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Close Calls In Our Skies

Sometimes airplanes get too close in the skies and on Bay Area runways. Read More

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The NBC Bay Area Investigative Unit dug through 30 years of records to discover that close calls in our skies happen more often than you might imagine.

Feb 20, 2012 Share

Close Calls: Troubling Incidents at Our Airports

You might think of near mid-air collisions as rare events, but they're apparently happening a lot more often than you might think. The NBC Bay Area Investigative Unit's Stephen Stock has uncovered troubling incidents of passenger airplanes getting too close for comfort at our three major airports. This story was published Feb. 20, 2012, at 8:54 p.m.

Mar 19, 2012 Share

FAA Moves Towards NextGEN

The FAA's NextGEN modernization program aims to redesign Northern California's airspace and make flying safer, cheaper, and more efficient Read More

Feb 19, 2012 Share

Incidents, Accidents, Information on Close Calls

A compilation of raw data from the FAA and NASA's anonymously reported Aviation Safety Reporting System detailing recent incidents, accidents, and close calls over bay area skies. Read More

Feb 17, 2012 Share

Pilot Speaks Out: Web Edit

Former Commercial Pilot Ken Edwards recalls a terrifying near collision that almost killed him in affiliation with a Stephen Stock. This story was published Feb. 17, 2012, at 2:14 p.m.

Feb 17, 2012 Share

Critic of the FAA's Approach: Web Edit

Former FAA Manager turned whistleblower Gabe Bruno talks about what the FAA needs to do to improve oversight of the airline industry in a Stephen Stock report. This story was published Feb. 17, 2012, at 2:08 p.m.

Apr 26, 2012 Share