It is unacceptable that it took a tragedy resulting in the loss of 67 lives to address the longstanding safety concerns surrounding Reagan National Airport.

The NTSB said that the long-established route followed by helicopters, referred to in the report as Route 4, is fraught with ...

‍ DALLAS — The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has urged the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to prohibit ...

Investigators issued their preliminary report Tuesday in the probe into the devastating crash between an American Airlines plane and a U.S. Army Black Hawk helicopter.

The NTSB pointed out that the current flight paths of helicopters near Washington-National provide only 75 feet of separation ...

NTSB Chairwoman Jennifer Homendy issued several safety recommendations to limit a helicopter route near Reagan National Airport after the deadly January crash.

The preliminary findings reveal a concerning history of near-miss incidents around Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport. On Mar. 11, 2025, the ...

The Jan. 29 collision between an Army helicopter and a passenger airplane over the Potomac River in Washington killed 67 people.

The agency says the approved helicopter route is too close to the approach to the runway where an American Eagle plane was ...

Six weeks after 67 people perished in a D.C. midair collision, the NTSB’s preliminary report exposes a history of near misses ...

Current airport flight safety practices create an "intolerable safety risk" that could be eliminated by changing allowed ...