A tragic loss for the family and friends who knew the victims killed in the midair collision of an American Airlines jet and an Army helicopter near Washington, DC.

The airspace around Washington, D.C., is congested and complex — a combination aviation experts have long worried could lead ...

In the last few years, commercial and private aircraft have been equipped with transponders that transmit both location and ...

The service is often responsible for ferrying lawmakers and other V.I.P.’s across the area, and near Reagan National Airport.

Military spokesman Ron McLendon II said the Army is joining an investigation into the crash headed by the National ...

The Traffic Alert and Collision Avoidance System is meant to act as the last defence against mid-air collisions but has its ...

The plane, which took off from Wichita, Kan., with 64 people on board, was landing at Reagan National – traveling north ...

This data point is one of several key mysteries investigators are exploring as they seek to explain what caused the nation's worst air disaster in more than a decade, aviation experts said.