Yesterday’s tragic mid-air collision between an American Eagle Bombardier CRJ-700 regional jetliner and a U.S. Army H-60 Black Hawk helicopter close to Reagan National Airport, near Washington, D.C., ...

single air traffic controller was working two positions, managing both helicopter and plane traffic during the collision, which is not normal for the time of day and the amount of traffic.

The midair collision Wednesday night between an American Airlines passenger jet and a U.S. Army Blackhawk helicopter is the most severe air travel accident in Washington since a passenger jet ...

(WXYZ) — Aviation experts say that while the mid-air collision in Washington, D.C., is tragic, it is not indicative of air traffic controllers or pilots. “To have ...

A supervisor at the Reagan National Airport tower reportedly let an air traffic controller leave early from his shift shortly before Wednesday night’s deadly collision over the Potomac River.

KAREN FORTUNA TOLD US SHE LANDED ABOUT 7:20 P.M., ABOUT AN HOUR BEFORE THAT MID-AIR COLLISION. SHE SAYS SHE FLIES INTO THE DC AREA OFTEN, AND THIS TIME AROUND IT WAS VERY WINDY. MY FIRST THOUGHT ...

Wreckage from Wednesday’s mid-air collision in the Potomac River near Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport. Petty Officer 2nd Class Taylor Bacon/U.S. Coast Guard/Distributed by the ...

A recent mid-air collision between a passenger jet and an Army helicopter was the first major fatal plane crash in the U.S. since 2009. Experts point to increased air traffic congestion as a ...