Latest news and live updates after an American Airline jet collided with a Black Hawk helicopter over the Potomac River.
An American Airlines jet carrying 64 people collided Wednesday with a helicopter near Reagan Washington National Airport, with no survivors expected.
The plane went down in the Potomac River near Reagan National Airport. An American Airlines regional jet went down in the Potomac River near Washington, D.C.'s Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport after colliding with a U.S. Army Black Hawk helicopter on Wednesday night, with no survivors expected.
Both the captain, Jonathan J. Campos, 34, and co-pilot, Sam Lilley, 28, had been flying for years, according to family and friends.
The pilot and first officer on the American Airlines plane that crashed into a military helicopter Wednesday night—killing all 64 people on board—have been identified by a colleague and family member as victims alongside American and Russian figure skaters,
Evgenia Shishkova and Vadim Naumov won a world championship title together in pairs skating in 1994 and narrowly missed out on Olympic medals, before moving to the U.S. and coaching generations of
American Airlines CEO Robert Isom shared a letter to all employees sharing updates and resources following the deadly mid-air collision.
The American Airlines Bombardier CRJ-700 collided in midair as it approached the D.C. airport around 9 p.m. local time, according to the Federal
Figure skating community in mourning after mid-air collision; 14 members of the figure skating community were on board the American Airlines Flight involved in the mid-air collision.
In the aftermath of a deadly collision, it’s not uncommon to experience heightened flight anxiety, but for Shenandoah Valley residents, the tragedy hits close to home.
One of the victims of the American Airlines crash has been identified as a Connecticut youth soccer coach and father of three by state officials.