Democrats previously hit out at the president's federal hiring freeze for hindering the "number one safety issue" in aviation.

More people watched President Donald Trump’s second inauguration than watched any other inaugural event in history, according to the president. According to the new commander-in-chief, while his Oath of Office was administered inside the U.

Watch highlights from the deadly American Airlines and Blackhawk plane crash including news conferences, Trump briefing

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

An American Airlines regional jet went down in the Potomac River near Washington, D.C.'s Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport after colliding with a U.S. Army Black Hawk helicopter on Wednesday night, with no survivors expected amid the extremely cold and windy conditions.

No one survived the horrific collision between an Army Black Hawk helicopter and an American Airlines jet near Reagan National Airport outside Washington, D.C.

Without evidence, Trump blamed air traffic controllers, the helicopter pilots and Democratic policies at federal agencies for Wednesday night's collision.

Trump said he was tapping Chris Rocheleau, a top executive for an aviation business association, for the post.

WASHINGTON — Following a devastating midair collision between a commercial airplane and military helicopter that killed 67 people near Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport on Wednesday night, President Donald Trump has named Chris Rocheleau as the acting head of the Federal Aviation Administration.

A passenger jet collided with an Army helicopter while approaching Ronald Reagan National Airport near Washington, DC. All 67 persons were killed.

The flight, carrying 60 passengers and four crew members, collided with the US Army helicopter while landing at Ronald Reagan National Airport near Washington.