The American Airlines’ subsidiary has ties that go back decades in Ohio, and just said it was moving its headquarters to Charlotte.
Wichita's Eisenhower National Airport experienced passenger growth and American Airlines added a direct flight to DC a year before the deadly crash.
“A PSA Airlines Bombardier CRJ700 regional jet collided in midair with a Sikorsky H-60 helicopter while on approach to Runway 33 at Reagan Washington National Airport around 9 p.m. local time,” the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) said in a statement.
A commuter jet and a military helicopter collided near Reagan National Airport on Wednesday night, triggering a massive emergency response, officials said.The Federal Aviation Administration confirmed that American Eagle Flight 5342,
Officials say a PSA Airline passenger airliner and an Army helicopter collided Wednesday night in Washington, D.C. Here's what we know about the airliner's Ohio ties.
The two cities involved in the crash of American Airlines Flight 5342 will be 'forever' linked, according to Wichita, Kan. Mayor Lily Wu.
Officials say more than 60 people were aboard the plane when it and an Army Black Hawk helicopter collided over the Potomac River late Wednesday night.
A PSA Airlines jet collided with a military helicopter above Washington, the Federal Aviation Administration said Wednesday night. “A PSA Airlines Bombardier CRJ700 regional jet collided in midair with a Sikorsky H-60 helicopter while on approach to Runway 33 at Reagan Washington National Airport around 9 p.m. local time,” the FAA said.
American Airlines said American Eagle Flight 5342, en route from Wichita to Washington, D.C. Reagan National Airport (DCA), was involved in an accident and landed in the Potomac River. The flight was operated by PSA Airlines with a CRJ-700.
A regional jet carrying 64 people collided with an Army Black Hawk helicopter. Reagan National Airport grounded all flights.
An American Airlines regional jet went down in the Potomac River near Washington, D.C.'s Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport after colliding with a U.S. Army Black Hawk helicopter on Wednesday night,