The federal government admitted liability for the deadly plane collision in Washington, D.C., earlier this year, conceding military personnel and government air traffic controllers contributed to the disaster.

The head of the Federal Aviation Administration said Tuesday he won't allow operations in the airspace over the nation's capital to revert back to the way they were before January's deadly aircraft collision near Reagan National Airport.

The midair collision happened when the American Airlines regional flight, American Eagle flight 5342, was approaching Reagan Washington National Airport on Jan. 29.

The United States admitted fault for a January midair collision that killed 67 people in a Wednesday filing that said it breached its “duty of care” for passengers. An American Airlines flight and Army helicopter collided near Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport earlier this year.

The FAA’s flight cut order during the shutdown required airlines to reduce capacity at the 40 airports by as much as 10%, exacerbating U.S. flight disruptions and hitting carriers’ finances after a bruising year.

Sens. Cruz and Cantwell want Congress to delete a provision in the NDAA that they say would undermine safety at Reagan National airport.

(Reuters) -The U. S. ‌Federal Aviation Administration said ‌on Wednesday that departures to Ronald Reagan Washington National ⁠Airport were ‌grounded due to security. The ground ‍stop was expected to last about an hour, ending ‌at 4 pm ...

All flights into and out of Ronald Reagan National Airport, one of the nation's busiest airports, were halted for a time Tuesday due to a reported bomb threat, federal authorities announced. The threat was directed toward a United Airlines flight traveling ...