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American Pilots Warned About Violating D.C. Airspace

The union representing around 16,000 American Airlines pilots issued a reminder to its members last week to avoid overflying the restricted airspace over Washington. Secret Service agents visited one captain at his home after he breached the airspace. In a…

American Sees ‘Big Impact’ at Washington Hub

American Airlines CEO Robert Isom said that January’s mid-air collision between its PSA subsidiary and a U.S. Army Black Hawk helicopter had a “big impact” on its operations at the Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport in Washington. Speaking during the…

FAA Will Block Helicopters From Flying Near DCA

The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) gave an urgent recommendation Tuesday for the Federal Aviation Administration to limit helicopter operations near the Ronald Reagan National Airport in Washington, D.C. The decision comes after January’s midair collision between a PSA Airlines…

Spirit Sues DOT Over Reagan National Slot Allocation

Spirit has filed a lawsuit against the U.S. Department of Transportation over its recent allocation of slot exemptions at Washington’s Ronald Reagan National Airport. The suit challenges the DOT’s decision to award two “limited incumbent” slot pairs to Alaska instead…

All Reagan National Runways Reopen After Crash

Runways 15/33 and 4/22 at Reagan National Airport in Washington have reopened nearly two weeks after January’s deadly midair collision, an FAA spokesperson said in a statement to AirlineGeeks. A spokesperson from the Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority – which operates…