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Watchdog Probes FAA’s Oversight of Skies Near Reagan Airport
A US government watchdog has launched an audit of the Federal Aviation Administration’s oversight of the congested airspace around Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, after January’s deadly ...
Inspector General Probing FAA’s Handling of D.C. Airspace After Thousands of Close Calls
Nearly eight months after a deadly collision occurred near Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport in Washington, D.C., the ...
Inspector General to Review F.A.A.’s Handling of D.C. Airspace After Crash
The announcement comes a week after the National Transportation Safety Board grilled aviation officials about safety gaps in ...
Why In The World Does Reagan National Airport Have A Complicated Approach Path?
Washington Ronald Reagan National Airport is the older of the two major airports in the area, commencing operations in 1941 as Washington National Airport. Dulles opened later and was designated as ...
A disaster decades in the making
Among the revelations from the NTSB’s hearing into the January Washington air disaster: Nobody seemed shocked that the crash ...
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Hearing Reveals Concerns About D.C. Airspace Before Fatal Collision
A hearing looking at the collision of a passenger jet and a military helicopter unearthed a number of concerns about the ...
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DOT's Inspector General Launches Audit of FAA After D.C. Collision
The U.S. Transportation Department 's inspector general has launched an audit of the FAA 's oversight of Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (KDCA) in connection with a midair collision over ...
US agency to probe FAA oversight of Washington airspace after fatal collision
The crash, which occurred just southeast of the airport over the Potomac River, was the deadliest U.S. air disaster in more ...