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“Deadly training crashes stateside with the UH-60 Black Hawk have happened several times in recent years, including two incidents in 2023 alone that led to 11 deaths,” Thomas Novelly writes at Military dot com.The latest Wednesday night January 29, 2025, a “UH-60 helicopter” (manufactured by Lockheed Martin) was en route from Wichita, Kansas, to National Airport in Washington, DC, when it collided with an American Airlines subsidiary Flight 5342 American Eagle (manufactured by Boeing and Airbus). Novelly, Thomas (Military News Military.com) January 30, 2025 “3 Army Soldiers Feared Dead in Tragic Collision with Passenger Plane Near DC Airport” https://www.military.com/daily-news/2025/01/30/3-army-soldiers-feared-dead-tragic-collision-passenger-plane-near-dc-airport.html
Deregulation, Follow the Money(or the Bribes)
Pandering Supplants Governing
Chaos overrules Regulation for the Public Good
Lockheed Martin Connections
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Top Affiliates: COMSAT Corp · Lockheed Martin Missiles
& Fire Control Coherent Technologies |
Related Organizations: Loral Corp Martin Marietta Corp COMSAT Corp |
Lockheed Martin 2024 cycle with US Government Officials
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CONTRIBUTIONS $5,246,096 |
LOBBYING 2023 $14,066,565 2024 $9,508,940 |
REVOLVING DOOR 2023: 48 out
of 65 Lockheed Martin lobbyists in 2023 have previously held government jobs. |
REVOLVING DOOR 2024: 39 out
of 52 Lockheed Martin lobbyists in 2024 have previously held government jobs. |
Boeing Connections
Boeing Co|
Top Affiliates: Insitu Inc Boeing Global Services Liquid Robotics Inc |
Related Organizations: McDonnell Douglas Argon ST Coherent Systems
International |
BOEING 2024 cycle with US Government Officials
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CONTRIBUTIONS $5,444,846 |
LOBBYING 2023 $14,490,000 2024 $9,420,000 |
2023 REVOLVING DOOR: 80 out
of 111 Boeing Co lobbyists in 2023 have previously held government jobs. |
2024 REVOLVING DOOR: 80 out
of 114 Boeing Co lobbyists in 2024 have previously held government jobs. |
Airbus Group Connections
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Top Affiliates: Airbus DS Communications Airbus Helicopters EADS North America |
Related Organizations: Airbus Americas |
Airbus Group 2024 cycle with US Government Officials
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CONTRIBUTIONS $310,102 |
LOBBYING 2023 $3,070,000 2024 $2,730,000 |
2023 REVOLVING DOOR: 27 out
of 32 Airbus Group lobbyists in 2023 have previously held government jobs. |
2024 REVOLVING DOOR: 27 out
of 34 Airbus Group lobbyists in 2024 have previously held government jobs. |
Military Aircraft Accidents and Incidents reported in recent years
December 4, 2015, Texas and Tennessee/Kentucky border The US Army’s Helicopter Fleet is grounded after crashes that resulted in two deaths.
“Gen. Abe Abrams ordered the grounding of the Army’s U.S. rotary fleet after two fatal crashes at Fort Hood and Fort Campbell.”
December 29, 2022 (Texas) US Military grounds Lockheed Martin manufactured “F-35 Lightning II” following Texas crash.
“Texas Base-Failed Landing”: “Some models of the F-35 Lightning II (were) being investigated and grounded by the military services following a crash in Texas” https://www.military.com/daily-news/2022/12/29/military-grounds-some-f-35s-following-crash-texas-month.html
March 30, 2023 (Kentucky) nine soldiers in the cash of two “UH-60 Blackhawk Helicopters.”
The incident, occurring at Fort Campbell, Kentucky, was reported as “one of the Army’s Deadliest Training Accidents” The Lockheed Martin manufactured UH-60 Blackhawk Helicopters were “assigned to the Combat Aviation Brigade, 1st Armored Division.” https://www.military.com/daily-news/2023/03/30/9-soldiers-killed-pair-of-helicopters-crash-one-of-armys-deadliest-training-accidents.html
April 28, 2023, Two Deadly Helicopter Crashes result in “all aircraft” grounding
“Gen. James McConville ordered a safety stand-down, directing all aviation units to go over the maintenance of their aircrafts, pilot training and safety precautions.” https://www.military.com/daily-news/2023/04/28/army-grounds-all-aircraft-following-two-deadly-helicopter-crashes.html
February 27, 2024 (Mississippi) twice in one month Army National Guard piloted planes crash (one incident with survivors the other with fatalities) resulting in a temporary grounding of all U.S. Army (Boeing AH-64 Apache) planes.”
“The stand-down” was “to ‘review safety policies and procedures” and it came “less than a year” after another US military grounding of “its aircraft following a March mid-air collision of two Black Hawk helicopters that killed nine soldiers based out of Fort Campbell, Kentucky.”
January 29, 2025 (Washington, DC) “UH-60 helicopter from Bravo Company, 12th Aviation Battalion, out of Fort Belvoir, Virginia (collides) with American Eagle Flight 5342, which was en route from Wichita, Kansas, to Ronald Reagan Washington.” Onboard the aircrafts were “60 passengers and four crew members.” https://www.military.com/daily-news/2025/01/30/3-army-soldiers-feared-dead-tragic-collision-passenger-plane-near-dc-airport.htmlFurther reporting shows “PSA Airlines,” an American regional airline headquartered at Dayton International Airport in Dayton, Ohio; the airline a wholly owned subsidiary of the American Airlines Group, paid by …American Airlines to staff, operate and maintain aircraft used on American Eagle flights that are scheduled, marketed and sold by American Airlines.”
2001-2025 Ten Commercial Aviation Incidents Occurring within the United States
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265
deaths November 12, 2001 New York City, New York (Belle Harbor, Queens) AIRCRAFT
Airbus A300B4-60 |
1
death 12 injured December 8, 2005 Chicago, Illinois AIRCRAFT Boeing 737-700 |
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20
deaths December 19, 2005 Government Cut channel off Miami Beach, Florida; AIRCRAFT
Grumman G-73 Mallard |
49
deaths August 27, 2006 Lexington, Kentucky; AIRCRAFT Bombardier CRJ 100ER |
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50
deaths February 12, 2009 Clarence Center, New York; AIRCRAFT Bombardier Dash 8
Q400 |
3 deaths 187 injured July 6,
2013 San Francisco, California; AIRCRAFT Boeing 777-200E |
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1
death 8 injured April 17, 2018 nr Bernville, Pennsylvania; AIRCRAFT Boeing
737-700 |
9
deaths January 26, 2020 Calabasas Los Angeles County, California; AIRCRAFT
Sikorsky S-76B |
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10
deaths September 4, 2022 Mutiny Bay near Whidbey Island, Washington State; AIRCRAFT
de Havilland Canada DHC-3 Otter |
67 deaths January 29, 2025
over the Potomac River; AIRCRAFT Bombardier CRJ700 and Blackhawk VH-60M |
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