"Were absolutely heartbroken for the families and loved one of the passengers and crew members and also for those that were on the military aircraft," he said, clearly emotional. "This is devastating,

A pilot's theory about the cause of the crash between an American Airlines jet and a military helicopter has quickly gone viral online.

At least 28 bodies were pulled from the icy waters of the Potomac River after an American Airlines jet carrying 60 passengers and four crew members collided with an Army

The Federal Aviation Authority has confirmed US Army Blackhawk helicopter and an American Airlines passenger plane were involved in a mid-air collision.

Washington, DC Mayor Muriel Bowser has confirmed that “both aircraft are in the water” and 64 people were flying in the American Airlines aircraft and three were aboard the military helicopter that collided mid-air.

Officials are turning their focus to recovery from rescue. Here's what to know There are not believed to be any survivors from the midair collision of an American Airlines passenger jet and a US Army Black Hawk helicopter,

A massive search operation is underway after a passenger aircraft carrying 64 people collided midair with a US Army Black Hawk helicopter near Reagan National Airport outside of Washington, DC, according to aviation and defense officials.

Eighteen bodies were reportedly removed from the Potomac River following the Wednesday, Jan. 29, crash between an American Airlines regional passenger plane and a helicopter.

American Airlines CEO Robert Isom said that Flight 5342 was on a normal approach to Reagan National Airport and that “we don’t know why the military aircraft came into the path of the PSA aircraft,” one of the many questions the Fort Worth-based carrier is asking in the wake of the tragedy that took 67 lives.

Wednesday night’s crash of an American Airlines commuter plane in Washington is one of the worst disasters for the Fort Worth-based airline in more than two decades.