A Congressman has introduced a bill to rename Washington Dulles Airport in Northern Virginia after President Donald Trump, as the House GOP rounds out its first workweek with Trump as the 47th president.
The crash between a regional jet and a military helicopter left 67 dead, including three students and six parents in Fairfax and multiple former students of Loudoun public schools.
An American Airlines jet with 60 passengers and four crew members aboard collided Wednesday with an Army helicopter while landing at Ronald Reagan National Airport near Washington, prompting a large search-and-rescue operation in the nearby Potomac River.
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
Rep. Addison McDowell, a freshman Republican representing part of central North Carolina, has introduced a bill that calls for renaming Dulles International Airport after President Donald Trump.
Changing the name to Donald J. Trump International Airport from Dulles International Airport has been proposed by a freshman congressman from North Carolina.
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 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.
An airplane collided with a helicopter while trying to land at the Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport on Wednesday night, officials said.
A massive search operation is underway after a passenger aircraft carrying 64 people collided midair with a US Army Black Hawk helicopter near Reagan National Airport outside of Washington, DC, according to aviation and defense officials.
Some experts, politicians and airport managers have been warning of the risks posed by the crowded airspace at Reagan Washington National Airport.
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.