Aircraft mechanics work around the clock to keep airline operations safe. Being an aircraft mechanic—also known as an aircraft maintenance technician (AMT) or airframe and powerplant technician ...

If you’re working in a professional environment or have money to burn, you always buy top-shelf mechanic tools. That isn’t an option for most of us, though. We have to spend a ton of time ...

The Black Hawk helicopter that crashed into an American Airlines plane was alerted to the plane’s presence by air control twice, the first time at least two minutes before the deadly crash ...

Editor's note: This page reflects the news on the recovery of the plane and helicopter crash in Washington from Sunday, Feb. 2. For the latest updates on the recovery of the crash, read USA TODAY ...

The military helicopter that collided with an American Airlines flight over Washington, DC, was flying nearly twice as high as it should have been — but the Black Hawk was not equipped with a ...

All of the "major" pieces of wreckage from the collision between a Black Hawk helicopter and American Airlines Flight 5342 have been cleared from the Potomac River, officials said. The recovered ...

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) on Friday announced it would restrict helicopter routes in the Washington region following a deadly collision this week between an Army Black Hawk and a ...

The F.A.A. restricted helicopter routes nearby in the aftermath of the Wednesday collision. For some officials, the concerns about clogged airspace were a long time coming. By Kate Kelly John ...

7. WASHINGTON – The U.S. Army helicopter that collided with an American Airlines plane killing 67 people last week had turned off an advanced surveillance system that has been hailed for making ...

Aftermath of American Eagle flight 5342 crash in the Potomac River near Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport ...