Originally published in: WJLA 7
U.S. Sen. Mark Warner (D - Va.) and U.S. Rep. Don Beyer (D - Va.) held a roundtable with local and national aviation experts Friday to discuss aviation safety and safety at Reagan National Airport (DCA) following January's deadly mid-air collision.
“The challenges that we all know is that air traffic in the greater Washington area is… Read more »
U.S. Representatives Don Beyer (D-VA) and Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA), bipartisan leaders on mental health and suicide prevention, today introduced the Barriers to Suicide Act. This legislation would create grants to help state and local governments fund nets and barriers that have been shown to reduce suicide on bridges and other high-risk infrastructure.
“Research has shown that means… Read more »
Originally published in: Augusta Free Press
It took the Trump administration six weeks, but, finally, the FAA has ordered the closure of the helicopter route that runs past Reagan National Airport.
Route 4 is the chopper route that an Army Black Hawk helicopter was flying on the evening of Jan. 29 when it collided with American Airlines… Read more »
U.S. Representative Don Beyer (D-VA), joined by Representatives André Carson (D-IN), Gerry Connolly (D-VA), Steny Hoyer (D-MD), Glenn Ivey (D-MD), April McClain Delaney (D-MD), Jennifer McClellan (D-VA), Jamie Raskin (D-MD), Suhas Subramanyam (D-VA), and Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) today called for immediate and permanent changes to ensure airspace safety at Washington… Read more »
Congressman Don Beyer (D-VA), who represents a Northern Virginia district that includes National Airport (DCA), today applauded the Federal Aviation Administration’s (FAA) permanent closure of helicopter Route 4, which runs past DCA. The Army Black Hawk involved in a fatal collision with American Airlines Flight 5342 on January 29th was flying on helicopter Route 4 close to… Read more »
U.S. Representative Don Beyer, who represents a Northern Virginia district in the U.S. House that includes National Airport (DCA), today issued the following statement after the release of the National Transportation Safety Board’s (NTSB) preliminary report on the January 29th accident at DCA between American Airlines Flight 5342 and a UH-60 Army helicopter:
“I thank the… Read more »
Congressman Don Beyer (D-VA), who represents a Northern Virginia district in the U.S. House that includes National Airport (DCA), today delivered floor remarks during debate on House Resolution 153, “Expressing condolences to the families, friends, and loved ones of the victims of the crash of American Eagle Flight 5342 and PAT 25, and for other purposes.” The legislation passed without… Read more »
Since January 20th, constituents have flooded my office with calls expressing outrage and fear about how Donald Trump and Elon Musk are harming the federal government and the country.
I share their anger and concern, and as your Representative for Northern Virginia, I am taking action to fight back against what Trump and Musk are doing.
Here are some of the ways I am working to… Read more »
The collision between American Eagle Flight 5342 and a U.S. Army helicopter at National Airport (DCA) on Wednesday, January 29, 2025 is an unbearable tragedy. My heart goes out to the families of all who lost their lives in this accident.
If you believe you may have had loved ones on board Flight 5342, please call American Airlines toll-free at 800-679-8215.
It is my team’s top priority… Read more »
Congressman Don Beyer (D-VA), who represents a Northern Virginia congressional district that includes National Airport, today led 85 other U.S. Representatives in pressuring the Trump Administration to prevent and reverse executive actions that hamper efforts to improve aviation safety following last month’s fatal collision. They pushed Trump to present a comprehensive response to the… Read more »
