Nearly two weeks after a collision between an American Airlines plane and a military helicopter, the tragic incident brought ...

The U.S. Army helicopter that collided with an passenger jet near Washington, D.C., had an advanced surveillance system turned off.

A key safety system was turned off on the US Army helicopter that collided with an American Airlines regional jet last week ...

Army Black Hawk helicopter that collided with an American Eagle flight over the Potomac River​ late last month was flying with a safety system turned off, Sen. Ted Cruz told reporters after a briefing ...

Air traffic controller audio TIME retrieved from LiveATC.net revealed what happened moments before the collision. The tower ...

Cruz noted the helicopter had a transponder so it would appear on radar but ADS-B is significantly more accurate. Last week, Senator Maria Cantwell, the top Democrat on the committee, questioned why ...

WASHINGTON – A key safety system was turned off in a US Army helicopter that collided with an American Airlines regional jet last week near Washington’s Ronald Reagan National Airport.

Senator Ted Cruz, the chairman of the committee with oversight of transportation, said there was no compelling reason for the ...

The Blackhawk had a transponder, so it would have appeared ... Maria Cantwell of Washington questioned last week why the FAA has allowed military flights with the ADS-B system turned off.