‘We don’t believe there are survivors’: Dozens dead after helicopter and passenger jet collide

Thursday, 30 January 2025 (14 hours ago)
Everyone on board an American Airlines jet carrying 60 passengers and four crew members that collided with an army helicopter was feared dead, officials confirmed.

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Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport is closed until at least 11 a.m. ET Thursday after a tragic mid-air collision between American Airlines Flight 5342 and a U.S. Army Black Hawk helicopter. The passenger jet was preparing to land when it struck the military aircraft above the airport....

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