Between the volume of air traffic and the variety of aircraft, the airspace in the Washington area remains among the most complicated and restricted in the country.

A plane had gone into the Potomac shortly after taking off from Washington National Airport, as it was known then. The Air Florida Boeing 737-200 ... Shribman wrote. The river swallowed up everything.

The risk of runway incursions demands immediate attention and systematic intervention. The FAA's own assessment is ...

Richard Anderson said politicians exacerbated the flying challenges at the small airport by adding flights to their home ...

While authorities focus on the cause of the US's deadliest aviation disaster since 2001, families are mourning their loved ...

The spate of recent aviation disasters and close calls have people worried about the safety of flying.

Salvage crews have recovered the last large pieces of aircraft wreckage from the Potomac River on Thursday and are focusing ...

Crews spent the weekend positioning cranes and other key equipment following last week's deadly plane crash near Washington, ...

Even as crews continued to comb the Potomac River for victims' remains, the Army Corp of Engineers began recovering the ...

Salvage crews are shifting their focus to clearing smaller debris from the Potomac River following last week’s midair ...