Sixty passengers and four crew members from the plane and three Black Hawk helicopter personnel are feared dead as a recovery mission is underway.
A jet with 60 passengers and four crew members collided with an Army helicopter while approaching Ronald Reagan National Airport near Washington, D.C., sending the two aircraft plummeting into the Potomac River. Everyone on board the two aircraft is feared dead, officials said Thursday.
The FAA and NTSB have launched an investigation into how an American Airlines flight collided with a military helicopter over the Potomac River.
The tragic incident has sent shockwaves through the region, prompting flight disruptions as authorities launch a full investigation.
American Airlines CEO Robert Isom shared a letter to all employees sharing updates and resources following the deadly mid-air collision.
DALLAS — Investigators from the National Transportation Safety Board will likely be studying three main elements as they try to pinpoint the cause of the mid-air collision between American Airlines Flight 5342 and the U.S. Army helicopter on Wednesday night.
Airline executives have pushed the government to modernize air traffic control and alleviate congestion in some of the busiest air corridors in the U.S.
American Airlines will temporarily suspend three routes to Europe this summer and again push back the introduction of its new Flagship Suite business class as a result of the latest delivery delays plaguing the Boeing 787.
Officials from the NTSB reiterated local authorities’ belief that there were no survivors in the deadly Wednesday, Jan. 29 midair collision between an American Airlines jet and a U.S. Army Black Hawk helicopter over the Potomac River in Washington,
A passenger jet and a Black Hawk helicopter collided in midair Wednesday and crashed into the Potomac River near Reagan National Airport near Washington, D.C. President Trump confirmed Thursday that there were no survivors.
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