The collision between a passenger flight and an Army helicopter near Washington, D.C., on Jan. 29 marks the first fatal disaster involving a U.S. commercial airliner in 16 years.

The fatal midair collision between an American Airlines passenger jet and an Army helicopter followed a string of near misses ...

Washington's Reagan National Airport is one of the nation's busiest airports. Will Wednesday's crash make officials rethink ...

The Potomac plane crash has had a cascading effect that will send ripples through the airline industry for days, if not longer. Here is everything to know.

Flights in and out of Reagan National Airport in Washington, D.C. were cancelled Thursday morning, hours after a jet and a ...

Southwest's CEO Bob Jordan said "our hearts go out" to people on the American Airlines flight involved in Wednesday night’s ...

DCA is one of the most demanding airports in the world. It also has what’s known as ‘helicopter alley’ with hundreds of ...

Reagan is one of three U.S. airports governed by a “slot” system, in which the Federal Aviation Administration limits the number of daily takeoffs and landings to prevent overcrowded airspace. The ...

When Paul Ambler returned from Michigan last month with his missing cat in tow, he sat her down and told her if she disappears again, he’s not coming to get her unless she goes to Florida. In March, ...

The flight path into Reagan National Airport was busy in the minutes leading up to the collision. Ten aircraft were recorded ...

Because of the tragic incident, Ronald Reagan National Airport will remain closed until at least 11 a.m. on Thursday.

US airlines had gone 16 years without a fatal crash until Wednesday night. But as impressive as that safety record had been, ...