Investigators say the crew of the helicopter that collided midair with an American Airlines jet might not have heard key air traffic controller instructions.

A regional jet carrying 64 people collided with an Army Black Hawk helicopter carrying three soldiers. Here's what we know about the incident so far.

The Federal Aviation Administration and National Transportation Safety Board plan to brief senators Thursday on last week's ...

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DALLAS — Today, in 1964, the three-engined Boeing 727 entered service with launch customer Eastern Air Lines (EA), one of the "Big Four" domestic airlines created by the Spoils Conferences of 1930.

As investigators try to uncover what happened when an airplane and a helicopter collided over the Potomac River, here is the latest information.

WASHINGTON — Incoming Howard University Law School professor Kiah Duggins was among the passengers on American Airlines flight 5342 when it collided with a military helicopter mid-air and ...

The military helicopter that collided with an American Airlines flight over Washington, DC, was flying nearly twice as high as it should have been — but the Black Hawk was not equipped with a ...

On a recent flight to Miami, a pilot’s words just moments before takeoff offered assurance to a cabin of travelers rattled by Wednesday's midair collision of American Airlines Flight 5342 and a ...

In the minutes before an American Airlines ... the river's eastern shore, following a standard, published path known as "Route 4." Several of these channels cut through the DC area, allowing ...

Officials believe no one survived the crash involving an American Airlines passenger plane with an Army helicopter. On Wednesday, just before 9 p.m. ET, American Airlines Flight 5342 was involved ...

Lilley was the first officer aboard the American Airlines jet carrying 60 passengers and four crew ... Eaves was from the small town of Brooksville in eastern Mississippi, Reeves said. His wife Carrie ...