Clues From D.C. Plane Crash Suggest Multiple Failures in Aviation Safety
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Clues From D.C. Plane Crash Suggest Multiple Failures in Aviation Safety

Clues emerging from the moments before an Army helicopter collided with a passenger jet suggest breakdowns in the system meant to help aircraft land safely at the busy Reagan National Airport.
Electric Planes, Once a Fantasy, Start to Take to the Skies
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Electric Planes, Once a Fantasy, Start to Take to the Skies

How a small cargo plane’s 16-day trip from Vermont to Florida might foreshadow a new era of battery-powered air travel long considered implausible.