Ten weekends of Metro closures between Pentagon City and Reagan National Airport start tomorrow (Saturday), affecting Blue and Yellow Line trains departing and entering Alexandria.
Metrorail service will be suspended between those stations for a three-day weekend between Feb. 14-16, with free shuttle buses connecting the stations. During impacted weekends, both lines are expected to operate in “two segments” outside the closed stations every 12 minutes.
WASHINGTON — Reagan National Airport and Dulles International Airport are among 40 airports where flights will be cut this tomorrow (Friday) due to the government shutdown, according to a list obtained by The Associated Press.
The Federal Aviation Administration announced Wednesday it would reduce air traffic by 10% across “high-volume” markets to maintain travel safety as air traffic controllers go unpaid and exhibit signs of strain during the shutdown.
U.S. Sens. Mark Warner and Tim Kaine announced Tuesday that crucial aviation safety legislation has passed out of the Senate Commerce Committee in response to the Jan. 29 mid-air collision near Reagan National Airport that killed 67 people.
The Rotorcraft Operations Transparency and Oversight Reform Act, or ROTOR Act, passed unanimously and addresses systemic failures identified in the crash between American Airlines Flight 5342 and an Army Black Hawk helicopter over the Potomac River.
Military helicopter traffic over Washington was a longtime worry among aviators operating around the airport where an Army helicopter and commercial airliner collided this year, killing 67 people, federal investigators heard during testimony on Thursday.
It is the second of three days of witness testimony and public inquiry by the National Transportation Safety Board into the January midair crash over the Potomac River.
Incorrect altitude readings on the Army helicopter that collided with a passenger plane over Washington, D.C., in January contributed to the aircraft getting too close, but air traffic controllers warned about the hazards helicopter traffic presented years before the crash.
Those warnings came even before the 85 near misses near the airport in the three years before the crash. But despite the concerns that were raised about the route the Black Hawk helicopter followed that night, the Federal Aviation Administration didn’t make changes to it or warn pilots about it.
Three days of investigative hearings on the deadly midair collision over Washington in January begin Wednesday and aim to reveal new insights into what caused the crash between a passenger plane and an Army helicopter that killed 67 people.
The National Transportation Safety Board will question witnesses and investigators about how the actions of the Federal Aviation Administration and its air traffic controllers and the Army may have contributed to the nation’s deadliest plane crash since November 2001. It’s likely too early for the board to identify the cause of the crash.
Good morning, Alexandria! Today is Friday, June 13, the 164th day of 2025. There are 201 days left in the year.
⛈️ Today’s weather: Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly after 5 p.m. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 89 degrees. Calm wind becoming southeast 5 to 7 mph in the morning. The chance of precipitation is 60%—new rainfall amounts between a tenth and a quarter of an inch, except higher amounts are possible in thunderstorms.
The Federal Aviation Administration is rolling out new safety measures at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA).
On Wednesday (April 2), the FAA announced plans to boost support and oversight for air traffic controllers at DCA. This includes increasing the number of operational supervisors from six to eight.
Good Saturday morning, Alexandria!
☀️ Today’s weather: Scattered sprinkles between 10 a.m. and noon. Patchy smoke between 10 a.m. and 11 a.m. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 84 degrees. Southwest wind 6 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Tonight will be mostly cloudy, with a low of around 63 degrees—south wind around eight mph. On Sunday, there’s a slight chance of showers after 2 p.m. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 78 degrees—south wind 8 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph. The chance of precipitation is 20%.
The Federal Aviation Administration is implementing sweeping safety measures at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport. These changes include permanent restrictions on non-essential helicopter operations and the closure of a controversial flight route.
These actions come after urgent recommendations from the National Transportation Safety Board following a deadly midair collision on January 29 between a U.S. Army helicopter and a commercial airliner that claimed 67 lives.
