After a military helicopter collided with a passenger plane near Reagan National Airport, here’s what to know about TCAS, a ...

Commercial planes have technology that helps prevent crashes — but it has limitations, which was highlighted by the accident ...

Wind gusts and tidal conditions could slow operations today as officials try to pull wreckage from the icy Potomac River.

CNBC's Megan Casella joins 'Closing Bell Overtime' with breaking news on tariffs. Salvage crews have recovered an engine and large pieces of fuselage after last week's collision.

A major development in the 1970s concerned the emergence of the Beacon Collision Avoidance System (BCAS), using Air Traffic Control Radar Beacon System (ATCRBS) transponders that began to be installed ...

All 67 victims of a midair collision between an American Airlines flight and an Army helicopter have been recovered, ...

Just offshore from the towering national monuments of Washington, a tall crane now hovers over the Potomac River. It casts a ...

Officials said on Saturday that they recovered 42 sets of remains amid the investigation into the Jan. 29 Potomac River ...

There have been a number of close calls around the country in recent years that concerned aviation experts and officials.

Officials are examining black boxes from both aircraft and say they appear to be in good condition and may provide details on ...

The U.S. air traffic control system has been stretched nearly to its breaking point. It's causing problems not just for the air traffic controllers that remain but the flying public at large.

Funded by the Federal Aviation Administration, the transponder-based system became mandatory for large ... “Traffic, traffic.” If the planes continue on a course toward a collision, TCAS ...