Army Working to Fix Military and Traffic Controllers Communications at DC Airport May 16, 2025 By Josh Funk A hotline between military and civilian air traffic controllers in Washington, D.C., that hasn’t worked for more than three years...
Army Pausing Helicopter Flights Near DC Airport After Close Calls May 7, 2025 By TARA COPP The Army is pausing helicopter flights near a Washington airport after two commercial planes had to abort landings last week...
US Opens Probes After Army Helicopter Forces 2 DC Flights to Abort Landings May 5, 2025 By David Shepardson Federal investigators have launched a probe after two flights aborted landings at Reagan Washington National Airport on Thursday because a...
Army Adjusts Safety Policy, Reduces Flights at DC Airport Following January Collision April 10, 2025 By TARA COPP The Army has made changes to how its helicopters use a safety system that broadcasts aircraft location and has reduced...
FAA Must Do Better After Midair Collision, Acting Chief Says March 27, 2025 By Allyson Versprille The US Federal Aviation Administration said it must improve the way it identifies potentially risky air-traffic situations, following a deadly...
NTSB ‘Urgently’ Recommends Alternative Route for Helicopters at DC Airport March 12, 2025 A report from the National Transportation Safety Board on Tuesday urgently recommends that the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) permanently prohibit...
Airlines Want Less Helicopter Traffic Near Washington Airport March 4, 2025 By David Shepardson A group representing U.S. airlines plans to urge federal aviation officials to permanently reduce helicopter traffic around Reagan National Airport...
Family of Man Killed in Copter-Plane Midair Collision Files $250 Million Claim February 19, 2025 By Andrew G. Simpson The family of a Connecticut man killed in the January 29 collision of an American Airlines plane with a military...
Helicopter Crew in Collision With Plane May Not Have Heard Key Instruction: NTSB February 18, 2025 By Josh Funk, Tim Sullivan and Gary Fields The crew of the Army helicopter that collided in midair with an American Airlines jet near Washington, D.C.’s Ronald Reagan...
Update on Reagan Airport Crash: Helicopter Traffic, Night Goggles, Altitude Tracker February 10, 2025 By TARA COPP The Army was one of 28 government agencies authorized to fly helicopters near Ronald Reagan National Airport before its Black...