An airspace cluttered with passenger planes and military aircraft. A history of near-crashes. And a growing shortage of air traffic controllers available to manage it all. Some experts, politicians and airport managers have been warning for years of the risks posed by the crowded airspace and volume of flights at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA).
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David Freeman caught a flight to International Airport on Thursday from Reagan National Airport after a American Airlines jet collided with a military helicopter over the Potomac River on Wednesday night.
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American Airlines plane, Army helicopter collide outside Reagan National Airport near Washington DC
Watch and Listen: Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport air traffic controllers during crash
As the American Eagle Flight 5342, a CRJ jet, approached the helicopter, the tower controller asked the helicopter pilot if he had the CRJ in sight. The helicopter pilot cannot be heard responding to the question before the two aircraft collided.
Passenger jet collides with Army helicopter at Reagan Airport
A regional jet that had departed from Wichita, Kansas, crashed into a Black Hawk while on approach to Ronald Reagan National Airport.
The plan to add five incoming and five outgoing flights was included in the bipartisan FAA Reauthorization Act last year.
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An aircraft is down in the Potomac River near Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, authorities said after a suspected collision late Wednesday. It was not immediately clear if there are fatalities. Video circulating on X appeared to show a midair collision.
Lawmakers have expressed concerns about congestion in at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport amid a constricted space.
Rep. Ron Estes (R-Kan.) said Thursday that the deadly plane crash near Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport on Wednesday night will “be a tragedy that touches our community.” Estes represents
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An American Airlines plane, believed to be carrying 60 passengers and four crew members, has crashed with a Blackhawk military helicopter over the Potomac River in Washington DC
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Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said that the military has identified the three soldiers killed in the Black Hawk collision over the Potomac River.
A regional passenger jet collided with a U.S. Army helicopter late Wednesday at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, sparking a massive nighttime rescue operation in the icy Potomac River. The crash is being described as the most serious aviation disaster on U.
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'Nothing short of a nightmare': Jet, helicopter collide in deadly crash near Reagan NationalAn aircraft is down in the Potomac River near Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, authorities said after a suspected collision late Wednesday. It was not immediately clear if there are fatalities. Video circulating on X appeared to show a midair collision.
The plane collided with a helicopter just before it was scheduled to land. This is a developing story and will be updated.
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