3 days ago · FAA investigators are supporting the NTSB-led investigation of Wednesday night’s midair collision near Reagan Washington National Airport. The NTSB is leading the investigation and will provide all updates. We cannot comment on any aspect of open investigations. The FAA will quickly take any actions necessary based on evidence from the investigation.

3 days ago · A PSA Airlines Bombardier CRJ700 regional jet collided in midair with a Sikorsky H-60 helicopter while on approach to Runway 33 at Reagan Washington National Airport around 9 p.m. local time. PSA was operating as Flight 5342 for American Airlines.

4 days ago · That’s according to a report by the Federal Aviation Administration that was obtained by The Associated Press. The report says one air traffic controller was working two positions at the time of the crash.

2 days ago · The Federal Aviation Administration is significantly restricting helicopter traffic in the immediate vicinity of Washington Reagan National Airport, according to an official briefed on the matter.

3 days ago · WASHINGTON (AP) — A collision between an American Airlines passenger jet and an Army helicopter near Washington, D.C., that killed 67 people brought renewed focus on the federal agency charged with investigating aviation disasters.. National Transportation Safety Board Chairwoman Jennifer Hommendy has described the investigation into the crash as an “all-hands-on-deck event” for the agency.

2 days ago · The Federal Aviation Administration defines a "near miss" in the skies as occurring when two aircraft come within 500 feet of each other. In this case, Inman said, "One-thousand feet is a good ...

3 days ago · This shocking event follows problematic and likely illegal decisions during the Obama and Biden Administrations that minimized merit and competence in the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA).

1 day ago · ARLINGTON, Va. (AP) — Preliminary data from the deadliest U.S. aviation accident in nearly 25 years showed conflicting readings about the altitudes of an airliner and Army helicopter when they collided near Reagan National Airport in Washington, killing everyone aboard both aircraft, investigators said Saturday.. Investigators also said that about a second before impact, the jet’s flight ...

3 days ago · Those near misses were among the 1,757 “runway incursions” documented by the Federal Aviation Administration in 2024. The term describes incidents involving the incorrect presence of an ...

3 days ago · Staffing at the air traffic control tower at Ronald Reagan National Airport was “not normal for the time of day and volume of traffic,” according to an internal preliminary Federal Aviation ...