Aviation experts have warned for years about near collisions at airports around the US, citing air traffic control shortages and airspace congestion.

An Army Black Hawk helicopter collided with a regional jet near Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport on Wednesday evening, U.S. officials confirmed to ABC News.

An aviation expert is calling for taking "a bulldozer to the front of the FAA" after the fatal collision between an American Airlines flight and an Army helicopter over Washington, D.C., on Wednesday.

While landing at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport in Washington, D.C., on Wednesday shortly before 9 p.m., American Airlines Flight 5342 collided with an Army Black Hawk helicopter and crashed into the icy Potomac River.

Donald Trump gave a briefing on the Jan. 29 helicopter-airplane crash on Jan. 29, in which a U.S. Army Black Hawk Helicopter collided midair with American Airlines Flight 5342 as it approached Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport.

On Jan. 29, a CRJ700 regional plane collided with an Army Black Hawk Helicopter over Washington, D.C. There are not believed to be any survivors

After American Airlines’ American Eagle Flight 5342 had a mid-air collision with a helicopter and subsequently crashed into the Potomac River, the D.C. fire chief shared a statement.

Donald Trump played the blame game at his first news conference since an American Airlines jet collided with a U.S. Army helicopter Wednesday and crashed into the Potomac River. Among those in the president’s crosshairs was Barack Obama,

Trump offered no evidence that diversity hiring practices contributed to the fatal plane and helicopter collision.

GREENSBORO, N.C. — The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has released a statement following the deadly American Airlines plane crash that happened near Washington, D.C. Wednesday night. The FAA has standard routes into and out of airports that keep ...