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Report into Black Hawk helicopter and American Airlines crash reveals fatal mistakes before collision
The pilot of the U.S. Army Black Hawk helicopter that crashed into an American ... aircraft's movements over the Potomac was switched off at the time of the crash, Senator Ted Cruz, Republican of ...
Hotline between military and air traffic controllers in Washington hasn't worked for over 3 years
FILE - Salvage crews work on recovering wreckage near the site in the Potomac River of a mid-air collision between an American Airlines jet and a Black Hawk helicopter at Ronald Reagan Washington ...
Helicopters were banned near National Airport. They are disrupting flights anyway.
Airliners have had to abandon landings at National to keep away from helicopters, underscoring officials’ ongoing challenge to keep the busy airspace safe.
FAA considered banning Army helicopters after recent incidents at Reagan National
Air traffic controllers recently had to tell two commercial airplanes to abort their landing at Ronald Reagan National ...
Army halts some helicopter flights to Pentagon following 2 aborted landings at Reagan National Airport
The National Transportation Safety Board is now investigating the aborted landings of two commercial flights approaching ...
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Hotline between military and air traffic controllers in Washington hasn't worked for over 3 years
“The developments at DCA (Reagan airport) in its airspace are extremely concerning,” Cruz said. “This committee remains laser focused on monitoring a safe return to operations at DCA and ...