The Federal Aviation Administration was hit with a class action lawsuit last year alleging it had denied 1,000 would-be air traffic controllers jobs because of diversity hiring targets — as it was revealed staffing levels were “not normal” at the time of this week’s deadly midair collision.
A 55-year-old skydiver with hundreds of jumps worth of experience tragically died during a jump in Eloy, Arizona.
A Minnesotan was killed in a skydiving accident in Arizona on Friday. According to the Eloy, AZ, Police Department, first responders were called to Skydive Arizona around 4:06 p.m. on Friday on a report of a parachutist “experiencing complications during descent.” Despite medics trying to save her life, the woman was pronounced dead at the scene.
The lawsuit was filed back in 2015, but resurfaced this week amid concern over hiring practices among air traffic controllers in the wake of the plane collision with a helicopter on Wednesday.
While there are so many unanswered questions and the investigation in our nation's Capitol plays out, Arizona aviation experts sat down with ABC15.
The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration recently announced the restriction of helicopter flights near Washington Reagan National Airport, according to reports.
Amazon’s MK30 drones had been delivering packages in College Station, Texas, and Tolleson, Ariz. after the company won FAA approval in October.
An investigation is underway following the skydiving death of a Stillwater resident in Arizona last week. It happened Friday afternoon in the city of Eloy, where local police say Ann Wick, 55, experienced "complications" during a descent at Skydive Arizona:
On social media, users shared theories that range from foreign interference to UFOs to hobbyist activity. The FBI and Department of Homeland Security said there was no evidence" the reported drone sightings posed a threat to national security or public safety or had any foreign connection.
From ski slopes to skydiving, 55-year-old Ann Wick had an unyielding passion and love for adventure even after a couple of near-death experiences.
An investigation is underway after a Minnesota woman died in a skydiving accident in southern Arizona last week.
Amazon halts drone deliveries in Texas and Arizona, citing possible safety concerns with its MK30 drone software.