Why US airspace is considered the safest in the world despite concerns about Potomac crash
The Federal Aviation Administration’s website boasts that the U.S. has the world's toughest qualifications for airline pilots.
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Update: Investigators recover plane cockpit voice, flight data recorders
The crash between a regional jet and a military helicopter left 67 dead, including three students and six parents in Fairfax and multiple former students of Loudoun public schools.
DCA air traffic control staffing at time of Potomac crash was ‘not normal’: FAA
Federal authorities are asking questions as to how the collision between an American Airlines flight and a military helicopter could have occurred.
Residents urged not to touch DC plane crash debris washing ashore in Potomac River
Residents and visitors were told to not touch or remove debris from the Potomac River, as the investigation into the midair D ...
D.C. plane crash revives concerns about aviation safety and air traffic controller shortage
The fatal midair collision between an American Airlines passenger jet and an Army helicopter followed a string of near misses ...
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'Sorrow, thanks, and questions': Virginia leaders, including Warner and Kaine react to American Airlines crash
Virginia senators Mark Warner and Tim Kaine addressed the aftermath of a deadly American Airlines midair collision, ...
What we know about the American Airlines plane and Army helicopter crash
A regional jet carrying 64 people collided with an Army Black Hawk helicopter. Reagan National Airport grounded all flights.
What we know about the American Airlines plane and Army helicopter crash over D.C.'s Potomac River
A regional jet carrying 64 people collided with an Army Black Hawk helicopter. Reagan National Airport grounded all flights.
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Deadly aviation crash leaves loss and sorrow in Fairfax and Loudoun
The crash between a regional jet and a military helicopter left 67 dead, including three students and six parents in Fairfax ...
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DC plane crash raises questions about strained resources, military use of air spaces
Wednesday’s fatal crash of a civilian plane and military helicopter at Reagan National Airport may reflect rising stresses on ...
Ronald Reagan Washington ‘one of the most demanding airports’ for pilots, who face ‘helicopter alley’
DCA is one of the most demanding airports in the world. It also has what’s known as ‘helicopter alley’ with hundreds of ...
Live Updates: Helicopter May Have Deviated From Approved Path Before Deadly Crash
New administration: The crash confronts the new Trump administration with one of its first major disasters. It happened just a day after Sean Duffy was sworn in as transportation secretary, and in the ...