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.

An airspace cluttered with passenger planes and military aircraft. A history of near-crashes. And a growing shortage of air traffic controllers available to manage it all. Some experts, politicians and airport managers have been warning for years of the risks posed by the crowded airspace and volume of flights at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA).

Washington is a frequent destination for Knoxville airport travelers, and American Airlines is its busiest airline.

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

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.

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.

Freshman Rep. Addison McDowell (R-N.C.) introduced legislation this week to rename the Dulles International Airport (IAD) near Washington after President Trump. McDowell, who represents

Nearly 70,000 Ambien pills hidden inside yarn were seized at Washington Dulles International Airport. According to authorities, U.S. Customs and Border Protection agents intercepted the pills on January 16 during a routine inspection of a yarn shipment from India. The initial detection occurred in December.

Baltimore took the lead in the number of guns found, with 47 handguns caught at Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport (BWI), 41 at Roland Reagan Washington National Airport; and 29 at Washington Dulles International Airport. Each airport set a record for most firearms detected in a single year.

The Potomac plane crash has had a cascading effect that will send ripples through the airline industry for days, if not longer. Here is everything to know.

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

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.