Data shows a spike in military aircraft accidents in 2024. This year doesn't look any better
Read full article: Data shows a spike in military aircraft accidents in 2024. This year doesn't look any betterInternal Pentagon figures show the number of major accidents involving military aircraft spiked in 2024.
Family of 1 of the 67 Washington plane crash victims sues the FAA, Army and American Airlines
Read full article: Family of 1 of the 67 Washington plane crash victims sues the FAA, Army and American AirlinesThe family of one of the 67 people who were killed when an airliner collided with an Army helicopter over Washington, D.C., in January is suing the government and the airlines involved.
Broken altimeter, ignored warnings: Hearings reveal what went wrong in DC crash that killed 67
Read full article: Broken altimeter, ignored warnings: Hearings reveal what went wrong in DC crash that killed 67A long list of things went wrong in January and contributed to the collision between an Army helicopter and an American Airlines jet over Washington, D.
Army pausing helicopter flights near Washington airport after close calls
Read full article: Army pausing helicopter flights near Washington airport after close callsThe Army is pausing helicopter flights near a Washington airport after two commercial planes had to abort landings last week because of an Army Black Hawk helicopter that was flying to the Pentagon.
Army adjusts tracker policy and flight training following January collision with passenger jet
Read full article: Army adjusts tracker policy and flight training following January collision with passenger jetThe Army has made changes to how its helicopters use a safety system that broadcasts aircraft location and has reduced the number of flights over Washington following a collision with a passenger jet that killed 67 people.
Air traffic controllers to get more support after a fight and latest near miss at Washington airport
Read full article: Air traffic controllers to get more support after a fight and latest near miss at Washington airportAir traffic controllers at Washingtonโs Ronald Reagan National Airport will be offered crisis counseling and additional supervision after a fight in the tower and another alarming near miss two months after a midair collision between a passenger jet and an Army helicopter killed 67 people.
Passenger flight and Air Force jet diverted from potential collision at DC airport
Read full article: Passenger flight and Air Force jet diverted from potential collision at DC airportA U.S. passenger flight preparing to leave the nationโs capital and an incoming military jet received instructions to divert and prevent a possible collision.
What we know about the deadly air crash between a passenger jet and a US Army helicopter
Read full article: What we know about the deadly air crash between a passenger jet and a US Army helicopterA congressional hearing has reinforced the idea that the January collision between an American Airlines passenger jet and an Army helicopter that killed all 67 people aboard both aircraft could have been prevented.
NTSB chairwoman says reviewing the data after midair crash may prevent the next aviation accident
Read full article: NTSB chairwoman says reviewing the data after midair crash may prevent the next aviation accidentThe head of the agency investigating the deadly midair collision that killed 67 said Wednesday that someone should have spotted the alarming number of near misses in the skies over the nationโs capital beforehand and reviewing the data now could prevent future crashes.
Helicopter route permanently closed on route near Washington airport where 67 died in midair crash
Read full article: Helicopter route permanently closed on route near Washington airport where 67 died in midair crashThe Federal Aviation Administration says helicopters will be permanently banned from flying near Washington, D.
Close calls at Washington DC airport raise questions about why changes weren't made before crash
Read full article: Close calls at Washington DC airport raise questions about why changes weren't made before crashThe investigation into a January midair collision that killed 67 people near Washington, D.
NTSB urges ban on some helicopter flights at Washington airport where 67 people died in midair crash
Read full article: NTSB urges ban on some helicopter flights at Washington airport where 67 people died in midair crashFederal investigators looking for the cause of the January collision between a passenger jet and an Army helicopter near Washington, D.
American Airlines flight discontinues landing to avoid departing plane at Washington National
Read full article: American Airlines flight discontinues landing to avoid departing plane at Washington NationalThe Federal Aviation Administration says an American Airlines plane arriving at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport discontinued its landing, performing a go-around to avoid getting too close to another aircraft departing from the same runway.
Americans' confidence in air travel safety dips slightly after Washington plane crash: AP-NORC poll
Read full article: Americans' confidence in air travel safety dips slightly after Washington plane crash: AP-NORC pollA new poll finds Americansโ confidence in air transportation and the federal agencies tasked with maintaining air safety has slipped a little from last year, following a recent crash in Washington.
Trump begins firings of FAA staff just weeks after fatal DC plane crash
Read full article: Trump begins firings of FAA staff just weeks after fatal DC plane crashThe Trump administration has begun firing several hundred Federal Aviation Administration employees, upending staff on a busy air travel weekend and just weeks after a fatal midair collision near Washington.
A timeline of the January air disaster in Washington, the deadliest in the US since 2001
Read full article: A timeline of the January air disaster in Washington, the deadliest in the US since 2001The Jan. 29 collision between an Army helicopter and a passenger airplane over the Potomac River in Washington killed 67 people.
What is known about the deadly January air crash between a passenger jet and US Army helicopter
Read full article: What is known about the deadly January air crash between a passenger jet and US Army helicopterAn American Airlines passenger jet and an Army helicopter collided on Jan. 29 as the plane prepared to land at Washington, D.
Trump blames 'obsolete' US air traffic control system for the plane and chopper collision near DC
Read full article: Trump blames 'obsolete' US air traffic control system for the plane and chopper collision near DCPresident Donald Trump says he thinks last weekโs deadly collision between a passenger jet and Army helicopter wouldn't have happened if the U.S. had a more modern air traffic control computer system.
A timeline of last week's air disaster in Washington, the deadliest in the US since 2001
Read full article: A timeline of last week's air disaster in Washington, the deadliest in the US since 2001Almost a week after a helicopter and airplane collision in Washington killed 67 people, investigators are still at work as salvage crews pull out chunks of aircraft.
Remains of all 67 victims of the deadly plane and chopper collision near DC have been recovered
Read full article: Remains of all 67 victims of the deadly plane and chopper collision near DC have been recoveredThe remains of all 67 victims of midair collision near Reagan National Airport have been recovered.
Salvage crews recover engine, large portion of jet from river after deadly air collision near DC
Read full article: Salvage crews recover engine, large portion of jet from river after deadly air collision near DCSalvage crews have recovered an engine and large pieces of fuselage and are working to retrieve a wing from wreckage of last weekโs midair collision near Washingtonโs Reagan National Airport.
Officials say remains of 55 of 67 victims of midair collision have been recovered and identified
Read full article: Officials say remains of 55 of 67 victims of midair collision have been recovered and identifiedAuthorities say they have recovered the remains of 55 of the 67 people killed in the deadliest U.S. air disaster since 2001.
Data from the deadliest U.S. air accident in a generation show conflicting altitude readings
Read full article: Data from the deadliest U.S. air accident in a generation show conflicting altitude readingsOfficials say preliminary data from the midair crash between an airliner and an Army helicopter showed conflicting indications about the aircraftsโ altitudes when they collided near a Washington, D.
Air traffic controllers were initially offered buyouts and told to consider leaving government
Read full article: Air traffic controllers were initially offered buyouts and told to consider leaving governmentJust a day before a deadly midair collision at Reagan National Airport outside Washington, D.
3 Fairfax County students, 6 parents among those killed in Washington, D.C. plane crash
Read full article: 3 Fairfax County students, 6 parents among those killed in Washington, D.C. plane crashThree Fairfax County Public School students and six parents were among those killed in the tragic airplane crash near the Ronald Reagan National Airport on Wednesday night.
โHeartbreakingโ search for those killed in DC air crash as army helicopter's black box recovered
Read full article: โHeartbreakingโ search for those killed in DC air crash as army helicopter's black box recoveredInvestigators have announced that the black box from the Army Black Hawk helicopter that collided with a commercial jetliner has been recovered.
The Latest: Collision between passenger jet and Army helicopter near DC leaves no survivors
Read full article: The Latest: Collision between passenger jet and Army helicopter near DC leaves no survivorsThere were no survivors after a collision between an American Airlines passenger jet and an Army helicopter at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport near Washington, D.
5 big airlines will share new long-haul flights to Reagan National Airport near Washington
Read full article: 5 big airlines will share new long-haul flights to Reagan National Airport near WashingtonFive airlines are poised to win permission for new new long-haul flights to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport.
Lynchburg man caught with loaded gun at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport
Read full article: Lynchburg man caught with loaded gun at Ronald Reagan Washington National AirportA Lynchburg man is facing a stiff financial civil penalty after attempting to bring a loaded gun onto a flight at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport on Sunday, according to the TSA.
United Airlines rolling out plan that lets passengers in economy class with window seats board first
Read full article: United Airlines rolling out plan that lets passengers in economy class with window seats board firstUnited Airlines says that it will start boarding passengers in economy class with window seats first starting next week, a move that will speed up boarding times for flights.
Man stopped at Virginia airport security checkpoint with 23 weapons in carry-on
Read full article: Man stopped at Virginia airport security checkpoint with 23 weapons in carry-onTransportation Security Administration (TSA) officers stopped an Alexandria man who had 23 knives stashed in a carry-on bag at a Virginia airport security checkpoint on Wednesday, according to a press release by the agency.
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Airport crowds, airline ticket sales show travel recovering
Read full article: Airport crowds, airline ticket sales show travel recoveringAn American Airlines jet sits parked at a gate as light snow falls at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, Tuesday, Feb. 2, 2021, in Arlington, Va. American Airlines says bookings are coming back they're nearly at pre-pandemic levels. Gasoline demand is up too, as more Americans travel by car. โI would just sort of reiterate the recommendations from CDC, saying please limit travel to essential travel for the time being.โNew reported cases of COVID-19 in the U.S. have increased 18% in the past two weeks. However, deaths declined 29% over that same period, to an average of 1,363 per day to 970 per day by Sunday. White House officials said Monday that more than 50 million Americans โ nearly one in five adults โ are now fully vaccinated.

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