The U.S. Senate has confirmed Robert Sumwalt’s nomination to a two-year term as chairman of the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB). Sumwalt, who succeeds Christopher Hart, has served on the board since 2006. A pilot for Piedmont Airlines and US Airways for two decades, aviation groups praised his confirmation, which was widely expected. “Robert is […]
New York Sen. Charles Schumer is calling on the National Transportation Safety Board to launch a study into a spate of small plane crashes around New York City. “We’re only a few months into 2017 and already we’ve seen two small plane crashes here in the New York metro area,” Schumer (D-N.Y.) said at a […]
A look at the NTSB’s report on the February 2009 crash in Buffalo, New York.
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