"The year saw the smallest number of fatal accidents, with no scheduled passenger jets involved in hull loss or fatal ...

The decision was made two days after the tragic collision of American Airlines passenger plane with a U.S. Army Black Hawk helicopter in Washington, D.C. Charna Flam is a writer-reporter at PEOPLE.

“It’s every pilot’s job to inform and take control, but his kindness and his empathy far surpasses his job description,” Leighton Mixon told The Post while recalling the American Airlines ...