On January 29, 2025, a midair collision between an American Airlines regional jet and a military Black Hawk helicopter near Reagan Washington National Airport led to the suspension of all flights. Emergency personnel quickly responded to the scene as rescuers scoured the Potomac River for survivors.
An American Airlines plane and an Army helicopter collided Wednesday night near Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport.
A shipment of yarn from India concealed nearly 70,000 Ambien pills, worth an estimated $33,000, ​that were seized at Dulles Airport.
Jack Potter, the president and CEO of the Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority, said Reagan National Airport will remain closed until at least 11 a.m. after the crash involving a plane and military helicopter.
A resolution introduced in the U.S. House last week would redesignate Dulles International Airport as Donald J. Trump International Airport.
Rep. Addison McDowell, a North Carolina Republican introduced, H.R. 691 on Thursday. The bill, "to designate Washington Dulles International Airport in Virginia as 'Donald J. Trump International Airport,'" was referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
Within moments of the collision, air-traffic controllers were redirecting aircraft in the area to nearby airports, including Dulles International, Baltimore-Washington International and Joint Base Andrews.
If we had a nickel for every time House Republicans have made it a legislative priority to rename Dulles Airport after President Trump in the past year, we would officially be one dime closer to affording a carton of eggs.
ARLINGTON, Va. (AP) — A jet with 60 passengers and four crew members collided with an Army helicopter Wednesday while approaching the Ronald Reagan National Airport near Washington. The aircraft plummeted into the Potomac River. Everyone onboard was feared dead, officials said Thursday.
An American Airlines jet with 60 passengers and four crew members aboard collided Wednesday with an Army helicopter while landing at Ronald Reagan National Airport near Washington, D
Rep. Addison McDowell, a freshman Republican representing part of central North Carolina, has introduced a bill that calls for renaming Dulles International Airport after President Donald Trump.
An airplane collided with a helicopter while trying to land at the Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport on Wednesday night, officials said.