 22:18 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Thoughts this evening with the families of Alaska 261. As the years go on, it isn’t any easier. Peace be with you.

01.02.2026 03:14 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Aviation Can’t Keep Learning Safety Lessons the Hard Way My son, Sam Lilley, was the first officer on American Flight 5342. We will never get over losing him. It is a reality my family lives with every day.

www.flyingmag.com/aviation-can...

30.01.2026 01:21 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Beyer, Gaskins Announce Plans for Memorial Bench and Plaques Honoring 67 Lives Lost in DCA Crash

This is interesting - very reminiscent of TWA 800 - we have several memorials, three that I’ve seen. Only one was by the families. No mention of the family consultation here. beyer.house.gov/news/documen...

29.01.2026 23:49 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Our hearts go out to all the families of the 67 lost on this day a year ago. It’s a terrible club to which we belong. But, you are not alone. 🙏🏻

29.01.2026 18:07 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0