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Aviation expert "embarrassed" by Trump

It may take weeks to figure out what went wrong, experts tell Salon. But politics plays no role in investigation

Salon

Reagan airport, the notoriously congested destination of the crashed American Airlines flight, experienced at least 8 near-miss accidents last year alone

“If changes aren't made, that near-miss becomes a mid-air collision,” one aviation safety expert said. “Unfortunately, that's what we had last night.”

Fortune

Runway design may have cost lives in South Korean air disaster, experts say

Jeju Air Flight 2216 exploded into flames after slamming into a concrete structure at the end of the runway.

Al Jazeera

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Why flying is still safe despite high-profile problems

United Airlines recently had multiple flight emergencies in the span of a few days. Meanwhile, federal investigators are probing Boeing for the door plug blowout. But flying is still low-risk.

WEKU

Explainer: Missing door 'plug' may hold vital clues to how a gaping hole blew open on a jetliner

Few people thought much about “plugs” that seal unused exits on planes until one of them failed and blew a hole in an Alaska Airlines jet

The Independent UK

What to know about the Alaska Airlines 737 Max 9 jet that suffered a blowout

An emergency landing by an Alaska Airlines jetliner has prompted U.S. federal authorities to ground some Boeing 737 Max aircraft, adding another episode to the troubled history of Boeing’s Max lineup of jets

The Independent UK

Loss of oxygen in cabin may have led to Virginia plane crash, expert says

An aviation expert is citing a loss of oxygen as a possible theory for why an unresponsive business jet flew over the nation’s capital Sunday before crashing in rural Virginia

The Independent UK

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Sonic boom heard over Washington is a rare sound with a rich history

People living in and around the nation’s capital experienced a rare, if startling, sound: A sonic boom

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