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Prior to this week's fatal airplane crash in Washington, the US air traffic control (ATC) system was regarded as an ...

There's still a lot we don't know and initial speculation from the media and the president about the causes of Wednesday's ...

PHILADELPHIA - A small plane carrying at least two people crashed in the vicinity of a shopping mall in Philadelphia, ...

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US authorities restricted helicopter flights near Reagan Washington National Airport on Friday (Jan 31), after a midair collision between an American Airlines passenger jet and a military helicopter ...

U.S. authorities said on Thursday it was not yet clear why a regional jet crashed into a U.S. Army helicopter at a Washington ...

A collision between an American Airlines passenger jet and an Army helicopter near Washington, D.C., that killed 67 people brought renewed focus on the federal agency ...

After the deadly collision between a passenger plane and a U.S. Army helicopter in Washington, D.C., politicians and ...

The training plan was for a continuity of government mission in which U.S. leaders need an emergency evacuation to safety in the event of a major attack.

After the Washington, D.C., plane crash, Trump said he previously set "extraordinary" standards for air traffic control ...

Radio traffic shows the air traffic controller did confirm with the helicopter that it had the airplane in sight two different times.