Concerns that a deadly collision could occur at Reagan National Airport had long been building. But attempts to draw attention to potentially dangerous conditions sometimes went unheeded.

From the perspective of the helicopter cockpit, the lights of the incoming American Airlines jet could have also been ...

PAT25 was flying at an altitude of 800 feet, while RPA5752, which had just departed Ronald Reagan National Airport, was already above 7,000 feet and still rising. Federal Aviation Administration ...

As one put it, “Sure, SAA will get lift-off, but can it still fly?” An obvious problem is funding. Airlines burn money — about a third of a well-run operation’s costs are fuel — and when the fleet ...