Emily Steel

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Business Reporter at The New York Times

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Articles

D.C. Plane Crash Warnings Were Years in the Making

Feb 13, 2025 | nytimes.com | Emily Steel |Sydney Ember

On a bright, clear morning in July 2018, three military helicopters traveling south along the Potomac River came seconds away from smashing into a plane that was arriving at Ronald Reagan National Airport. The air traffic controller had failed to warn the aircraft of the potential collision, and the helicopters had to maneuver abruptly to avoid a crash.
Housework | State Theatre Company South Australia

Feb 12, 2025 | australianstage.com.au | Emily Steel |Peter Bleby

It is always confirming – and impressive to discover a new important play presented by swathe of local talent, from actors, directors and backstage crew through to the playwright Emily Steel herself. This is clearly a well written, well constructed and well researched piece of theatre, of which the State Theatre Company of SA, and the whole South Australian community can be proud.
My Weekly Recommendations

Feb 2, 2025 | thepreamble.com | Sydney Ember |Emily Steel |Mark Walker |Kate Kelly

January was quite the year, right? But we made it. First up, if you live near the University of Kansas, I am heading your way this week. Tickets are free, and you can reserve them here. Now let me catch you up on the week:The Preamble is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber.
Clues point to lapses in air safety; ‘Officials not working in optimal conditions’

Feb 1, 2025 | telegraphindia.com | Sydney Ember |Mark Walker |Kate Kelly |Niraj Chokshi |Emily Steel

The helicopter flew outside its approved flight path. The American Airlines pilots most likely did not see the helicopter close by as they made a turn toward the runway Sydney Ember, Mark Walker, Kate Kelly, Niraj Chokshi, Emily Steel Published 01.02.25, 11:30 AM A National Transportation Safety Board investigator with the cockpit voice recorder and flight data recorder recovered from the American Airlines jet that crashed with an army helicopter near Washington on Wednesday.
Reagan Airport Had a Number of Close Calls in Recent Years

Jan 31, 2025 | flipboard.com | Emily Steel |Sydney Ember

2 hours agoThe responsibility of handling air traffic control for helicopters and incoming planes at Reagan National Airport were combined on Wednesday night ahead of a deadly collision, a report said. Sometime before an American Airlines flight crashed into an Army Black Hawk helicopter over the Potomac …
Reagan Airport Had a Number of Close Calls in Recent Years

Jan 31, 2025 | nytimes.com | Emily Steel |Sydney Ember

Before the deadly plane crash on Wednesday night near Ronald Reagan National Airport, there were at least 10 close calls at the Washington airport in the last three years that were documented in government records reviewed by The New York Times. One of the most alarming came last April, when a Southwest Airlines flight was instructed to cross the same runway that a JetBlue Airways plane was cleared by a controller to take off from.
Washington Crash Renews Concerns About Air Safety Lapses

Jan 31, 2025 | southfloridareporter.com | Sydney Ember |Emily Steel |Mark Walker

Sydney Ember, Emily Steel, Mark Walker, Kate Kelly and Follow live updates on the deadly plane crash in D.C. Clues emerging from the moments before the deadly collision Wednesday night between an Army helicopter and an American Airlines passenger jet suggest that multiple layers of the country’s aviation safety apparatus failed, according to flight recordings, a preliminary internal report from the Federal Aviation Administration, interviews with current and former air traffic controllers and...
Las pistas del choque en Washington sugieren fallas en la seguridad aĆ©rea

Jan 31, 2025 | nytimes.com | Sydney Ember |Emily Steel |Mark Walker |Kate Kelly |Niraj Chokshi
Washington crash renews concerns about air safety lapses

Jan 31, 2025 | irishtimes.com | Sydney Ember |Emily Steel |Mark Walker |Kate Kelly |Niraj Chokshi

Clues emerging from the moments before the deadly collision Wednesday night between an Army helicopter and an American Airlines passenger jet suggest that multiple layers of the country’s aviation safety apparatus failed, according to flight recordings, a preliminary internal report from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), interviews with current and former air traffic controllers and others briefed on the matter. The helicopter flew outside its approved flight path.
Plane Crash Clues, and a New Way to Treat Pain

Jan 31, 2025 | nytimes.com | Sydney Ember |Emily Steel |Mark Walker |Kate Kelly

By Washington Crash Renews Concerns About Air Safety Lapses, by Sydney Ember, Emily Steel, Mark Walker, Kate Kelly and Niraj Chokshi From Anguish to Aggression: Trump Goes on Offense After Midair Collision, by Peter Baker How the World Is Reeling From Trump's Aid Freeze, by Sui-Lee Wee, Declan Walsh and Farnaz Fassihi F.D.A. Approves Drug to Treat Pain Without Opioid Effects, by Gina Kolata 82,150 Gallons of Paint Later, a Blue Man Group Farewell, by Melena Ryzik Image Clues emerging from the...