Helicopter crew in collision with plane may not have heard key instruction from tower, NTSB says
The crew of the helicopter that collided midair with an American Airlines jet near Washington D.C.’s Ronald Reagan National ...
Helicopter in mid-air collision with flight 5342 may not have heard key instruction
The National Transportation Safety Board is holding a media briefing on the mid-air collision last month near Ronald Reagan ...
3D analysis shows how helicopter pilots could have mixed up jets in DCA crash
From the perspective of the helicopter cockpit, the lights of the incoming American Airlines jet could have also been ...
Descending: The cost of sinking airports
Scientists say airports around the country are sinking, and documents show costly ongoing fixes aren't likely to end anytime ...
'Work force is missing': Air traffic controllers in peril nationwide
Elon Musk and his band of DOGE techies have been asked to upgrade the nation's aviation system in the wake of the midair ...
Approach for Reagan National’s Runway 33 is within feet of helicopter corridor
When visibility is good, pilots of regional airline jets bound for Reagan National Airport expect to hear a familiar request ...
DC plane crash updates: 55 victims recovered and positively identified
An American Airlines regional jet went down in the Potomac River near Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport after colliding with a U.S. Army Black Hawk helicopter, Wednesday night, prompting a ...
Search for victims in D.C. plane crash continues in Potomac River
An American Airlines plane with 64 people on board collided with an Army helicopter over Washington, D.C., and crashed into ...
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Recovery mission ongoing, victims continue to be identified after deadly midair crash | The latest
WASHINGTON — An Army helicopter carrying three people collided with an American Airlines jet carrying 64 people Wednesday night, prompting a search-and-rescue effort in the Potomac River.
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I'm a pilot who's flown into DC's Reagan Airport for decades. Taking off and landing there can be extremely tough — here's what I think went wrong.
It has been edited for length and clarity. I was a Delta pilot for 30 years, and I landed at Reagan Washington National Airport many times throughout my career. There are two airports on the East ...
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DC-area lawmakers ask DOD to end 'helicopter training' in DCA airspace
ALEXANDRIA, Va. — If you’ve ever watched planes fly into Reagan from Gravelly Point, you get the sense it is a busy airport. Every few minutes an airliner glides above the Potomac and touches ...