Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Air traffic controller 'left work early' before deadly crash as helicopter's flight height comes into question A supervisor ...

Due to their hover and vertical takeoff and landing (VTOL) capabilities, helicopters possess distinct advantages over fixed-wing aircraft. Able to operate in tight spaces, isolated areas, and places, ...

The responsibility of handling air traffic control for helicopters and incoming planes at Reagan National Airport were combined on Wednesday night ahead of a deadly collision, a report said. Sometime ...

An air traffic controller managing helicopter and airplane traffic on the night of the Potomac River mid-air collision in January should have informed the crew of the passenger jet an Army helicopter ...

The FAA said the helicopter "crossed in front of United's flight path" at John Wayne Airport in Santa Ana A United Airlines spokesperson said the aircraft was carrying 162 passengers and six crew ...

Military helicopter flights forced at least two planes to abort landings at Reagan National Airport in the week before a deadly collision presumably killed 67 people on Wednesday, according to a ...

Senator Ted Cruz, chairman of the Senate Commerce Committee, is introducing a new bill that would "close the regulatory loophole" that allows military aircraft to turn off key flight tracking ...

WASHINGTON, Jan 31 (Reuters) - U.S. authorities restricted helicopter flights near Reagan Washington National Airport on Friday, after a midair collision between an American Airlines (AAL.O), opens ...