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Parking restrictions at DCA to start due to new parking garage construction
The economy lot at Reagan National Airport is getting an upgrade: a new, three-story parking garage. “Parking should be better,” traveler Pearl Butt said. News4 spoke to travelers who say the upgrade is long overdue. “It’s difficult,” a traveler named Mike said. “There’s no indication of where a free space may be, so you find yourself going up and...
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DCA parking restrictions due to construction of new parking garage
Ronald Reagan National Airport is restricting some parking spaces starting Monday due to the construction of a new parking garage, News4’s Jessica Albert speaks to a Metropolitan Washington Airport Authority about reserving parking ahead of time.
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Calls grow to restrict airspace at Reagan National Airport
As the investigation into the Potomac River catastrophe continues, there are growing calls to restrict the number of aircraft flying through that space — specifically helicopter traffic. Those who spend any amount of time around Reagan National Airport — flying in or out or just being around the airport — know the amount of air traffic with planes and helicopters…
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Calls to restrict airspace at Reagan National grow
There are growing calls to restrict the number of aircraft flying through Reagan National Airport’s airspace, specifically helicopter traffic. Transportation Reporter Adam Tuss explains.
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Crews continue to remove wreckage 1 week after fatal midair collision
It has been one week since the fatal collision between the American Airlines jet and the Army helicopter. All 67 victims have been recovered from the Potomac River. Crews continue to remove wreckage from the River on Wednesday. News4’s Joseph Olmo reports.
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A timeline of the air disaster in Washington, the deadliest in the US since 2001
A week after a helicopter and airplane collision in Washington killed 67 people, investigators are still at work as salvage crews pull out chunks of aircraft. The next morning President Donald Trump said all on board were killed as recovery efforts were underway. The identities of the victims began to trickle out online. Investigators found the black boxes of the...
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Crews recover more wreckage from Potomac River
Crews made progress removing the wreckage from last week’s midair crash, including the tail of the American Airlines jet, from the Potomac River. Transportation Reporter has the latest from the salvage operation.
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All 67 victims from Potomac crash recovered as more wreckage removed from river
Crews are expected to remove the cockpit from the American Airlines jet from the Potomac River as they continue recovery efforts from last week’s fatal mid-air collision that killed 67 people.
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Crews to attempt to remove plane's cockpit from Potomac River
As recovery efforts continue, Unified Command crews will try to lift the cockpit of the American Airlines regional jet out from the Potomac River on Tuesday. News4’s Joseph Olmo reports.
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Salvage crews lift engine, fuselage from Potomac River
More remains were found in the Potomac River Monday but have not been identified yet after the crash of an American Airlines regional jet and an Army helicopter. News4’s Adam Tuss reports.
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Salvage crews remove large portion of jet from river after deadly DC crash
Salvage crews have removed a large portion of a commercial jet from the Potomac River near Washington’s Reagan National Airport after a midair collision last week that killed 67 people. Authorities have said the operation to remove the plane will take several days and they will then work to remove the military helicopter involved in the crash.
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Crews lifting plane's wreckage out of Potomac River
Removal of the wreckage of the regional jet will take about three days, News4’s Joseph Olmo reports.
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‘We understand': Some flights delayed from DCA runway closures
Some flights are delayed at Reagan National Airport because runways are shut down from crews working on recovery efforts in the Potomac River. News4’s Megan McGrath reports.
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Memorial for victims of Potomac River crash held at DCA
A private memorial service was held for families of victims of the Potomac River crash at Reagan National Airport on Sunday. News4’s Megan McGrath reports.
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Families visit crash site days after the deadliest US air disaster in a generation
Families of victims of the deadliest U.S. air disaster in a nearly in 25 years visited the crash site just outside Washington, D.C. Dozens of people walked Sunday along the banks of the Potomac River near Reagan National Airport, close to where an American Airlines jet and an Army Black Hawk helicopter collided Wednesday. All 67 people aboard the two...
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Artist creates memorial to victims of Potomac River crash
An artist from Texas is creating a memorial for the 67 victims of the Potomac River crash. News4’s Jessica Albert reports.
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Recovery crews return to Potomac debris after deadly plane and helicopter crash
Recovery crews and divers are searching the Potomac River for remains and clearing wreckage from the midair collision of a passenger jet and Army helicopter that killed 67 people. A Coast Guard cutter outfitted with a crane waited by the wreckage on Saturday as occasional recovery team members slipped into the water from smaller emergency boats. No one survived the...
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Crash investigators have found all black boxes from crash site
Investigators at the site of the Potomac River crash are still unearthing pieces of wreckage from the frigid waters. News4’s Joseph Olmo reports on what we know at the start of the third day since the tragedy.
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NTSB provides update on investigation into Potomac crash
The NTSB briefed the public on its investigation into the midair disaster near Reagan National Airport. News4’s Jackie Bensen reports.
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Black box recovered from Army helicopter
The black box from the Army helicopter that collided with a commercial airliner Wednesday has been recovered. News4’s Paul Wagner reports.