{"id":77422,"date":"2026-08-14T18:55:17","date_gmt":"2026-08-14T23:55:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news2shorts.com\/index.php\/2026\/08\/14\/reagan-national-airport-makes-drastic-change-following-deadly-2025-midair-collision\/"},"modified":"2026-08-14T18:55:17","modified_gmt":"2026-08-14T23:55:17","slug":"reagan-national-airport-makes-drastic-change-following-deadly-2025-midair-collision","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news2shorts.com\/index.php\/2026\/08\/14\/reagan-national-airport-makes-drastic-change-following-deadly-2025-midair-collision\/","title":{"rendered":"Reagan National Airport makes drastic change following deadly 2025 midair collision"},"content":{"rendered":"

A new radar system has been installed at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport<\/a> in the Washington, D.C., area after a 2025 midair collision that killed 67 people due to multiple systemic failures.<\/p>\n

The airport has received the Surface Movement Radar, known as SMR-4, Transportation Secretary<\/a> Sean Duffy said Friday. The technology will help air traffic controllers identify aircraft and vehicles moving along runways and taxiways, even in bad weather and low-visibility conditions.<\/p>\n

“This new radar is our latest reinforcement tool to equip our controllers as they safeguard our air travel. We\u2019re working at the speed of Trump to deliver the world-class air traffic control system America deserves,” Duffy said.<\/p>\n

AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL AUDIO CAPTURES TENSE MOMENT TWO PLANES NEARLY COLLIDED AT BOSTON LOGAN AIRPORT<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

He said the new radar system will give air traffic controllers a “clearer portrait” of airport activity.<\/p>\n

Reagan Airport is the fifth airport to install the system. Newark Liberty International Airport received the technology earlier this week.<\/p>\n

Over the next three years, $30.5 million will be invested in safety and technology upgrades at Reagan National, the Transportation Department said.<\/p>\n

The new upgrades came after the Jan. 29, 2025, midair collision between American Airlines<\/a> Flight 5342, a regional jet operated by PSA Airlines, and a U.S. Army Black Hawk helicopter over the Potomac River near the airport.<\/p>\n

FAA INVESTIGATES SOUTHWEST NEAR MISS AFTER AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL SENDS JETS ON COLLISION COURSE<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

All 64 people aboard the American Eagle flight and three aboard the military helicopter were killed.<\/p>\n

The federal government admitted liability for the deadly collision. The National Transportation Safety Board<\/a> (NTSB) said systemic failures in airspace design, safety oversight and risk management by the Federal Aviation Administration and the Army contributed to what happened.<\/p>\n

“This complex and comprehensive one-year investigation identified serious and long-standing safety gaps in the airspace over our nation\u2019s capital,” Jennifer Homendy, chairwoman of the NTSB, said in a January 2026 report.\u00a0<\/p>\n

“Sadly, the conditions for this tragedy were in place long before the night of Jan. 29.”<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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