Federal authorities are asking questions as to how the collision between an American Airlines flight and a military helicopter could have occurred.

2005) (FAA immune for liability for contracting ATC services out to inexperienced privately employed air traffic controller ... from these directives absent an emergency. 14 C.F.R. §91.123 ...

They include requirements that flight crews be proficient in English, changes to air traffic control, and Federal Aviation Administration ... be afraid to declare an emergency.' " ...

Calming winds allowed aerial firefighters to deploy in Southern California late Wednesday as wildfires continued to plague the region. According to the Los Angeles Fire Department, the agency was ...

The pilot declared an emergency and could be heard on air traffic control audio stating ... According to a statement from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) obtained by PEOPLE, the crew ...

A collision over the Grand Canyon in June 1956, for example, between a TWA Super Constellation and a United Airlines DC-7 led to upgraded forms of air traffic control. After TWA Flight 800 ...

(AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes) The crash is under investigation by the Federal Aviation Administration ... and air traffic control indicated that the plane experienced some type of emergency ...

Beyond passenger services, UpWin also could provide emergency air ambulance ... coordinated airspace, air traffic control, not only for safety but also for traffic.” FAA Director Michael ...

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA ... a standard emergency procedure. The flight crew transmitted the emergency squawk code 7700, signaling an urgent need for air traffic control assistance.