American Airlines collision with Army helicopter is worst U.S. air disaster in years
AAG(AAL) CNBC·2025-01-30 16:34
A screen grab captured from a video shows a regional plane collided in midair with a military helicopter and crashed into the Potomac River in Washington, D.C. United States on Jan. 29, 2025.The midair collision of a military helicopter and an American Airlines regional jetliner on Wednesday night brings to an end a streak of commercial air travel safety that was unknown to previous generations.It is the worst air disaster on U.S. soil in more than 15 years.American Eagle Flight 5342 from Wichita, Kansas wa ...