An American Airlines regional jet went down in the Potomac River near Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport.

In the last few years, commercial and private aircraft have been equipped with transponders that transmit both location and altitude. This information is transmitted to everyone, including on ...

The fatal crash took place just before 9 p.m. Wednesday when American Airlines Flight 5342 attempted to land and collided in midair with a Black Hawk trying to land at the Ronald Reagan Washington ...

The flight data recorders involved in the crash haven't been recovered yet, the National Transportation Safety Board said. The NTSB is overseeing the investigation of the crash. “They are underwater,” ...

In a live televised address, the President said the federal aviation administration was 'actively recruiting workers who ...

Staffing levels at the air traffic control tower at Ronald Reagan National Airport were "not normal for the time of day and ...

Washington DC plane crash LIVE updates: As of 2:50 am ET, at least 19 bodies were recovered, a law enforcement source told ...

A midair collision between an Army helicopter and an American Airlines flight from Kansas killed all 67 people aboard the two ...