Sydney Ember
Economics Reporter at The New York Times
economics reporter for the new york times. [email protected]
Articles
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2 months ago |
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.
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2 months ago |
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.
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2 months ago |
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.
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2 months ago |
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 …
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2 months ago |
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.
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