A jet with 60 passengers and four crew members collided with an Army helicopter while landing at the Ronald Reagan National Airport near Washington. Officials say they do not believe anyone survived in the Wednesday crash. The aircraft plummeted into the Potomac River. Officials say the search-and-rescue operation has turned into a recovery operation. At least 28 bodies have been pulled from the water. The crash occurred in some of the most tightly controlled and monitored airspace in the world, just over 3 miles south of the White House and the Capitol.

LIMA, OH (WLIO) - The Lima Rotary Club learned all about the Allen County Regional Airport on Monday.

The Allen County Regional Airport is wrapping up a multi-year improvement project at the facility. They are getting a $1.3 million federal grant that will repair all of the taxiways at the airport. There is also a 5% state and a 5% local match, which the airport is funding. The taxiways are the last major repairs that need to be completed.

It was a rocky start for airlines across the country after the FAA ordered all flights to be grounded. The ground stop was eventually lifted by 9 a.m. Wednesday, however, the delays and cancellations continued to snowball. The issue stemmed from an outage with Notice to Air Missions, or NOTAM. This is an essential resource when scheduling flights. We spoke with the assistant manager at the Allen County Airport to learn more about the software that went down.

The Lima Kiwanis Club heard about the benefits that the Allen County Regional Airport brings to not only Allen County but West Central Ohio. Hundreds of flights come in and out of the airport each month. They see anything from freight to corporate to even medical flights transporting organ donations. The airport has opened its hangers, so to speak, to bring the community out to the airport. With open houses, a Halloween event, and the Flight Before Christmas in 2022, more people are becoming aware of this great resource.

Allen County, OH (WLIO) - Our local airport continues a new tradition of inviting families to their hangar for holiday activities. 

This Christmas there are going to be a lot more people heading to grandma's house and other places, as AAA is predicting that this will be the third busiest holiday travel period since 2000, with nearly 113 million people traveling 50 miles or more, including 4.6 million Ohioans. 90% of those people will be traveling by road, and there are some peak times to stay away from.

Tuesday was a big day for the Allen County Regional Airport as airport officials presented finalized projects to community leaders. Since 2016, the airport has pursued numerous projects to sustain and enhance aviation operations.

The Allen County Airport held their first Trick-or-Treat at the Scareport event. Several organizations such as the Perry Fire Department and the Allen County Sheriff's Office decorated their vehicles to hand out candy at the airport. Besides candy, there was more fun for the trick-or-treaters, like getting to see planes and a SWAT vehicle up close, and axe throwing. Organizers are glad to have people come out to their event and see the airport in person.

Local airports are getting federal funding to make some improvements. The Federal Aviation Administration has awarded grants to six airports i…