The agency has taken steps to reduce the risk of midair collisions after a military helicopter struck a commercial flight in ...

The U.S. Army will curtail VIP military helicopter flights around the Pentagon after safety concerns were raised following ...

The Federal Aviation Administration said on Thursday it is shrinking the area around Reagan Washington National Airport where ...

A hotline connecting air traffic controllers at Reagan National Airport and their counterparts at the Pentagon has been “inoperable” since March 2022, a Federal Aviation Administration ...

An Army official confirmed that on May 1, the Pentagon tower lost contact with the Black Hawk helicopter for about 20 seconds as it was coming to land. FAA air traffic controllers at the airport ...

The revelation comes months after the midair collision between a commercial jet and an Army helicopter killed 67 people, ...

A hotline that provided direct communication between the Pentagon and the air traffic control tower at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport has not functioned since March 2022, a Federal ...

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A U.S. Army helicopter lost contact with the Pentagon for 20 seconds on May 1, per a new report by the Associated Press published on Friday, May 23. The loss of contact resulted in two commercial jets ...

Pentagon Lost Contact With Army Helicopter on Flight That Caused Jets to Nix Landings at DC Airport WASHINGTON (AP) — Military air traffic controllers lost contact with an Army helicopter for ...

Ted Cruz (R-Texas), who chairs the committee, whether the hotline was inoperable, the FAA official said air traffic controllers at National Airport can communicate with the Pentagon using a landline.