President Trump has appointed the former COO for a lobbying group to serve as the acting leader for the Federal Aviation Administration.
Oklahoma lawmaker shocked by Washington, D.C., tragedy, could lead to FAA improvements
The fatal D.C. plane crash has renewed focus on the recent history of crashes and near misses in U.S. airspace.
The fatal midair collision between an American Airlines passenger jet and a U.S. Army helicopter followed a string of near misses at airports over the last several years.
The FAA said the crash happened in some of the most tightly controlled and monitored airspace in the world, just over three miles south of the White House
Latest news and live updates after an American Airline jet collided with a Black Hawk helicopter over the Potomac River.
More than 60 people were killed when an American Airlines regional passenger jet collided with a U.S. Army Black Hawk helicopter on Wednesday and crashed into the frigid Potomac River near Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport.
The plane crash at DCA raised questions about recent leadership changes within the federal agencies charged with regulating air travel.
Authorities believe there are no survivors in the accident, which happened as a regional passenger jet was attempting to land Wednesday night at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport.
Authorities in Washington, D.C., believe that there are no survivors of the American Airlines flight 5342 collision with a helicopter.
The staffing at the air control tower at Reagan National Airport was "not normal" when an American Airlines plane and Army helicopter collided on Wednesday night, a report shows.