Airlines
FAA to restrict helicopter traffic around D.C. airport after fatal airplane collision
The air traffic control at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport is pictured, in the aftermath of the collision of American Eagle flight 5342 and a Black Hawk helicopter that crashed into the Potomac River, with the Capitol dome in the background, as seen from Virginia, U.S., January 30, 2025. Evelyn Hockstein | Reuters The Federal […]
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Deadly American Airlines-helicopter collision highlights concerns with crowded U.S. airspace
Emergency response units search the crash site of the American Airlines plane on the Potomac River after the plane crashed on approach to Reagan National Airport on January 30, 2025 in Arlington, Virginia. Andrew Harnik | Getty Images Rescuers were still retrieving bodies out of the frigid Potomac River on Thursday morning, but the deadliest […]
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American Airlines CEO says it’s not clear why helicopter came into jetliner’s flight path
CEO of American Airlines Robert Isom addresses the media, after American Eagle flight 5342 collided with a Black Hawk helicopter while approaching Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport and crashed into Potomac River, in Washington on Jan. 30, 2025. Kevin Lamarque | Reuters American Airlines CEO Robert Isom said Thursday morning that the regional jet that […]
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American Airlines collision with Army helicopter is worst U.S. air disaster in years
A screen grab captured from a video shows a regional plane collided in midair with a military helicopter and crashed into the Potomac River in Washington, D.C. United States on Jan. 29, 2025. Kennedy Center Cam | Anadolu | Getty Images The midair collision of a military helicopter and an American Airlines regional jetliner on […]
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American Airlines regional jet collides midair with helicopter, FAA says
Travelers wearing protective masks walk through Ronald Reagan National Airport (DCA) in Arlington, Virginia, U.S., on Tuesday, May 25, 2021. Stefani Reynolds | Bloomberg | Getty Images An American Airlines regional jet collided with a helicopter near Reagan National Airport, the Federal Aviation Administration said. “Confirmed small aircraft down in Potomac River vicinity Reagan National […]
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UK finance minister backs expansion of London’s Heathrow Airport to boost struggling economy
British Airways Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner aircraft spotted flying on final approach over the roofs of the houses of Myrtle avenue for landing at London Heathrow Airport LHR in the UK. Nurphoto | Nurphoto | Getty Images U.K. Finance Minister Rachel Reeves on Wednesday unveiled plans to deliver a shot in the arm for the country’s […]
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Boeing is working with Elon Musk to deliver Air Force One replacements sooner
First Lady Melania Trump laughs as she watches US President Donald Trump cut with a saber into a cake representation of the new Air Force One design during the Commander-In-Chief inaugural ball at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center in Washington, DC, on Jan. 20, 2025. Patrick T. Fallon | AFP | Getty Images Boeing […]
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JetBlue shares tumble roughly 20% after disappointing outlook
A JetBlue Airways plane prepares to take off from the Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport on January 31, 2024 in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Joe Raedle | Getty Images JetBlue Airways shares tumbled Tuesday after the carrier’s financial outlook disappointed investors. The New York-based airline forecast its unit costs, excluding fuel, will rise as much as 7% […]
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Boeing earnings are out – Here are the numbers
Kelly Ortberg speaks at the 14th annual U.S. Chamber Of Commerce Foundation Aviation Summit in downtown Washington, D.C. Kris Tripplaar | SIPPL Sipa USA | AP Boeing reported fourth-quarter results before the market opening on Tuesday. Here’s what the company reported compared with what Wall Street analysts surveyed by LSEG were expecting: Loss per share: […]
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India and China agree to resume air travel after nearly five years
India and China have agreed to resume direct air services after nearly five years, India’s foreign ministry said Monday. Anadolu | Anadolu | Getty Images India and China have agreed to resume direct air services after nearly five years, India’s foreign ministry said on Monday, signaling a thaw in relations between the neighbors after a deadly 2020 military clash on their disputed Himalayan border. […]
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