The plane was on autopilot during its approach to the Buffalo airport, Chealander said. As to questions about whether the ...

The D.C. mid-air collision last month ended what had been the longest safety streak without a fatal crash in American commercial aviation. It had been nearly 16 years since the Colgan Air crash.

The crash marks the first involving a commercial plane in the United States since 2009, when a Colgan Air flight went down ... the country has bolstered its safety standards.

Officials in the US have sought to reassure citizens that flying is safe. Transport secretary Sean ... when 50 people died on Colgan Air Flight 3407 in New York. Max Roser of Our World in Data ...

Prior to Wednesday, the last airline passenger crash was in 2009 when a Colgan Air Bombardier crashed ... there have been lingering issues with air travel safety that are now in the spotlight ...

The downed line was only noticed after the mid-air collision between a Black Hawk helicopter and a regional passenger plane ...

The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB ... For example, the 2009 Colgan Air crash highlighted pilot fatigue and training deficiencies. If evidence suggests morale played a role in the ...