“Crash, crash, crash”: Air traffic controllers react as an American Airlines passenger jet carrying 64 people collides with a military Black Hawk helicopter Wednesday night over the Potomac River near Washington, D.C.
Wichita's Eisenhower National Airport experienced passenger growth and American Airlines added a direct flight to DC a year before the deadly crash.
Less than 48 hours after a deadly plane crash in Wichita, travelers at Dwight D. Eisenhower National Airport say they are feeling more anxious but remain confident in aviation safety.
A temporary memorial is set up inside Wichita Dwight D. Eisenhower National Airport after a flight from Wichita to Washington D.C. collided with a Black Hawk military helicopter killing all 64 souls aboard the plane and 3 aboard the chopper Wednesday night.
An American Airlines flight going from Wichita to Washington, D.C., went down in the Potomac River after colliding with a military Black Hawk helicopter on Wednesday. It comes just one year after Dwight D. Eisenhower National Airport started offering nonstop flights to Washington.
The city had tried for years to host the U.S. Figure Skating Championships, and to get a direct flight to the northeast.
The flight that took off from Wichita, only to meet disaster in Washington, has reminded some residents of past crashes that broke their city’s heart.
The National Transportation Safety Board’s website tells people to call the airline immediately after a possible crash if they believe their loved one was on board. The NTSB, who is likely to investigate the crash, can also be contacted at
[email protected] and 202-314-6185.
More than 60 people are believed to be dead after a passenger plane collided with an Army helicopter Wednesday night near Washington, D.C.
The two cities involved in the crash of American Airlines Flight 5342 will be 'forever' linked, according to Wichita, Kan. Mayor Lily Wu.
Wichita Mayor Lily Wu and Dwight D. Eisenhower Airport Director of Airports Jesse Romo provide update on Wichita flight that has crashed in Washington D.C.