On this day in aviation history, February 20, 1939, the Douglas DC-5 made its first flight. Less remembered than its cousins, the DC-5 was poised to make advancing strides in the field of civil ...

Families of victims killed in a deadly midair collision over Washington, D.C. in January are urging U.S. Army Secretary ...

A commercial passenger plane bound for Reagan National Airport collided with a US Army Black Hawk helicopter over the Potomac River just outside of Washington, DC, on Wednesday. There were 64 ...

High-altitude WB-57 and UAVSAR technology deployed to accelerate emergency response after July Fourth disaster.

An aviation expert told Nexstar's WDCW that the altitude of both the passenger plane and Army helicopter may have played a principal role in the aircraft collision near Reagan National Airport (DCA).

DC Plane Crash Nearly 1/4 of near-midair collisions involve military aircraft, CBS report finds CBS analyzed more than 8,000 near misses reported to the FAA over a 34-year period.

National Transportation Safety Board investigators have determined the CRJ700 airplane was at 325 feet, plus or minus 25 feet, at the time of impact.

WASHINGTON D.C., DC — Authorities believe there are no survivors after a mid-air collision involving an Army Black Hawk helicopter and an American Airlines regional jet over the Potomac River in ...

The wife of a Connecticut man who died in last month’s collision between a passenger jet and a military helicopter near Washington, D.C.’s Ronald Reagan National Airport has filed what are believed to ...

DC Police said it started receiving calls around 8:53 p.m. ET about “an aircraft crash above the Potomac River.” Investigation ongoing ...

The family of a man who died in a collision between a passenger jet and a military helicopter near Washington, D.C.’s Ronald Reagan National Airport has filed a legal claim.