Cruz has a key role in congressional oversight of the Wednesday night accident as chairman of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation, which has jurisdiction over aviation safety.

Staffing levels at the air traffic control tower at Ronald Reagan National Airport were 'not normal for the time of day and volume of traffic,' according to a preliminary report

Leaders across the D.C., Maryland, and Virginia region, as well as federal lawmakers, are reacting to the tragic American Airlines plane crash near DCA.

On Wednesday evening, a tragic midair collision occurred between a passenger jet and a US Army helicopter as the aircrafts were approaching Ronald Reagan National Airport near Washington, DC. The crash sparked an urgent and large-scale search-and-rescue operation in the nearby Potomac River,

First responders are searching the Potomac River after an aircraft collided with a military helicopter mid-air Wednesday night near Washington D.C. According to the FAA, a PSA Airlines jet collided in the air with a military helicopter while headed towards Runway 33 at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport.

WASHINGTON — A passenger jet collided Wednesday with an Army helicopter while landing at Ronald Reagan National Airport near Washington, prompting a large search-and-rescue operation in the nearby Potomac River.

The Federal Aviation Authority has confirmed US Army Blackhawk helicopter and an American Airlines passenger plane were involved in a mid-air collision.

Lawmakers have an interest in boosting direct flights to their states because Reagan is closer to downtown than Dulles.

An aircraft is down in the Potomac River near Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, authorities said after a suspected collision late Wednesday. It was not immediately clear if there are fatalities. Video circulating on X appeared to show a midair collision.

Three US Army soldiers were onboard a BlackHawk helicopter that collided with an American Airlines regional jet near Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, a US official said on Wednesday.

At least 18 people were killed when a passenger jet and a US Army Black Hawk helicopter collided midair over Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport on Wednesday night, according to Fox