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Plane crashes spark renewed fear of flying: 10 causes of aviation disasters
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Despite recent aviation disasters in Washington, D.C., Philadelphia and Alaska, and growing concerns about flying, an expert says air travelers have nothing to fear.
Mollie Markowitz is a reporter for Fox News Digital. Email tips to mollie.markowitz@fox.com. She joined Fox in 2019 and made her way from producing live news coverage to true-crime documentaries at Fox Nation. She has interviewed Ted Bundy survivors, the children of notorious serial killers, survivor Lisa McVey, members of law enforcement and families impacted by traumatic crime.Currently, she covers national crime stories for Fox News Digital. You can follow Mollie on LinkedIn.
An Army Black Hawk helicopter collided midair with an American Airlines passenger plane near Washington, D.C., on Jan. 29, killing all 67 passengers on both aircraft.