Officials from the NTSB reiterated local authorities’ belief that there were no survivors in the deadly Wednesday, Jan. 29 midair collision between an American Airlines jet and a U.S. Army Black Hawk helicopter over the Potomac River in Washington,

Both the captain, Jonathan J. Campos, 34, and co-pilot, Sam Lilley, 28, had been flying for years, according to family and friends.

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.

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Some American Airlines flights are canceled in Louisville following a deadly crash in Washington D.C. Wednesday.

American Airlines also highlighted how, helped by record free cash flow of $2.2 billion, it had made big progress in meeting its debt reduction targets from its 2021 peak. According to American Airlines’ 2024 financial report, lowering debt levels will remain a priority for American Airlines’ management during this fiscal year.

The tragedy felt across the country has impacted Pittsburgh International Airport as local leaders respond to the ongoing incident.

The fatal midair collision between an American Airlines passenger jet and an Army helicopter followed a string of near misses at airports over the last several years.

ARLINGTON, Va. (AP) — A midair collision between an Army helicopter and a jetliner killed all 67 people aboard the two aircraft, officials said Thursday, as they scrutinized the actions of the military pilot in the country's deadliest aviation disaster in almost a quarter century.

On today’s episode we look at the American Eagle crash in Washington, D.C., innovations and shifts in hospitality, and Frontier’s bid for rival Spirit Air.

The crash late Wednesday of American Eagle Flight 5342 near Reagan National Airport has brought fresh attention to a technology known as Traffic Alert and Collision Avoidance System, or TCAS, which was developed to prevent airplanes from colliding in midair after a series of tragic crashes.