Washington National Airport

Airline Pilots in the DC Plane Crash Acted as Expected, Experts Say
February 6, 2025
Just after 8:43 p.m. on Jan. 29, an air traffic controller at Ronald Reagan National Airport in Washington, posed a question to the pilots of American Airlines Flight 5342:...
Conditions May Have Stymied Black Hawk Crew Before Fatal Crash
February 5, 2025
Flying helicopters near Ronald Reagan National Airport always carries some risk. But the conditions on the moonless night of Jan. 29, when an Army Black Hawk helicopter and an...
Reagan Airport Had a Number of Close Calls in Recent Years
February 1, 2025
Before the deadly plane crash on Wednesday night near Ronald Reagan National Airport, there were at least 10 close calls at the Washington airport in the last three years...
What to Know About Collision Avoidance Systems on Planes
January 31, 2025
Years ago, Mr. Cox said, he was descending in a Boeing 737 over Orlando International Airport when the system alerted him and his co-pilot to traffic nearby. The pilots...
Airline Pilots Previously Reported Close Calls With Helicopters Near Reagan Airport
January 31, 2025
Airline pilots have warned of the potential dangers that helicopters posed in the Washington area before the fatal crash at Reagan National Airport on Wednesday night.A database of aviation...
Washington Crash Renews Concerns About Air Safety Lapses
January 31, 2025
Clues emerging from the moments before the deadly collision Wednesday night between an Army helicopter and an American Airlines passenger jet suggest that multiple layers of the country’s aviation...