Federal authorities are asking questions as to how the collision between an American Airlines flight and a military helicopter could have occurred.

They include requirements that flight crews be proficient in English, changes to air traffic control, and Federal Aviation Administration ... be afraid to declare an emergency.' " ...

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA ... a standard emergency procedure. The flight crew transmitted the emergency squawk code 7700, signaling an urgent need for air traffic control assistance.

Some major US airports had less than 60% of their staffing targets filled with fully certified controllers in recent years, ...

The deadly crash this week between an Army Black Hawk helicopter and a passenger jet that killed 67 has raised questions about the increasingly congested air traffic in the Washington region, as a ...

A former FAA official and Embry-Riddle professor is urging a thorough investigation into what caused the American Airlines ...

The Federal Aviation Administration launched a review of its air-traffic control operation, just weeks before the crash. The ...

The FAA is limiting helicopter flights around Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport following a deadly midair ...

American Eagle Flight 5342 was seconds away from landing at Reagan National when it collided with the Army helicopter on ...

An FAA report has stated that one air traffic control officer was doing the job of two people at Reagan National Airport when ...

The Federal Aviation Administration is restricting helicopter traffic over the Potomac River stretching from Memorial Bridge ...