A midair collision near D.C. has raised concerns over FAA staffing, prompting scrutiny of air traffic control and aviation safety oversight.
The National Transportation Safety Board said it was too soon to speculate the cause of the deadly crash. Skaters, parents, and coaches from the Skating Club of Boston were aboard the flight.
Latest news and live updates after an American Airline jet collided with a Black Hawk helicopter over the Potomac River.
The Federal Aviation Administration said a passenger jet and a Blackhawk helicopter collided midair as the plane was on the approach to Reagan National Airport just outside of Washington D.C. on Wednesday evening.
The U.S. FAA has indefinitely restricted helicopter flights near Washington Reagan National Airport following a fatal collision involving an American Airlines jet and an Army Black Hawk helicopter. The restrictions affect certain routes,
Oklahoma lawmaker shocked by Washington, D.C., tragedy, could lead to FAA improvements
Steve Inskeep speaks with former Federal Aviation Administrator Randy Babbitt about the midair collision in Washington, D.C.
The staffing at the air control tower at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport was "not normal" when an American Airlines plane and an Army helicopter collided on Wednesday night, a report shows.
The Federal Aviation Administration’s preliminary report on the D.C. plane crash goes against everything the president has said thus far.
President Donald Trump claimed, without citing evidence, that DEI initiatives for air traffic controllers at the FAA were partly to blame for the crash.
President Trump has appointed the former COO for a lobbying group to serve as the acting leader for the Federal Aviation Administration.