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Las Vegas Sun

Daniel Bubb, an assistant professor in 黑料网鈥檚 Honors College and former airline pilot, understands why you would be hesitant to board your next flight. You aren鈥檛 alone, he says. Aircraft collisions and malfunctions in recent weeks 鈥 including the deadly crash late last month in Washington, D.C. 鈥 have left many air travelers understandably nervous.

The National News Desk

President Donald Trump vowed to work with Congress to modernize the Federal Aviation Agency鈥檚 safety infrastructure used by air traffic controllers after a plane crashed into a river near Washington and a widespread outage last weekend for the system that gives pilots real-time safety alerts.

KSNV-TV: News 3

The cloud plume resembled the atomic bomb detonations he witnessed on Frenchman鈥檚 Flat, said longtime Henderson resident Everett Bartlett 鈥 a distinct mushroom shape that bloomed towards the sky on the afternoon of April 21, 1958. Although the cloud was much smaller than an atomic explosion, it was also much closer, just a few miles from the Townsite School in Henderson.

BuzzFeed

Hiccups and mishaps can happen regardless of how prepared you are, and it鈥檚 probably not healthy to spend too much time stressing about a flight. Still, staying informed about best practices and learning from common mistakes can help you navigate the experience with less nervousness.

Daily Mail

Most of us have heard of the Bermuda Triangle in the North Atlantic Ocean where ships, planes, and people are said to have mysteriously disappeared. But less familiar is a similar phenomenon in Nevada.

KSNV-TV: News 3

Several top FBI officials were told Thursday to resign or retire from their positions. Now NBC News is reporting that the FBI Las Vegas special agent in charge is also being targeted.

Australian Broadcasting Corp.

Authorities are yet to determine what caused a collision between a US Military helicopter and a passenger jet over Washington DC. The crash is the worst air disaster in the United States for more than 20 years. An extensive search for bodies in the Potomac River continues after US officials confirmed there were no survivors

Australian Broadcasting Corp.

Aviation expert and former pilot Daniel Bubb says the collision between an army helicopter and the American Eagle jet is 'puzzling' and 'doesn't make sense'.

Yahoo!

Two aviation experts interviewed by Vox News 鈥 University of North Dakota's Daniel Adjekum and University of Nevada, Las Vegas's Dan Bubb 鈥 agreed that, despite a string of recent crashes, travelers should consider air travel to be safe.

BoredPanda

Questions are mounting in the wake of the devastating plane crash near Washington DC, which claimed the lives of 67 people on Wednesday night (January 29).

Vox

The midair collision that killed dozens of people over Washington, DC, is still being investigated. It鈥檚 the latest in a string of air accidents that, globally, have left several hundred dead.

Airport Industry Review

As the aviation industry continues to celebrate strong post-covid growth in passenger numbers, it is no surprise that airport retailers would be seeing similar rises in their revenues, with the travel retail market valued at $66.3bn in 2023 and projected to soar to $145.6bn by 2032, according to Fortune Business Insight.