American Airlines flight collides with helicopter near Washington's Reagan Airport, casualties feared

| 30 Jan 2025 9:35 AM IST

Washington DC's Ronald Reagan Airport has suspended all aircraft take-offs and landings in response to the incident at the airfield

An American Airlines regional jet collided midair with a helicopter while landing at the Reagan Washington National Airport on Wednesday night, the Associated Press reported.

The Federal Aviation Administration said the collision occurred around 9 pm ET when the regional jet, that had departed from Wichita, Kansas, smashed into the military Blackhawk helicopter while it was approaching the airport runway

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