It was Sept. 24, 1985. Although there were no injuries or damage to the plane, the incident triggered alarm over the coordination of helicopter and airplane traffic, and the adequacy of staffing ...

Air traffic staffing will be one of several areas investigators probe as they try to piece together what led to the deadliest U.S. air disaster since 9/11. There are also new reports raising concerns ...

At 8:48 p.m., about 12 seconds after the second air traffic control tower alert, the helicopter and passenger plane collided. At 8:48 p.m. on Wednesday night, about 12 seconds after the second air ...

Yet before the crash, air traffic control operators directed the helicopter to pass behind the passenger plane, according to air traffic controller audio obtained by CNN from LiveATC.net.

But details are beginning to filter out, including about air-traffic control staffing levels in the tower Wednesday evening. The Sikorsky H-60 Black Hawk helicopter carrying three military ...

With the support of Mr. Trump, Secretary of Transportation Sean Duffy on Friday ordered the FAA to indefinitely restrict helicopter traffic around Reagan National Airport. Meanwhile, two of the ...

The incident has drawn renewed scrutiny to the airport’s location, its restricted airspace, and the heavy volume of helicopter traffic around the Pentagon, White House and Joint Base Anacostia-Bolling ...

As the inky black Potomac spread out below the helicopter, an air traffic controller at Reagan National contacted the military pilot. “Do you have the CRJ in sight?” the air traffic controller ...

Aviation experts say investigators will focus on several elements, including the dialogue with air traffic control, any possible missteps by the pilots, and the helicopter flight. Some aviation ...