The collision involving an American Airlines jet and a U.S. Army Black Hawk helicopter over the frigid waters of the Potomac River on Wednesday night has raised questions about air safety and the mix of civilian and military aircraft in the skies above the nation’s capital. Bradley Bowman, senior director of the Center on Military…
NTSB investigators are in the initial stages of a sprawling, consequential probe into a midair crash between a regional passenger plane and a military helicopter just outside D.C. at Reagan National Airport. Investigators with the National Transportation Safety Board are in the initial stages of what’s setting up to be a sprawling and consequential probe…
In the wake of a deadly collision near Reagan National Airport, two Virginia congressmembers have been voicing concerns over D.C.’s crowded airspace for years. In the wake of a deadly collision near Reagan National Airport between a passenger plane and an Army helicopter, two Virginia congress members said they’ve been voicing concerns over D.C.’s crowded…
A PSA Airlines plane collided midair with a H-60 helicopter late Wednesday as the military chopper was preparing to land at Reagan National Airport. Emergency equipment stages at Gravelly Point, north of Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, along the Potomac River, Wednesday, Jan. 29, 2025, in Arlington, Va. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein) AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein Emergency…
