How Do Airports Prepare for a Plane Crash? Go Inside JFK’s Disaster Drill.

New York Times - Oct 20, 2026

U.S. airports are required to hold a full-scale disaster drill every three years. Go inside a simulated plane crash at Kennedy Airport last weekend.

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