Officials at Reagan National Airport in Washington, D.C. halted all arriving and departing air traffic on Wednesday following an "aircraft incident" on the airfield.

An American Airlines regional jet was involved in a midair collision near Washington, D.C., the Federal Aviation Administration said Wednesday.

The crash of an American Airlines passenger jet and a U.S. Army Black Hawk helicopter near Reagan Washington National Airport on Wednesday highlighted issues around the congested airspace shared by civilian and military aircraft over the U.

In the three years before the deadly collision between an Army helicopter and an American Airlines flight near Reagan National Airport, at least two other pilots reported near-misses with helicopters while landing at the airport,

At least 28 bodies have been recovered after an American Airlines jet carrying 60 passengers and four crew members collided with an Army helicopter while landing at Ronald Reagan National Airport near Washington,