Last year, senators from Virginia and Maryland sounded the alarm over congestion in the skis above Washington.

US airlines had gone 16 years without a fatal crash until Wednesday night. But as impressive as that safety record had been, there have been warning signs in recent years of a significant risk of a ...

The crash of an American Airlines passenger jet and a US Army Black Hawk helicopter near Reagan Washington National Airport ...

Russian ice-skating coaches and former world champions Yevgenia Shishkova and Vadim Naumov were on board the plane that ...

The deadly mid-air crash in Washington, D.C., Wednesday night is likely the result of unique air traffic patterns in the area ...

Flights were canceled overnight after a deadly mid-air crash between an American Airlines passenger jet and a military helicopter. Several airlines fly between Orlando International Airport and Reagan ...

The close calls coincide with a shortage of air traffic controllers that has delayed flights and raised safety concerns ...

Airline executives have pushed the government to modernize air traffic control and alleviate congestion in some of the busiest air corridors in the U.S.

There have been a number of close calls around the country in recent years that concerned aviation experts and officials.

THE CEO of American Airlines has blamed a military helicopter for the devastating midair collision that killed 64 people in ...

The crash of an American Airlines passenger jet and a U.S. Army Black Hawk helicopter near Reagan Washington National Airport on Wednesday highlighted issues around the congested airspace shared by ...

The skies around Washington are often crowded with commercial flights, military planes, helicopters and other aircraft.