An American Airlines regional jet collided with a military helicopter near Ronald Reagan airport in Washington, prompting a search for survivors in the Potomac River. The crash involved American Flight 5342, which was carrying 60 passengers and 4 crew, and a Sikorsky H-60 Black Hawk helicopter with 3 military personnel on board.
The deadly collision between a military helicopter and a passenger plane sent shares of U.S. carrier American Airlines in premarket trade on Thursday.
American Airlines CEO Robert Isom talks about the midair collision of a regional jet and a military helicopter at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport. A recovery operation is underway.
Video from EarthCam shows the moment an American Airlines Group Inc. regional jet collided with a military helicopter as it flew into Ronald Reagan airport in Washington, DC. The video also shows emergency responders and the search and rescue operation in the Potomac River.
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Dennis Tajer, Allied Pilots Association spokesman and American Airlines pilot, joins 'Squawk Box' to discuss the latest developments in the midair collision between an American Airlines regional jet and a Black Hawk military helicopter near Washington D.C.'s Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport.
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American stock was down, but the market impact appeared contained. There were few details on the fate of the passengers involved.
An American Airlines Group Inc (NASDAQ:AAL) regional jet that was carrying 60 passengers crashed in mid-air with a Black Hawk military helicopter near Washington DC. The crash happened just as the Bombardier commercial jetliner was around 300 feet in the air, coming in to land at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport.
An Army Black Hawk helicopter collided with a regional jet flying for American Airlines carrying 64 people on Wednesday night. The accident is the worst air disaster in the U.S. in more than 15 years.
A regional jet flown for American Airlines collided in a deadly midair crash with a military helicopter around Washington, DC. The plane collided with a Sikorsky H-60 Black Hawk helicopter while on approach to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport at around 9 p.m.