Airlines have issued travel waivers to help passengers whose flights into and out of Washington, D.C., were affected following a deadly midair collision on Wednesday.

He indicated 27 bodies had been recovered from the airplane, and one from the helicopter.

United CEO Scott Kirby diminished American in comments on Wednesday. American CEO Robert Isom barely responded during American's earnings call.

An Army Black Hawk helicopter collided with a regional jet near Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport on Wednesday evening, U.S. officials confirmed to ABC News.

Authorities continue to search for bodies and determine what led to the Wednesday, Jan. 29, midair collision between an American Airlines jet and a U.S. Army Black Hawk helicopter over the Potomac River in the Washington,

The married couple, won the world championships in pairs figure skating in 1994, had reportedly lived in the US since at least 1998.

"I walk here every day. I see helicopters going around. I see planes coming in like crazy. I never thought that would happen."

Robert Katz has been flying for over four decades, he provided a pilot's perspective on the fatal American Airlines crash in Washington D.C.

The airspace around Washington, D.C., is congested and complex — a combination aviation experts have long worried could lead to catastrophe.

Sam Lilley, a young fiancé awaiting his fall wedding, was piloting the American Airlines flight that was minutes away from a safe landing when a collision with an Army helicopter plunged both aircrafts and everyone on board into Virginia’s Potomac River.

The crash occurred late Wednesday night (Jan 30) over the icy waters of the Potomac River, near Ronald Reagan National Airport