DOT Restricts Helicopter Traffic Near DC Airport
The U.S. will restrict helicopter traffic around Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport after this week’s midair collision ...
Washington, DC, plane crash thrusts high-stakes role of air traffic control into the spotlight
Sen. Tammy Duckworth, an ex-Army Black Hawk pilot, said communications between airline and military pilots usually go through ...
DC mayor: ‘Certainly a conversation to be had’ about National Airport traffic
Washington, D.C., Mayor Muriel Bowser said Thursday on MSNBC there is “certainly a conversation to be had” about traffic at ...
Trump rails against DEI after DC plane crash, but it doesn't apply to air traffic controllers
Donald Trump claimed, without citing evidence, that DEI initiatives at the FAA were partly to blame for the tragic plane and ...
Washington DC airspace challenges highlighted by passenger jet and Army helicopter collision
The crash highlighted issues around the congested airspace shared by civilian and military aircraft over the U.S. capital.
No survivors after American Airlines flight collided with a military helicopter near Washington, DC
An American Airlines jet carrying 64 people collided Wednesday with a helicopter near Reagan Washington National Airport, ...
DC plane crash live updates: 41 sets of remains have been recovered
An American Airlines regional jet went down in the Potomac River near Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport.
Helicopter in DC plane crash was flying twice as high as it should have, lacked new tech as FAA nixes all chopper traffic near collision site
The military helicopter that collided with an American Airlines flight over Washington, DC, was flying nearly twice as high as it should have been.
DC plane crash: Search for bodies continues; officials to remove aircraft from Potomac
On Saturday, officials are bringing salvage equipment to help remove the passenger plane and helicopter and retrieve the rest ...
Heavy air traffic over DC under scrutiny after deadly crash
The deadly crash this week between an Army Black Hawk helicopter and a passenger jet that killed 67 has raised questions about the increasingly congested air traffic in the Washington region, as a ...
Air traffic controllers interviewed and helicopter black box retrieved from DC air crash site
Officials are examining black boxes from both aircraft and say they appear to be in good condition and may provide details on what went wrong.