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Questions are growing about air safety in the wake of the collision of a helicopter and regional jet near Washington, DC, and many are wondering how this could have happened.

Fatal crashes like the one that happened near Washington on Wednesday are increasingly rare because of modern aviation safety ...

Divers are expected to return to the Potomac River as part of the recovery and investigation after the United States' ...

A retired pilot condemned president Donald Trump's comments about the midair collision between an American Airlines passenger ...

Last year, the Federal Aviation Administration Reauthorization Act authorized 10 additional daily flights to DCA’s schedule, all of which are outside the perimeter. This decision was made “over the ...

Congress added more daily flights to the Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport’s schedule last year — and multiple other ...

The names of the 60 passengers and four crew members on board began to emerge Thursday as authorities revealed there were ...

American Airlines Flight 5342 and a U.S. Army Black Hawk collided in Washington, D.C. Authorities believe all 67 on board ...

A jet with 60 passengers and four crew members collided with an Army helicopter while approaching Ronald Reagan National Airport near Washington, D.C., sending the two aircraft plummeting into the ...

Americans turn to their leaders for solace in times of mourning. Donald Trump has used national tragedies to make political points or demean critics.

There were 64 people on American Airlines Flight 5342 from Wichita, Kansas to DCA — including 60 passengers and four crew ...