American Airlines plane collides midair with military helicopter, no expected survivors

U.S. authorities believe that no one survived the mid-flight collision on Wednesday night between a commercial plane carrying 64 people and an Army helicopter carrying three U.S. military personnel near Washington, D.C. Both aircraft crashed into the Potomac River near Reagan National Airport, and teams searching the icy waters had removed 27 bodies from the plane and one from the helicopter, authorities reported at a press conference Thursday m…

A commercial airliner and a military helicopter collided in Washington, DC last night. New footage shows the two colliding in mid-air as the helicopter descended for landing.

Black Hawk that struck American flight 5342 was on routine training flight: officials

The Army helicopter that crashed into an American Airlines plane on Wednesday night above Washington, D.C., was on a routine training flight, officials said Thursday. “It was a fairly experienced crew that was doing a required annual night evaluation,” Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said in a social media video. “It was an annual proficiency training flight.” The 12th Aviation Battalion, which was flying the helicopter, was placed on a 48-hour p…

US President Donald Trump confirmed on Thursday that no one survived the crash of a passenger plane in Washington, when it collided with a military helicopter.

Everyone aboard American Airlines jet that collided with Army helicopter feared dead

Everyone aboard an American Airlines jet carrying 60 passengers and four crew members that collided with an Army helicopter was feared dead in what was likely to be the worst U.S. aviation disaster in almost a quarter century, officials said Thursday. MORE..

64 Killed In American Airlines Midair Collision Near D.C., Worst US Air Disaster Since 2001 - American Airlines Gr (NASDAQ:AAL)

All 64 passengers and crew members aboard an American Airlines regional jet have died after the plane collided midair with a U.S. Army Black Hawk helicopter near Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport on Wednesday night, officials confirmed Thursday. The crash, which sent both aircraft into the Potomac River, marks the deadliest air disaster on U.S. soil since 2001, according to CNBC. Washington, D.C. Fire and EMS Chief John Donnelly said at …