Internal government reports and public databases highlight several instances in which planes narrowly escaped collisions with ...

National will always be essential but safety demands that air traffic be spread across the region.

A professor, members of the tight-knit figure skating community, and friends on a hunting trip are among the victims of the deadly midair plane collision near Reagan National Airport, the deadliest ...

The F.A.A. restricted helicopter routes nearby in the aftermath of the Wednesday collision. For some officials, the concerns ...

Understaffed and overworked air traffic control crews have long been an issue at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, ...

A passenger jet hit an Army helicopter with three soldiers as the plane got ready to land at Reagan National near Washington, ...

Reagan airport faced warnings over its packed airspace for years. More flights were approved anyway - ‘We’ve been pretty ...

Wednesday’s crash has resurfaced concerns about the airport’s proximity to the river, narrow landing space and overcrowding.

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 ...

A regional jet carrying 64 people collided with an Army Black Hawk helicopter. Reagan National Airport grounded all flights.

Details are emerging about the Washington air disaster that killed 67 people — and some of those factors are only likely to ...