The Federal Aviation Administration documented 30 runway incursions per 1 million takeoffs and landings last year.
American Airlines CEO Robert Isom flew from North Texas to Washington, D.C. overnight after an American Eagle flight and a U.S. Army helicopter collided mid-air near Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport.
One traveler mentioned how she couldn't sleep the night before her flight after hearing the news about the crash.
Sixty-four people died after an American Airlines jet collided with a helicopter and crashed into the Potomac River.
Late Wednesday evening, an American Airlines regional jet operated by PSA Airlines collided with a U.S Army helicopter and both crashed into the Potomac
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
American Airlines CEO Robert Isom provided an update on the collision of an American Airlines regional jet and Blackhawk helicopter.
A small commercial airliner and a military helicopter collided and crashed into the Potomac River near Reagan National Airport Wednesday evening, D.C. Fire and EMS confirmed.
Washington’s regional airport was closed after the crash that apparently took the lives of 67 people. The DC airport is reopening at 11 a.m.
The U.S. Army described the helicopter as a UH-60 Blackhawk based at Fort Belvoir in Virginia. The helicopter was on a training flight. Military aircraft frequently conduct training flights in and around the congested and heavily-restricted airspace around the nation’s capital for familiarization and continuity of government planning.
A midair collision between an Army helicopter and an American Airlines flight from Kansas has killed all 67 people aboard the two aircraft.