In the aftermath of the tragic collision involving American Airlines flight AA5342 and a military Black Hawk helicopter over Washington, D.C., CEO Robert Isom provided an update before departing to the capital.
The flight, operated by PSA Airlines, was en route from Wichita, Kansas, to Washington Reagan National Airport when it collided with a military helicopter during its final approach, resulting in a crash into the Potomac River near Washington, D.C.
The U.S. Army UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter from Bravo Company, 12th Aviation Battalion, based at Davison Army Airfield, Fort Belvoir, was conducting a training flight when it collided with a civilian passenger plane near Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport. The helicopter had a crew of three soldiers on board.
In a video statement released late Wednesday, Isom confirmed that the CRJ-700 aircraft was carrying 60 passengers and four crew members at the time of the incident.
“This is a difficult day for all of us at American Airlines, and our efforts now are focused entirely on the needs of our passengers, crew members, partners, first responders, along with their families and loved ones,” Isom stated.
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