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FAA Unveils Permanent Changes After Deadly DC Midair Collision
The FAA has made permanent changes following the January 29 midair collision at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport that left 67 dead.

The FAA has made permanent changes following the January 29 midair collision at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport that left 67 dead.

The lawsuit was filed Wednesday on behalf of the widow and children of Casey Crafton of Connecticut, who was killed in the Jan. 29 crash.
Thursday marks the second day of testimony before federal investigators on January's fatal midair collision at Reagan National Airport.
The FAA recently learned a hotline to coordinate air traffic between Reagan Airport and the Pentagon didn't work for three years.
An investigative report on the Jan. 29 crash at Reagan Airport that killed 67 people revealed a series of failures before the collision.
The close call happened just south of the airport, near where a plane and Army helicopter collided in January, killing 67 people.
The close call happened just south of the airport, near where a passenger plane and Army helicopter collided in January, killing 67 people.
The move comes just days after the NTSB recommended a ban on some helicopter flights following the midair collision that killed 67 people.
A new NTSB report includes two urgent proposals the FAA needs to make in order to avoid midair collisions at Reagan National Airport.
Figure skaters and coaches honored the victims of the DC plane crash, including the figure skating families from Northern VA, at a benefit.
The claims were filed Tuesday on behalf of the widow and children of Casey Crafton of Connecticut, who was killed in the Jan. 29 crash.
Officials are still determining what caused an Army helicopter to collide with a plane. The DC crash near Reagan Airport killed 67 people.
Officials previously closed runways and decreased the arrivals rate at Reagan Airport after the Jan. 29 crash that killed 67 people.
The NTSB said scanning and diving for additional debris continued while all major parts of the plane and helicopter were relocated.
President Donald Trump said during an event that “a lot of mistakes happened” on Jan. 29 when a plane and helicopter collided in D.C.
Twenty-eight members of the figure skating community were among the 67 people killed when a plane and helicopter crashed at Reagan Airport.
Army Staff Sgt. Ryan O’Hara was among 67 people killed when an American Airlines flight collided with a Black Hawk helicopter last week.
Following the tragic loss of 67 passengers, including six from The Skating Club of Boston, U.S. Figure Skating will hold a live tribute.
The bodies of all 67 people killed when an American Airlines plane and an Army helicopter collided at Reagan Airport have been recovered.
A candlelight vigil honoring the 67 victims of the plane collision with a military helicopter will be held at an Alexandria park.
There are several ongoing fundraisers for families of the victims of the D.C. plane collision, and many states and cities have held vigils.
Two MD men have been charged after authorities said they gave confidential video of the plane-helicopter crash at Reagan National to CNN.
A girl with a passion for figure skating and her mother, originally from Ukraine, were among victims of the deadly plane collision.
Data recorders show a last-second change in the pitch of the plane that collided with an Army helicopter at Reagan Airport, officials said.
A former Navy football player died in the DC plane crash, reports said. The Naval Academy grad served 22 years in the Marines and was a dad.
A GoFundMe site has been established to help Ashburn Ice House and Medstar Capitals Iceplex families affected by the Flight 5342 crash.
Two of the 3 crew members killed when their Army helicopter collided with a passenger jet at Reagan National Airport have been identified.
Several GoFundMe and MealTrain pages have been set up to help the MD families who lost loved ones in the plane crash Wednesday.
Residents are paying tribute to victims of the DC plane crash; some figure skaters who died had frequented the Ashburn Ice House.
Fairfax County figure skaters with promising futures were on the DC flight that crashed, according to confirmations from loved ones.
Loudoun County residents involved in the figure skating community were on the plane that crashed at Reagan Airport, family reports said.
Salvage equipment is en route to find the 23 bodies unaccounted for from the collision of a jet and Army helicopter at DC's Reagan Airport.
A family of four with a Pennsylvania tie died in Wednesday's airplane-helicopter collision.
A father of three who lived in Connecticut was onboard the jet that collided with the Army helicopter near Reagan National Airport.
A FL man was one of the American Airlines pilots killed in a crash between a passenger flight and a military helicopter at a DC airport.
A pilot and crew chief from Georgia were among dozens killed after an American Airlines flight crashed with an Army helicopter near D.C.
A report by the Federal Aviation Administration says staffing in the air traffic control tower was "not normal" at the time of the crash.
While an investigation will pinpoint the crash cause, there were near-collisions at Reagan airport and concerns about busy airport traffic.
The Philadelphia Skating Club and Humane Society in Ardmore said some of those killed in the crash were members of the club.
Officials said Thursday that four of the 60 passengers killed when Flight 5342 crashed near DC were from a Prince George's Co. labor union.