The decision was made two days after the tragic collision of American Airlines passenger plane with a U.S. Army Black Hawk helicopter in Washington, D.C. Charna Flam is a writer-reporter at PEOPLE.

“It’s every pilot’s job to inform and take control, but his kindness and his empathy far surpasses his job description,” Leighton Mixon told The Post while recalling the American Airlines ...

The midair collision between the American Airlines passenger jet and Black Hawk military helicopter occurred shortly before 9 p.m. over the Potomac River, where salvage operations continue.

ROANOKE, Va. (WDBJ) - The American Airlines plane and Black Hawk helicopter crash en route to D.C. from Wichita Wednesday is being called the worst American air disaster in a generation.

In the minutes before an American Airlines flight crashed into the Potomac River in Washington, DC, on Wednesday, an air traffic controller requested a last-minute runway change. The regional jet ...

When flying American Airlines, all it takes to avoid checked bag fees, receive priority boarding or even relax in an airport lounge beforehand is holding the right airline credit card. In addition ...

The father of one of the two pilots on the American Airlines flight that crashed into a helicopter in Washington DC has demanded answers after the "worst day of his life". American Eagle flight ...

American Eagle Flight No. 5342, which was operated by PSA Airlines, collided midair with a Sikorsky H-60 helicopter at around 9 p.m. Wednesday while approaching a runway at Reagan National Airport ...

On a recent flight to Miami, a pilot’s words just moments before takeoff offered assurance to a cabin of travelers rattled by Wednesday's midair collision of American Airlines Flight 5342 and a ...

Dozens of bodies have been recovered from the Potomac River after an American Airlines jet collided with a U.S. Army helicopter, claiming the lives of 67 people. Authorities are going through the ...

The pilots of the doomed American Airlines jet that collided with a US Army helicopter near Ronald Reagan Airport in Washington DC made a heroic last-ditch attempt to save their passengers ...

A medical plane carrying six passengers — including one child patient — has crashed in Philadelphia quickly after taking off, setting off a blaze that has put multiple houses on fire in the ...