Sixty-seven people died in a collision between a Bombardier CRJ700 regional jet operated by PSA Airlines and a military Black Hawk helicopter.

US president Donald Trump appeared to blame air traffic controllers for the devastating mid-air collision and launched a rant against the FAA's 'diversity push'

The plane crash at DCA raised questions about recent leadership changes within the federal agencies charged with regulating air travel.

Donald Trump claimed, without citing evidence, that DEI initiatives at the FAA were partly to blame for the tragic plane and helicopter collision in D.C.

An air traffic controller was allowed to leave their post early on the night a passenger jet collided with a helicopter above Washington DC, a report has claimed.

President Donald Trump on Thursday blasted the Federal Aviation Administration's DEI standards at a press conference addressing Wednesday night's deadly plane crash in Washington, D.C.

In his first news conference since the aircraft collision over the Potomac River, President Donald Trump on Thursday implied that diversity, equity and inclusion programs could be the cause, although an investigation has only just begun into the fatal disaster.

The USA Fact Check Team digs into comments made about the FAA and diversity efforts in the wake of the DC plane crash.

A midair collision near D.C. has raised concerns over FAA staffing, prompting scrutiny of air traffic control and aviation safety oversight.

The FAA has said that all controllers have to meet tough testing and training standards and go through a lengthy certification process.

About three hours after an American Airlines jet and a U.S. Army Black Hawk helicopter collided in midair near Reagan National Airport, President Donald Trump took to Truth Social to point blame at the helicopter pilot and workers in the air traffic control tower.