A passenger jet collided with an Army helicopter Wednesday near Reagan Washington National Airport.Four crew members and 60 passengers were aboard the jet, per a statement from American Airlines.A military spokesperson said the UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter was on a training flight.
Wednesday night’s crash of an American Airlines commuter plane in Washington could be one of the worst disasters for the Fort Worth-based airline in more than two decades.
After a collision of a passenger jet and an Army helicopter Wednesday night, a few flights from Des Moines to Washington, D.C., have been canceled.
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (WBTV) - The flight crew of a passenger jet that collided with an Army helicopter near Ronald Reagan National Airport in Washington, D.C. Wednesday was based out of Charlotte airport, sources confirmed with WBTV.
Many established international airlines have posted messages of condolences following news of the American Airlines plane crash in Washington DC, US.
An American Airlines regional passenger plane with a seating capacity between 66 and 78 collided with a helicopter near Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport in Washington, D.C., on Wednesday, Jan.
US airlines had gone 16 years without a fatal crash until Wednesday night. But as impressive as that safety record had been, there have been warning signs in recent years of a significant risk of a collision like the one that just killed 67 people.
“A PSA Airlines Bombardier CRJ700 regional jet collided in midair with a Sikorsky H-60 helicopter while on approach to Runway 33 at Reagan Washington National Airport around 9 p.m. local time,” the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) said in a statement.
A passenger jet collided with a military helicopter on Wednesday night while landing at Reagan Washington National Airport, according to the Federal Aviation Administration.
President Donald Trump appeared agitated Thursday afternoon after a reporter inquired whether he'll visit the site of a mid-air crash between an American Airlines regional jet and a military Black Hawk helicopter.
Authorities continue to search for bodies and determine what led to the Wednesday, Jan. 29, midair collision between an American Airlines jet and a U.S. Army Black Hawk helicopter over the Potomac River in the Washington,