A family with Georgia ties is grieving after learning their loved one was one of the pilots killed in the crash between a small American Airlines plane and a military helicopter crash near Reagan National Airport.
An American Airlines regional jet collided with a military helicopter as it was approaching Reagan National Airport.
Gov. Josh Stein says Charlotte-based American Airlines crew members died in the midair collision near Reagan National Airport Wednesday night.
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The collision between an American Airlines Group Inc. regional jet and a military helicopter near Ronald Reagan airport in Washington left no survivors on board the two aircraft, authorities said,
All 64 people aboard an American Airlines jet that collided with an Army helicopter were feared dead in what was likely to be the worst U.S. aviation disaster in almost a quarter century, officials said Thursday.
American Airlines Group Inc. (NASDAQ: AAL) owns PSA, which already has a large presence in Charlotte, operating regional flights on American’s behalf. American is based in Fort Worth, Texas, but runs its second-largest hub at Charlotte Douglas, known as CLT.
American Airlines CEO Robert Isom on Thursday morning expressed his condolences to the family and loved ones of those aboard a flight that collided with a military helicopter Wednesday night.
An American Airlines plane collided with an Army helicopter near Washington D.C in a rare mid-air crash. The company has a strong safety record. There has not been a midair collision like this since 2009. Mid-air collisions are a rare occurrence in the U.S. and American Airlines has not been involved in such a crash for decades.
The NTSB says it has recovered data collectors from a jet carrying 64 people after it collided with an Army Black Hawk helicopter, likely killing all on board both aircraft.
American Airlines Flight 5342 from Wichita, Kansas, was attempting to land when the plane and a Black Hawk helicopter collided.