DC plane crash prompts airline pilot's heartfelt announcement to passengers before takeoff
An American Airlines pilot has gone viral after telling passengers he has "no higher calling" than "carefully" transporting them to their destination following the tragic crash in D.C.
American Airlines Pilots in DC Plane Crash Identified
The pilots of the American Airlines plane that collided with a U.S. Army helicopter late Wednesday night have been identified. Jonathan Campos, 34, was the captain of American Airlines Flight 5342 when an Army helicopter apparently flew into its path as it prepared for landing at Ronald Reagan National Airport near Washington, D.C., CNN reported.
American Airlines pilot killed in DC plane crash identified as Georgia man
One of the pilots killed when an American Airlines flight collided with a U.S. Army Black Hawk in Washington, D.C. has been identified as a Georgia man. Sam Lilley was serving as First Officer on the flight before it crashed into the Potomac River.
Soldier Identified in DC Plane Crash, Data Shows Helicopter May Have Been Too High
The U.S. Army on Saturday released the name of the third soldier who died on a Black Hawk helicopter that collided with an American Airlines passenger jet near Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport this week,
Army saw spike in deadly aviation accidents in year before DC plane crash disaster
Wednesday's deadly collision involving a U.S. Army Black Hawk helicopter outside Washington, D.C., followed the Army's highest rate of flight mishaps in more than a decade.
Former American Airlines pilot reflects on deadly DC plane crash
LOS ANGELES (KTLA) – A 56-year-old Culver City man has agreed to plead guilty to “recklessly operating a drone” that ended up crashing into and damaging a Super Scooper as it was fighting the Palisades Fire earlier this month, the U.S. Department of Justice announced Friday. In the plea agreement, Peter Tripp Akemann admitted to […]
Hero Pilots Made Last Ditch Effort To Save Plane In DC Crash
The two pilots on the doomed American Airlines flight heroically made a last ditch effort to save the plane just before colliding with a U.S. Army Black Hawk helicopter.
Preliminary DC plane crash flight data shows conflicting altitude readings: investigators
Preliminary flight data from the deadly plane crash near Reagan National Airport in Washington, D.C., shows conflicting readings about the altitudes of a passenger jet and Army helicopter that collided,
DC plane crash victims: Mom, dad and 2 daughters among the 67 killed
There were 64 passengers aboard the plane, and three Army soldiers in the helicopter, according to officials. Here's a look ...
Students, Olympic skaters, families and more. A tribute to lives lost in the DC plane crash
Get all the news you need in your inbox each morning. The deaths came after the passenger jet was preparing to ...
American Airlines pilot comforts passengers on flight less than 24 hours after DC plane crash: ‘I have no higher calling’
I have no higher calling than carefully, professionally transporting you today,” the American Airlines pilot said over the ...
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DC plane crash live updates: Salvage operations begin today
An American Airlines regional jet collided with a U.S. Army Black Hawk helicopter on Wednesday night. Both aircraft plunged into the Potomac River near Reagan Airport.
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Salvage operation underway at Potomac River following fatal DC-area plane crash
A salvage operation is now underway to recover the wreckage from last week's deadly mid-air collision involving an American ...
Army helicopter was warned about American Airlines plane twice — with final alert coming just seconds before DC crash
The Black Hawk helicopter that crashed into an American Airlines flight was alerted to the plane’s presence by air control ...
DC plane crash wreckage to be removed beginning Monday, 12 bodies yet to be recovered
Wreckage from the midair collision near Reagan National Airport is being removed Monday from the Potomac River as officials ...
Firefighters on scene of tragic American Airlines plane crash speak out about ‘horrific’ recovery missions
Firefighters responding to the American Airlines plane crash in the Potomac River have been left 'emotionally wiped out' by ...