The pilot of the American Airlines plane that crashed into a U.S. Army Helicopter on Wednesday night was identified as 28-year-old Sam Lilley, according to Eric Perry, an anchor for Fox 5 of Atlanta.
American Airlines CEO Robert Isom expressed “deep sorrow” about the crash that occurred near Reagan Washington National Airport in Virginia on Wednesday. Isom, in a video statement, said the
Robert Isom said said airline is focused on passengers, crew members, first responders, families and loved ones.
Mark Roberts, a retired American Airlines pilot with 40 years of experience, spoke about some of the challenges both crews faced flying at nighttime.
Officials reported Thursday that all individuals aboard the American Airlines jet, which collided with an Army helicopter Wednesday night over Washington, D.C., are feared dead.
A hero pilot has said he believes the fact that aircraft were flying over water at night could be factors in yesterday's American Airlines tragedy in Washington DC. One of the company's commercial jets collided with a Black Hawk helicopter in the sky,
As many as 60 passengers and four crew members were aboard American Eagle Flight 5342, and the Black Hawk helicopter was carrying three soldiers. There were no survivors.
Figure skaters and coaches returning from the U.S. national championships were aboard the American Airlines flight that collided with a Black Hawk helicopter.
There are many questions online about how the fatal crash between a passenger jet and Army helicopter. Here’s what we can VERIFY so far.
Questions are swirling around the midair collision between an American Airlines jet and an Army helicopter Wednesday night, with President Donald Trump saying Thursday the tragedy
A regional passenger plane collided with a U.S. Army helicopter near Washington, D.C., on Jan. 29 in a crash that officials believe left no survivors.