In wake of deadly DC crash, 3 key differences between CLT airport and Reagan National
The deadly collision at Reagan National has led to questions regarding staffing and air capacity. Are those concerns at Charlotte’s airport?
Helicopters flying along Potomac frequently pose dangers to passenger jets
Wednesday’s fatal collision and two other incidents dramatically illustrate the challenges pilots and air traffic controllers ...
DC mid-air collision: Vigil at Charlotte Douglas honors local flight crew
To our pilot brothers and sisters, our collective thoughts are with you all. Blue skies and tailwinds, blue streak 5342.” ...
DC plane crash updates: Officials recover all 67 people killed in devastating collision
Wind gusts and tidal conditions could slow recovery operations today after the midair collision of a passenger plane and ...
Two planes aborted landings at DCA due to helicopters in flight path in week before crash: report
Two planes aborted landings at Reagan National Airport in the past week due to military helicopters in their flight path, ...
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Two planes aborted landings at DCA due to helicopters in flight path in week before crash: report
Yet another plane arriving at DCA from Charlotte scrubbed its landing on ... controller dedicated to helicopters in the National Airport tower to manage the hazards, the report said, citing ...
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Report says staffing in control tower was ‘not normal’ at time of deadly midair collision
A report by the Federal Aviation Administration says staffing in the air traffic control tower was “not normal” at time of ...
Charlotte crew members on American Airlines jet identified in crash with Army helicopter
A flight attendant who was on board when an American Airlines jet collided with an Army helicopter near Washington, D.C., had ...
A passenger jet had to abort a landing at Reagan National Airport just 24 hours before fatal crash due to a helicopter
A passenger jet had to suddenly abort its landing at Reagan National Airport because of a helicopter in its flight path, just ...
Charlotte crew members remembered after deadly American Airlines jet crash with Army helicopter
A flight attendant who was on board when an American Airlines jet collided with an Army helicopter near Washington, D.C., had ...
Families visit DC crash site days after the deadliest US air disaster in a generation
Dozens of people walked along the banks of the Potomac River near Reagan National Airport, close to where an American Airlines jet and an Army Black Hawk helicopter collided Wednesday, killing all ...