11 hours ago Trump administration live: RFK Jr returns to Senate as trio of president’s controversial picks face hearings

RFK Jr, Tulsi Gabbard and Kash Patel’s hearings are expected to go ahead despite 67 passengers being feared dead after an American Airlines jet and military helicopter collided in Washington, DC

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3 hours ago American Airlines CEO under fire for 'lack of respect' with outfit during briefing about DC plane crash

Robert Isom issued a heartfelt message to family members whose loved ones were onboard the passenger flight that crashed with a military helicopter at Reagan International Airport.

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2 hours ago Video shows American Airlines plane wreckage in Potomac River as recovery operation continues

Video shows the wreckage of the American Airlines passenger plane in the Potomac River following a deadly collision with a Black Hawk military helicopter.

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14 hours ago Doomed American Airlines jet's watery grave as eerie details emerge of final resting place

Nineteen bodies have been recovered following a collision between American Airlines Flight 5342 and a military helicopter near the hub in Washington DC on Wednesday evening

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3 hours ago Washington plane crash: questions arise over understaffing at control tower

One controller reportedly handled arrivals and departures, and also helicopter traffic – a job usually done by two peopleWashington DC plane crash – latest updatesFirst confirmed victims include figure-skating championsA collision on Wednesday between an American Airlines jet and a US military helicopter near Washington DC killed all 67 people onboard both aircraft and sparked questions over whether understaffing in an air traffic control tower played a role in the United States’ worst aviation disaster in years.As it approached Reagan National airport around 9pm, American Eagle flight 5342 collided with a US army Black Hawk helicopter, plunging wreckage of the two aircraft into the icy Potomac River and killing all 64 passengers and crew on the plane, along with three soldiers on the helicopter. Continue reading...

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20 hours ago Footage shows plane with 64 onboard colliding with helicopter near Washington DC

An American Airlines passenger jet collided with a military helicopter while landing at Ronald Reagan national airport near Washington DC. Video from an observation camera at the nearby Kennedy Center shows two sets of lights consistent with aircraft appearing to conjoin in a fireball. The American Airlines Flight 5342 departed from Wichita, Kansas, according to the FAA. According to American Airlines’ website, the jet has a capacity for up to 65 passengersAmerican Airlines plane and military helicopter collide at airport near Washington DC Continue reading...

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14 hours ago What does 'flying dark' mean and why was Black Hawk helicopter near a commercial plane

A Black Hawk military helicopter has crashed into an commercial American Airlines flight – due to conditions both aircrafts were flying dark – all 67 people are feared to be dead

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4 hours ago Washington DC plane crash live: staffing at Reagan airport air traffic control reportedly ‘not normal’ at time of collision

Internal preliminary safety report suggests staffing was lower than it should be for ‘time of day and volume of traffic’, New York Times reportsOfficials say no survivors expected in DC plane crashFirst known victims include figure-skating championsVisual guide – how did the DC plane crash unfold?Multiple media including the New York Times, Reuters and CNN are saying the Black Hawk helicopter was carrying three soldiers. No senior army officials were onboard, they reported, citing US defence officials.Multiple sources are now saying that about 60 people were onboard the American Airlines plane that collided with the helicopter. Continue reading...

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19 hours ago American Airlines plane 'split in half' in Washington DC in collision with Black Hawk helicopter on training flight

The American Airlines passenger jet crashed into a military helicopter while attempting to land at Reagan National Airport in Washington on Wednesday night.

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5 hours ago Crew Chief of Army Black Hawk that collided with American Airlines jet killing 67 is identified

Ryan O’Hara, a father-of-one, was one of the three soldiers on board the military helicopter, according to reports

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6 hours ago The Guardian view on the Washington DC plane crash: Trump’s warped priorities | Editorial

The president is more concerned with attacking the federal government than with putting safety firstFew stretches of airspace on the planet are as busy or as carefully monitored as the skies above Washington DC. Commercial and military aircraft are on the move there at all times. The greatest concentration is around Reagan National airport, the city’s principal domestic hub, which sits on the west bank of the Potomac River within sight of the Capitol dome.No one yet knows how a Black Hawk military helicopter collided with an American Eagle flight from Wichita above the Potomac on Wednesday evening. But the destruction was total. No survivors have been found from among the 64 people on board the flight from Kansas or among the three-strong crew of the helicopter. By early Thursday, the rescue effort was already a recovery operation. Bodies were being lifted from the river’s icy waters through the day.Do you have an opinion on the issues raised in this article? If you would like ...

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6 hours ago Pilot and First Officer of doomed jet in DC plane crash are revealed as Jonathan Campos and Samuel Lilley

The pilot and first officer of the crashed American Airlines flight that was collided with by a military helicopter and split in two has been identified.

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7 hours ago Washington DC plane crash: Trump blames diversity policies and ‘confluence of bad decisions’ as officials say no survivors – latest

President turns collision briefing into rant about diversity policies despite no evidence linking DEI to the crash that killed more than 60 peopleOfficials say no survivors expected in DC plane crashFirst known victims include figure-skating championsVisual guide – how did the DC plane crash unfold?Multiple media including the New York Times, Reuters and CNN are saying the Black Hawk helicopter was carrying three soldiers. No senior army officials were onboard, they reported, citing US defence officials.Multiple sources are now saying that about 60 people were onboard the American Airlines plane that collided with the helicopter. Continue reading...

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8 hours ago Donald Trump speaks of US ‘hour of anguish’ after no survivors in Washington DC plane crash – latest

President blames ‘confluence of bad decisions’ for crash that is believed to have killed everyone onboard; officials say 28 bodies recovered so farWashington plane crash: officials say no survivors expectedFirst confirmed victims of plane crash include figure-skating championsHow did Washington DC plane crash unfold? A visual guideMultiple media including the New York Times, Reuters and CNN are saying the Black Hawk helicopter was carrying three soldiers. No senior army officials were onboard, they reported, citing US defence officials.Multiple sources are now saying that about 60 people were onboard the American Airlines plane that collided with the helicopter. Continue reading...

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8 hours ago Plane crash: Washington American Airlines death toll as 'no survivors' confirmed

67 people have died after American Airlines Flight 5342 crashed into a military helicopter and plunged into the Potomac River in Washington DC on Wednesday night

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8 hours ago Washington DC plane crash: Trump says US in mourning after no survivors from collision – latest

Officials say 27 bodies recovered from plane and one from helicopter as rescue mission turns into recovery effort after plane carrying 64 people collided with military helicopterWashington plane crash: officials say no survivors expectedCrash near Washington DC: what we know so farWorld champion Russian pair and US skaters were onboard crashed planeMultiple media including the New York Times, Reuters and CNN are saying the Black Hawk helicopter was carrying three soldiers. No senior army officials were onboard, they reported, citing US defence officials.Multiple sources are now saying that about 60 people were onboard the American Airlines plane that collided with the helicopter. Continue reading...

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9 hours ago Watch live: Trump speaks after American Airlines plane and military helicopter crash

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10 hours ago Watch live: Defense secretary addresses nation as 67 passengers feared dead after American Airlines jet collides with military helicopter

Watch live as defense secretary Pete Hegseth addresses the nation after 67 passengers are feared dead after an American Airlines jet collided with a military helicopter..

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10 hours ago 'I saw a fireball': Shocking air traffic control audio captures moments before Washington DC plane crash

Authorities believe there are no survivors after the commercial flight collided with a military helicopter

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11 hours ago Hope ends for finding survivors as investigators say 67 feared dead after plane crashes into military helicopter

More than two dozen bodies have been recovered as of Thursday morning, officials said

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11 hours ago Air traffic audio from American Airlines crash with military helicopter: 'Did you see that?’

Audio from air traffic control during a crash between an American Airlines passenger plane and a military helicopter in Washington DC on Wednesday, 28 January has been released.

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11 hours ago Officials say US has 'safest airspace in world' after American Airlines plane and military helicopter crash

Officials maintained that the US has the "safest airspace in the world" after an American Airlines plane collided with a military helicopter in Washington DC on Wednesday, 28 January.

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12 hours ago Washington DC officials believe there are no survivors after jet carrying 64 people collided with military helicopter – latest

Officials say 27 bodies recovered from plane and one from helicopter as rescue mission turns into recovery effortAmerican Airlines jet crashes after midair collisionWorld champion Russian figure skaters reported on boardCrash near Washington DC: what we know so farMultiple media including the New York Times, Reuters and CNN are saying the Black Hawk helicopter was carrying three soldiers. No senior army officials were onboard, they reported, citing US defence officials.Multiple sources are now saying that about 60 people were onboard the American Airlines plane that collided with the helicopter. Continue reading...

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12 hours ago Husband of American Airlines passenger recalls last conversation with wife before crash

The husband of an American Airlines passenger recalled his last conversation with his wife before the passenger plane collided with a military helicopter in Washington DC.

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13 hours ago Washington DC: at least 30 bodies recovered from Potomac River, local media reports, after passenger jet collides with military helicopter – live

Passenger jet with 64 onboard collides midair with military Black Hawk helicopter; world champion Russian skaters on board, Kremlin saysAmerican Airlines jet crashes after midair collisionWorld champion Russian figure skaters reported on boardCrash near Washington DC: what we know so farMultiple media including the New York Times, Reuters and CNN are saying the Black Hawk helicopter was carrying three soldiers. No senior army officials were onboard, they reported, citing US defence officials.Multiple sources are now saying that about 60 people were onboard the American Airlines plane that collided with the helicopter. Continue reading...

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14 hours ago Wild conspiracy theorists suggest Black Hawk chopper's crash with American Airlines jet was DELIBERATE because 'military helicopters don't fly into planes'

Wild conspiracy theorists are pushing unsubstantiated claims that the deadly crash was 'deliberate' and a 'targeted hit'. They baselessly claim there was 'larger agenda at play'.

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