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Army Black Hawk helicopter causes 2 terrifying near-misses with airliners at Reagan airport after taking the ‘scenic route’
The Jan. 29 collision over the Potomac River in Washington, DC — which preliminary reports have blamed on the military Black ...
NTSB probing aborted landings at Reagan National Airport prompted by nearby Army helicopter
The National Transportation Safety Board is now investigating the aborted landings of two commercial flights approaching ...
Family of pilot killed in DC midair crash calls for air safety reforms, thanks Trump admin for swift action
The family of pilot Sam Lilley, killed in the Washington, D.C., midair crash, is fighting for increased aviation safety after ...
Army suspends helicopter flights to Pentagon after airliners abort landings
A Virginia-based helicopter unit will pause flights pending the outcome of an internal inquiry, an Army spokeswoman said.
FAA Confirms Government Failure At Pentagon In Wake Of Deadly DC Plane Crash
A key hotline between Reagan National Airport (DCA) and the Pentagon has been down since March 2022, a Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) official confirmed Wednesday. In testimony before the ...
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Army Black Hawk helicopter forces two jetliners to abort landings at DCA
Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy says he will ask Defense Department officials why an Army Black Hawk helicopter violated ...
Police helicopter forces 3 flights to do 'go-arounds' at Reagan National
"The FAA does not allow helicopters and airplanes to simultaneously operate in the airspace around Reagan Washington National ...
‘Take a n Uber’: Pentagon helicopter ‘scenic’ flight force s aborted landings at crash airport
Two commercial flights were impeded by an army helicopter, just months after 67 people were killed in an eerily similar ...