On January 29, 2025, a midair collision between an American Airlines regional jet and a military Black Hawk helicopter near Reagan Washington National Airport led to the suspension of all flights. Emergency personnel quickly responded to the scene as rescuers scoured the Potomac River for survivors.

An American Airlines plane and an Army helicopter collided Wednesday night near Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport.

DALLAS — Investigators from the National Transportation Safety Board will likely be studying three main elements as they try to pinpoint the cause of the mid-air collision between American Airlines Flight 5342 and the U.S. Army helicopter on Wednesday night.

The Transportation Security Administration on Wednesday announced it detected a record number of guns at airport security checkpoints last year in the Baltimore and Washington areas.

Rep. Addison McDowell, a North Carolina Republican introduced, H.R. 691 on Thursday. The bill, "to designate Washington Dulles International Airport in Virginia as 'Donald J. Trump International Airport,'" was referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.

The Wilkes-Barre/Scranton International Airport board opened its first meeting of the year by acknowledging the lives lost late Wednesday when a commercial jet flying from Kansas collided with an Army helicopter near the nation’s capital — the first major commercial air crash in the United States since 2009.

Nearly 70,000 Ambien pills hidden inside yarn were seized at Washington Dulles International Airport. According to authorities, U.S. Customs and Border Protection agents intercepted the pills on January 16 during a routine inspection of a yarn shipment from India. The initial detection occurred in December.

Freshman Rep. Addison McDowell (R-N.C.) introduced legislation this week to rename the Dulles International Airport (IAD) near Washington after President Trump. McDowell, who represents

Baltimore took the lead in the number of guns found, with 47 handguns caught at Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport (BWI), 41 at Roland Reagan Washington National Airport; and 29 at Washington Dulles International Airport. Each airport set a record for most firearms detected in a single year.

Washington is a frequent destination for Knoxville airport travelers, and American Airlines is its busiest airline.

Changing the name to Donald J. Trump International Airport from Dulles International Airport has been proposed by a freshman congressman from North Carolina.