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Near-Misses at Washington Airport Worried Pilots

CNN on MSN · 5h

Pilots had reported near-misses with helicopters at Reagan National Airport in the years before the deadly crash

In the three years before the deadly collision between an Army helicopter and an American Airlines flight near Reagan National Airport, at least two other pilots reported near-misses with helicopters while landing at the airport,

USA TODAY on MSN · 9h

Why the airspace near Reagan Washington National Airport has long been a concern

An airspace cluttered with passenger planes and military aircraft. A history of near-crashes. And a growing shortage of air traffic controllers available to manage it all. Some experts, politicians and airport managers have been warning for years of the risks posed by the crowded airspace and volume of flights at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA).

Reuters on MSN · 6h

Near-misses at Washington airport worried pilots well before fatal crash

U.S. commercial pilot Rick Redfern was preparing to land at Reagan Washington National Airport about a decade ago when he spotted a bright red Coast Guard helicopter hovering about 50 feet (15 m) above the Potomac River.

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Regional Jet’s Approach to Reagan Airport Not Unusual

American Airlines Chief Executive Robert Isom said Flight 5342 was “on an otherwise normal approach” to Ronald Reagan ...

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Deadly plane, helicopter collision renews concerns over airport ‘squeezed’ to its limits

Following the deadly midair collision on Wednesday, our investigators found that dozens of close calls have been reported at ...

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Reagan National Airport crash: Military Black Hawk helicopter collides midair with American Airlines jet

An Army Black Hawk helicopter collided midair with an American Airlines flight from Wichita, Kansas, at Reagan National ...

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