Mr Slack's experience of a near-miss is not an isolated incident. Just 24 hours before the deadly collision, a military ...

Understaffing, poor working conditions and outdated technology have for years strained the system that keeps planes from ...

Experts caution that the raw number of near-misses doesn't necessarily indicate a safety issue, as the definition can include incidents where planes are a significant distance apart. DCA's ...

The fatal D.C. plane crash has renewed focus on the recent history of crashes and near misses in U.S. airspace.

While near-misses at the airport and across the country are far from the norm, and fatal collisions are even rarer, Wednesday's crash, in which 67 people died, has renewed calls to re-evaluate ...

Pilot Mike Slack was in the cockpit during a descent into Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport nearly two decades ago when he noticed something on the runway. Mr Slack, a licensed pilot and ...