Another flight arriving at Reagan National Airport was forced to abort landing due to helicopter traffic just 24 hours before the tragic midair crash between a military helicopter, according to a
Questions remain over the mid-air collision between a jet, which was carrying 64 people, including the crew, and a military helicopter carrying three soldiers
""DCA is one of the most demanding airports in the world. It also has what’s known as ‘helicopter alley’ with hundreds of police, military, news and rescue helicopters criss-crossing the Potomac River,
The flight from Wichita, Kansas, which was operated by America Airlines, was carrying 60 passengers and four crew members. It was approaching to land at DCA when it collided with an army Blackhawk helicopter. The helicopter was carrying three service members. Officials said no one survived the crash.
RICHMOND, Va. ( WWBT /Gray News) - A retired pilot gave a first-hand view of what it’s like to land at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport. Chuck Smith says he has made that approach and landing hundreds of times in his career. He shared a video showing what it looks like to fly near Washington, D.C., and over the Potomac River.
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 crash near Reagan National Airport has renewed questions about the airport's flight load, considering its small size, among other issues.
Authorities are investigating an apparent crash involving a regional jetliner and a helicopter
A passenger jet collided Wednesday with an Army helicopter while landing at Ronald Reagan National Airport near Washington, prompting a large search-and-rescue operation in the nearby Potomac River.
An American Airlines regional jet went down in the Potomac River near Washington, D.C.'s Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport after colliding with a U.S. Army Black Hawk helicopter on Wednesday night, with no survivors expected.
WINDSOR LOCKS, Conn. ( WFSB /Gray News) – A Republic Airways flight aborted its landing at Washington, D.C., on Tuesday evening after air traffic control issued a warning about a nearby helicopter.