An American Airlines plane and an Army helicopter collided Wednesday night near Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport.

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.

DALLAS — Investigators from the National Transportation Safety Board will likely be studying three main elements as they try to pinpoint the cause of the mid-air collision between American Airlines Flight 5342 and the U.S. Army helicopter on Wednesday night.

A retired commercial pilot, who now lives in Colorado Springs, believes commercial traffic should be moved from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport because of the complexity and danger it presen

A resolution introduced in the U.S. House last week would redesignate Dulles International Airport as Donald J. Trump International Airport.

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, prompting a large search-and-rescue operation in the nearby Potomac River.

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.

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.

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.

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.

The Transportation Security Administration on Wednesday announced it detected a record number of guns at airport security checkpoints last year in the Baltimore and Washington areas.

An airplane collided with a helicopter while trying to land at the Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport on Wednesday night, officials said.