7 hours ago Mapped: How American Airlines plane collided with Black Hawk army helicopter near Washington DC airport

The two ‘black boxes’ have been recovered from the wreckage, with a cockpit voice recorder and a flight data recorder taken for lab analysis

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38 hours ago What to know about the NTSB and the investigation into the DC plane cash

A deadly midair collision between an American Airlines jet and an Army helicopter near the nation's capital is bringing renewed focus on the federal agency charged with investigating aviation disasters

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12 hours ago The tragic air collision revealed Trump’s rancid, irredeemable character once again | Sidney Blumenthal

Trump’s pretense as king has quickly devolved into his strutting insult routine. He will always exploit tragedy to display his self-regardOutrages of Donald Trump’s rancid character topple over each other so rapidly and in such volume that they long ago became banal. His vileness is unremarked upon, his rottenness unworthy of further commentary. Trump’s offensiveness is an unspoken assumption. Rules and norms exist for him to break. More, he is rewarded. Meta, after discarding monitoring of hateful content and disinformation on Facebook, is paying him $25m in tribute to settle his lawsuit against it for having banned him after his attempted coup on January 6 and his potential “instances of violence” and threats to “public safety”. All is forgiven, if not forgotten. There are no gates; there are no gatekeepers. Let the bad times roll.But Trump crashed through a new boundary after an army helicopter collided with an airliner about to land at Washington’s Reagan National airport on 29 ...

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5 hours ago New footage captures moment American Airlines plane and army Black Hawk helicopter crash in Washington DC

New footage capture by airport security cameras shows the moment an American Airlines Flight and army helicopter collide near Reagan National Airport.

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7 hours ago US Army refuses to name third pilot killed on Black Hawk chopper in DC plane crash

Three Army pilots in the Black Hawk helicopter were killed when it collided with the American Airlines flight 5342 in Washington DC on Wednesday, with 67 people killed in the tragedy

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8 hours ago Washington DC plane crash: How series of horrific mistakes led to disaster that killed 67

The Federal Aviation Administration is continuing to investigate the crash on Washington DC between an American Airlines flight and a Black Hawk helicopter, as some details emerge

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10 hours ago DC plane crash latest: Black box from army Black Hawk helicopter recovered from wreckage as victims named

None of the 67 passengers and crew are believed to have survived

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13 hours ago Investigators hopeful of answers after Army helicopter’s ‘black box’ found following deadly DC collision

Both black boxes from the American Airlines aircraft were previously found, and all three devices will now be taken for analysis

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14 hours ago A passenger jet had to abort a landing at Reagan National Airport just 24 hours before fatal crash due to a helicopter

Investigators have recovered black box data recorders from plane and helicopter involved in crash

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14 hours ago A passenger jet had to abort a landing at Reagan National Airport just 24 hours before fatal crash due to helicopter dangers

Investigators have recovered black box data recorders from plane and helicopter involved in crash

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14 hours ago A deadly flight out of Wichita has one of America's most historic aviation cities reeling

A deadly collision between a passenger airliner and an Army helicopter left Kansas’ largest city grieving

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20 hours ago ‘Black box’ from helicopter involved in Washington plane crash recovered

Flight data and cockpit voice recorder ‘in good condition’ despite collision with American Airlines jet, official saysWashington DC plane crash – latest updatesThe National Transportation Safety Board has recovered the flight “black box” from the US military Black Hawk helicopter involved in Wednesday’s deadly crash with a commercial airliner, and it appears to be undamaged, NTSB member Todd Inman said Friday.The black box – containing a flight data and cockpit voice recorder – was “in good condition” despite its accident with an American Airlines jet in Washington DC, Inman said. But, he said, the NTSB would not be releasing information from the device immediately as investigations into the crash that killed more 67 people aboard both aircraft continued. Continue reading...

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20 hours ago DC plane crash wreck will need to be pulled from river to recover remaining victims

Rescue services have so far pulled 41 bodies from the Potomac River in Washington after a mid-air collision between an American Airlines plane and an army helicopter that has killed 67 people

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20 hours ago DC plane crash latest updates: Flight recorder 'black box' from army Black Hawk helicopter recovered from wreckage

None of the 67 passengers and crew are believed to have survived

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20 hours ago Dozens who died over Washington shared a flight but each had their own story

Mourners are grasping to make sense of the random circumstances that put their friends and loved ones in harm's way when an American Airlines jet and an Army helicopter collided over Washington, D

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20 hours ago American Airlines pilot's final words to heartbroken family before plane crash

The deadly midair collision, involving an American Airlines passenger jet and an Army helicopter near Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport late Wednesday, claimed 67 lives.

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27 hours ago Each of the young figure skaters killed in the D.C. plane crash had a story waiting to be told

The young figure skaters whose lives were cut tragically short when an American Airlines flight collided with an Army helicopter and crashed into the Potomac River on Wednesday night were just beginning their journeys to stardom

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27 hours ago Washington DC plane crash: more than 40 bodies recovered; Trump claims army helicopter was flying too high – live updates

Official gives update on recovery efforts; president weighs in on cause of collision in highly unusual move as investigation still under wayAlarms raised about ‘congested’ airspace before fatal Washington crashStaffing levels ‘not normal’ in control tower at time of crash, report saysReagan national’s main runway is the busiest in the United States, with more than 800 daily takeoffs and landings.The National Transportation Safety Board has investigated nine accidents or incidents at the airport this century, including two that were fatal, records showed. Continue reading...

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27 hours ago Moment air traffic controller gasps as American Airlines plane and US Army helicopter crash in Washington DC

A gasp can be heard on air traffic control audio as an American Airlines plane and a US Army helicopter collided in Washington DC on Wednesday, 29 January.

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29 hours ago Washington plane crash: Trump says army helicopter was 'flying too high' before collision as black boxes found from American Airlines jet

President’s latest intervention in the investigation into the disaster comes as questions grow about air safety in the US capital

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32 hours ago Flight simulator recreates final moments of Washington DC crash aircraft

A flight simulator has recreated the journey an American Airlines plane took before a fatal crash with a US Army helicopter on Wednesday, 29 January.

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33 hours ago Tributes pour in for crews killed in horror crash between American Airlines jet and helicopter

At least 40 bodies have been pulled from the icy waters of the Potomac River as recovery operations continue in the wake of the devastating American Airlines crash - with more tributes flooding in

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