In The News: Honors College

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.

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.
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
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'.

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

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

Daniel Bubb, a commercial aviation expert, said it was hard to understand how the passenger jet and military aircraft collided near Reagan Airport. ‘It's a clear night. How can you not see the plane?,’ he asked.

The United States’ streak of more than 15 years without a major fatal airline crash came to a shocking end this week when a regional jet collided with a U.S. Army helicopter and revived lingering concerns about gaps in safety procedures.
The United States’ streak of more than 15 years without a major fatal airline crash came to a shocking end this week when a regional jet collided with a U.S. Army helicopter and revived lingering concerns about gaps in safety procedures.

Following a deadly crash between an airplane and an army helicopter in Washington D.C., there are new questions about the job of an air traffic controller. It’s considered one of the most stressful jobs according to Dan Bubb, an aviation expert and professor at UNLV.