Aviation experts have warned about the risk of a passenger aircraft collision for years.They cite air traffic controller shortages and airspace congestion as safety risks.Wednesday's crash is the first complete-loss US airline accident since 2009.
Latest news and live updates after an American Airline jet collided with a Black Hawk helicopter over the Potomac River.
A review of US Coast Guard participation in the response to the American Airlines Flight 5342 Crash with a US Army UH-60.
Wednesday night’s crash of an American Airlines commuter plane in Washington is one of the worst disasters for the Fort Worth-based airline in more than two decades.
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,
The married couple, won the world championships in pairs figure skating in 1994, had reportedly lived in the US since at least 1998.
Several figure skaters, along with their coaches and families, were traveling on an American Airlines plane that crashed into an Army helicopter near Ronald Reagan National Airport in Washington D.C. on Wednesday evening. The plane ended up crashing into the Potomac River.
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.
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The embers were still burning at the crash that killed 67 people on Wednesday when the president took to the podium to name the culprit: affirmative action.
President Trump at moments of national tragedy has always been more comfortable finding fault than providing comfort or expressing empathy.