A midair collision near D.C. has raised concerns over FAA staffing, prompting scrutiny of air traffic control and aviation safety oversight.
President Trump has appointed the former COO for a lobbying group to serve as the acting leader for the Federal Aviation Administration.
The collision involved a Bombardier CRJ700 regional jet operated by PSA Airlines and a military Black Hawk helicopter.
In his first news conference since the aircraft collision over the Potomac River, President Donald Trump on Thursday implied that diversity, equity and inclusion programs could be the cause, although an investigation has only just begun into the fatal disaster.
Latest news and live updates after an American Airline jet collided with a Black Hawk helicopter over the Potomac River.
The FAA released a statement Wednesday that said, “A PSA Airlines Bombardier CRJ700 regional jet collided in midair with a Sikorsky H-60 helicopter while on approach to Runway 33 at Reagan Washington National Airport around 9 p.
The FAA said the crash happened in some of the most tightly controlled and monitored airspace in the world, just over three miles south of the White House
A jet with 60 passengers and four crew members collided with an Army helicopter while approaching Ronald Reagan National Airport near Washington, D.C., sending the two aircraft plummeting into the Potomac River.
More than 60 people were killed when an American Airlines regional passenger jet collided with a U.S. Army Black Hawk helicopter on Wednesday and crashed into the frigid Potomac River near Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport.
Oklahoma lawmaker shocked by Washington, D.C., tragedy, could lead to FAA improvements
The staffing at the air control tower at Reagan National Airport was "not normal" when an American Airlines plane and Army helicopter collided on Wednesday night, a report shows.
A midair collision between two planes near Washington D.C. has sent shockwaves through the aviation community, prompting urgent discussions about safety and regulation changes.