The pilots of the US Army helicopter that collided with an American Airlines Group Inc. regional jet near Washington last week were likely wearing night-vision goggles at the time of the accident.

We knew better,” he recalled. Hamilton is part of fewer than 2% of black military combat helicopter pilots who served in Vietnam. “The Tuskegee Airmen, there were approximately 1,000 pilots.

but Flexjet has a long history of safety and requires its helicopter pilots to have at least 3,000 hours of flight experience. The Sikorsky helicopters also require two pilots instead of one.

BENTONG, Feb 7 — A security guard is thankful that his quick action in sprinting towards a helicopter that crashed while landing to refuel in Bentong yesterday resulted in him saving the pilot’s life.

Dr. Kamin Samuel, the first African American woman to be a helicopter pilot in the US Navy, joins Lisa Dent. Dr. Samuel shares her journey to becoming a pilot and advises women to showcase their ...

The Sikorsky UH-60 "Black Hawk" is far from a luxury aircraft. Unlike the sleekly designed S-76B, the Black Hawk is rugged and multifunctional. The U.S. Army has used the Black Hawk in its fleet for ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Army was one of 28 government agencies authorized to fly helicopters near Ronald Reagan National ...

Given the variety and flexibility of the Black Hawk, dozens of nations have imported one variant or another for their own ...

“The accident involved one ground crew while the helicopter pilot is reported to be safe,” CAAM said in a media statement. It said the last communication reported by the operator was at 10.18am to the ...

The system includes a display showing pilots ... helicopter Crews finished recovering "all major components" of the Army helicopter and passenger jet out of the Potomac River on Thursday, Unified ...

Lucy Nadebaum remembers the exact moment she fell in love with helicopters. She was just 8, on a joy flight with her dad Scot ...