The Army has made changes to how its helicopters use a safety system that broadcasts aircraft location and has reduced the number of flights over Washington following a collision with a passenger jet that killed 67 people, the head of …
The US Federal Aviation Administration said it must improve the way it identifies potentially risky air-traffic situations, following a deadly midair collision between a US Army helicopter and American Airlines Group Inc. regional jet in January. “While flying remains the …
A report from the National Transportation Safety Board on Tuesday urgently recommends that the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) permanently prohibit helicopter operations near Washington’s Ronald Reagan National Airport when certain runways are in use for arrivals or departure. The NTSB …
A group representing U.S. airlines plans to urge federal aviation officials to permanently reduce helicopter traffic around Reagan National Airport outside Washington, D.C., following a January collision by an Army Black Hawk into an American Airlines regional jet that killed …
The family of a Connecticut man killed in the January 29 collision of an American Airlines plane with a military Black Hawk helicopter over the Potomac River has filed a $250 million claim against the government. A Chicago law firm, …
The crew of the Army helicopter that collided in midair with an American Airlines jet near Washington, D.C.’s Ronald Reagan National Airport may have had inaccurate altitude readings in the moments before the crash, and also may not have heard …
The Army was one of 28 government agencies authorized to fly helicopters near Ronald Reagan National Airport before its Black Hawk helicopter collided with an American Airlines passenger jet last week, killing 67. That constant helicopter traffic near such a …
