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Today — 18 December 2025Main stream

U.S. Government Admits Liability in Deadly D.C.-Area Air Collision

18 December 2025 at 12:45
A federal court filing says the Army crew piloting a Black Hawk helicopter could have avoided the nighttime accident in January if it had been able to see and avoid a commercial jet.

© Al Drago for The New York Times

A crane lifting a piece of the wreckage of an American Airlines jet from the Potomac River in February.

U.S. Government Admits Liability in Deadly D.C.-Area Air Collision

18 December 2025 at 12:45
A federal court filing says the Army crew piloting a Black Hawk helicopter could have avoided the nighttime accident in January if it had been able to see and avoid a commercial jet.

© Al Drago for The New York Times

A crane lifting a piece of the wreckage of an American Airlines jet from the Potomac River in February.
Before yesterdayMain stream

U.S. Military Plane and JetBlue Flight Nearly Collided Over Caribbean, Radio Traffic Shows

15 December 2025 at 08:04
The Air Force refueling tanker was flying without its location transponder activated and could not be detected by air traffic control.

© Ricardo Arduengo/Reuters

A U.S. Air Force air-to-air refueling tanker took off from an airport in St. Croix in late November. A similar type of aircraft nearly collided with a JetBlue flight on Friday over the Caribbean, according to air traffic control radio communications.

Flight Returns to Dulles After Engine Failure During Takeoff, F.A.A. Says

14 December 2025 at 11:01
United Airlines Flight 803, which was headed to Tokyo, safely landed at Washington Dulles International Airport on Saturday, officials said.

© Courtesy of Houman David Hemmati

Smoke from a fire near Washington Dulles International Airport on Saturday.

2 U.S. Navy Aircraft Go Down in South China Sea

27 October 2025 at 12:01
A helicopter and a fighter jet went down in separate incidents while operating from a U.S. aircraft carrier on Sunday, the Navy said. The crews were rescued.
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