An aviation safety bill seeking to address lessons learned from last year’s midair collision of a jet and an Army helicopter ...

A former Washington DC air traffic controller on duty the night of the fatal January 2025 mid-air collision involving an American Airlines plane and a US Army helicopter warned how there were “obvious ...

US lawmakers advance the ALERT Act to mandate collision prevention technology following the 2025 mid-air crash ...

By David Shepardson WASHINGTON, April 9 (Reuters) - The U.S. House of Representatives is set to vote next week on a sweeping ...

FILE PHOTO: A crane retrieves part of the wreckage from the Potomac River, in the aftermath of the collision of American Eagle flight 5342 and a Black Hawk helicopter that crashed into the river, by ...

One day before the 2025 mid-air collision over Washington, D.C. that killed 67 people, two separate passenger jets had to take sudden action to avoid colliding with Army helicopters.

Air traffic controllers will use radar, not just visual checks, to ensure that helicopters maintain a safe distance from arriving and departing airplanes in the wake of last year's fatal midair ...

The FAA will now require air traffic controllers to use radar to separate planes and helicopters near airports. This new rule replaces the previous reliance on pilots using visual separation, known as ...

In 2025, the number of fatal accidents in global air travel rose slightly year-over-year, according to a new report from the International Air Transport Association (IATA). IATA’s annual safety report ...