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The air traffic control tower at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport is seen at sunset, Saturday, Feb. 1, 2025, in Arlington, Va.. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana, file)

Private pilots’ revolt stalls post-crash air safety bill; debate heats up over equipment rule

By Susan Ferrechio - The Washington Times

Greg Biffle holds his daughter, Emma, before the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series auto race at Atlanta Motor Speedway, Sunday, Sept. 2, 2012, in Hampton, Ga. (AP Photo/Rainier Ehrhardt)

NASCAR’s Greg Biffle killed in plane crash. Here are some other athletes who died in the air

By Jimmy Golen - Associated Press

In this photo provided by the Maryland National Guard, the cargo ship Dali is stuck under part of the structure of the Francis Scott Key Bridge after the ship hit the bridge March 26, 2024, in Baltimore. (Maryland National Guard via AP) **FILE**

Two blackouts set cargo ship on path to destroy Key Bridge in Baltimore, NTSB says

By Matt Delaney - The Washington Times

A plume of smoke rises from the site of a UPS cargo plane crash at Louisville Muhammad Ali International Airport on Tuesday, Nov. 4, 2025, in Louisville, Ky. (AP Photo/Jon Cherry)

Vigil held in Kentucky to share sorrow over UPS plane crash that killed at least 13

By Bruce Schreiner and Dylan Lovan - Associated Press

A United Airlines emergency landing likely caused by collision with a weather balloon

By Josh Funk - Associated Press

NTSB describes the turbulence that threw passengers around the cabin on a Delta flight

By Josh Funk - Associated Press

National Transportation Safety Board Chairwoman Jennifer Homendy, on monitor left, swears-in the witnesses from left: Dan Cooper, Sikorsky Aircraft, Lance Gant, Federal Aviation Administration, U.S. Army CW4 Kylene Lewis, Steve Braddom, U.S. Army, and Scott Rosengren, U.S. Army, during the NTSB fact-finding hearing on the DCA midair collision accident, at the National Transportation and Safety Board boardroom, Wednesday, July 30, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Rod Lamkey, Jr.)

Night vision goggles may have hampered helicopter pilots before crash with jet, experts tell NTSB

By Josh Funk - Associated Press

National Transportation Safety Board Chairwoman Jennifer Homendy presides over the NTSB fact-finding hearing on the DCA midair collision accident, at the National Transportation and Safety Board boardroom, Wednesday, July 30, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Rod Lamkey, Jr.)

Worries over military chopper routes, FAA staffing levels emerge as factors in midair crash inquiry

By Josh Funk - Associated Press

National Transportation Safety Board Chairwoman Jennifer Homendy presides over the NTSB fact-finding hearing on the DCA midair collision accident, at the National Transportation and Safety Board boardroom, Wednesday, July 30, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Rod Lamkey, Jr.)

Day 2 of federal investigation into fatal midair crash of Army chopper, commercial plane opens

By Josh Funk - Associated Press

Gwen Duggins, second from right, whose daughter Kiah Duggins perished on American Airlines flight 5342 in a collision with a U.S. military helicopter, wipes the tears from her eyes while listening to the audio of the flight radio transmissions during the NTSB fact-finding hearing on the DCA midair collision accident, at the National Transportation and Safety Board boardroom, Wednesday, July 30, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Rod Lamkey, Jr.)

NTSB finds Army chopper in fatal midair crash with plane was above altitude limit

By Josh Funk - Associated Press

FILE - Salvage crews work on recovering wreckage near the site in the Potomac River of a mid-air collision between an American Airlines jet and a Black Hawk helicopter at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, Thursday, Feb. 6, 2025, in Arlington, Va. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana, File)

NTSB opens hearings on deadly Washington collision between a helicopter and passenger plane

By Josh Funk - Associated Press

National Transportation Safety Board chairman Jennifer Homendy speaks during a meeting about Alaska Airlines Flight 1282, Tuesday, June 24, 2025. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)

NTSB chair says systemic failures led to door plug flying off Boeing 737 Max plane midflight

By Josh Funk - Associated Press

The seal of the National Transportation Safety Board is seen before a news conference at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, Jan. 31, 2025, in Arlington, Va. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana) **FILE**

Fatal North Carolina plane crash caused by pilot’s attempts to avoid turtle on runway, NTSB finds

By Brad Matthews - The Washington Times

FILE - A worker wearing a mask walks past a Boeing 737 Max 9 as it is prepared for a flight from Renton Municipal Airport, Nov. 18, 2020, in Renton, Wash. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren, File)

NTSB urges quick fix on Boeing plane engines to prevent smoke from filling cabin after a bird strike

By Josh Funk - Associated Press

FILE - National Transportation Safety Board Chair Jennifer Homendy, center, pauses while speaking accompanied by NTSB Investigator in Charge, Marcel Muise, left, and NTSB board member Alvin Brown, during a news conference, March 27, 2024, in Linthicum Heights, Md. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)

NTSB vice chair Alvin Brown abruptly fired by Trump administration

By Hallie Golden - Associated Press

Debris covers the ground after a gas explosion in Lexington, Mo., on Wednesday, April 9, 2025. (KCTV via AP)

Federal investigators say a utility wasn’t marked before a deadly natural gas explosion in Missouri

Associated Press

FILE - This screen grab from video provided by WPVI-TV/6ABC shows the collapsed section of I-95 as crews continue to work on the scene in Philadelphia, Monday, June 12, 2023. (WPVI-TV/6ABC via AP, File)

Interstate 95 crash in Philadelphia resulted from driver’s failure to slow down, investigators find

Associated Press

Search efforts are seen around a wreckage site of a deadly midair collision between an American Airlines jet and an Army helicopter, in the Potomac River near Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, Friday, Jan. 31, 2025, in Arlington, Va., as an American Airlines jet lifts off from the airport. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon) ** FILE **

Senate panel grills FAA chief over years of near misses at Reagan Airport leading up to deadly crash

By Matt Delaney - The Washington Times

Salvage crews work on recovering wreckage near the site in the Potomac River of a mid-air collision between an American Airlines jet and a Black Hawk helicopter at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, Thursday, Feb. 6, 2025, in Arlington, Va. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)

What is known about the deadly air crash between a passenger jet and a U.S. Army helicopter

By Josh Funk - Associated Press

Parts of a plane are lifted from the water near the wreckage site in the Potomac River of a mid-air collision between an American Airlines jet and a Black Hawk helicopter, at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, Tuesday, Feb. 4, 2025, in Arlington, Va., as an American Airlines aircraft is seen landing on the runway, foreground. (AP Photo/Ben Curtis)

House Democrats demand Pentagon, FAA contain air traffic around Reagan National

By Alex Miller - The Washington Times