accidents themselves but how the aftermath of the the immediate aftermathfif the unfold, a the immediate aftermathaf the unfold, a critical amidents unfold. in a critical for and not demand for information and not a lot available, one of the keys to the way very safe historically there are system operates there are constantly drills, constantly co nsta ntly drills, co nsta ntly exercises and constantly drills, constantly exercises and emergency preparedness, plans that are developed and run and run and run to make sure that, crews can as quickly as can respond as quickly as possible accidents humanly possible to accidents like this. again, there are humanly possible to accidents like this. a largely are are humanly possible to accidents like this. a largely in e are where best practices aviation, where best practices are shared, and emergency response crews, regulators, safety so on safety authorities, so on and so forth responders can so forth first responders can co—ordinate with one another to make sure there is and first and search and rescue

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were scheduled so cbs reporting us partner, 60 passengers and a elgéépartner. 60 passengers and a crew on ugsgpartner. 60 passengers and a crew on the plane that full crew on the plane that crashed. we are also hearing as from the reuters well from the news reuters that the crash is in that runs, as were river that runs, as were hearing from john river that runs, as were hearing from jothason, hearing from john jason, very close to runway 33 where the airlines 77 7airli7n7es7flight 7 airlin7es flight was american airlines flight was due to land, police are saying dde ta tahde aetieea'e eavies— ~ 7 e we 7 well due te tahde pelieea'e saws —— — — we ,, well that there no as well that there is no on casualties at we are hearing a this time, we are hearing a statement ""’ dc " this time, we are hearing a statement ""’ dc police are that multiple calls were saying that mdltipterealts were about 8:53pm saying that mdltiptersalts were about 8:53pm so just received about 8:53pm so just before 9pm time about an before 9pm local time about an aircraft crash above the river now reporting that the now what reporting that the plane has crashed into the river, police saying information about the of casualties at number of casualties at this,,,, we understand multiple are co—ordinating the agencies are co—ordinating the search and operations in

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saying that were no saying that there were no senior members involved in the crash, hear that the us crash, we hear that the us army, blackall involved in army, blackall was involved in the mid air crash and also have statement saying and i agstatement saying and i bring to you as i get it. g statement sa ina a ' l to you as i get it. 7for statement coming the... for a statement coming in from the us army and i bring to you as we get it. that to you as we get it. we also have a chat kindle, professor of aviation at the state university former pilot was of denver, former pilot was flying the aircraft that was involved in crash flown finvatved'in'the' crash'and'f�*tawn into airport, thank it into reagan airport, thank you forjoining me. first of cani can i ask 7 7 can i ask about this 7 7 can iwe about this 7 7 can iwe are iut this can iwe are hearing �* about 7 �* about from 7 �* about from geoffrey 77ho7wt7he7y77 777777 77ho7wthe7y7a7re7 7 7 7 7ho7wthe7y7a7re77ve7r7y777 7 7 7ho7wthe7y7a7re7 ve7r7y77s7trong, about how they are very strong, very robust aircraft, can you wh7at like fly tell me what it's like to fly and how may or may not

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pilot that aircraft into the washington, dc and like i said, pilot that aircraft into the washing aerospacei like i said, pilot that aircraft into the washing aerospace and i i said, pilot that aircraft into the washing aerospace and flown , coimblex aerospace and flown washington, cogmblex aerospace and flown washington, dc, hundreds into washington, dc, hundreds of times, this was actually a �*airline of times, this was actually a �* airline that i of times, this was actually a �*airline that i used to former airline that i used to work for and so, not flown to wichita out there but it's very similar still very similar rout coming all the other airports are from all the other airports are flown into from other washington, dc and a = -:= like tonight, night like tonight, aircraft were clear for night like tonight, aircraft were clearfor visual were clear for visual ::,,:g, a; follow the approaches were they follow the river they used the river river and they used the river as navigational aid to airport and then towards the airport and then around the airport, you have all these airports as all these military airports as well, you have transit like we've just helicopters like we've just seen, you have police helicopters and medical helicopters and medical helicopters flying it's helicopters flying around, its a very busy airspace, it a as space 27:2 7:-—: 7:_—: pilots as they into for pilots as they fly into this airport. f

for pilots as they fly into this airport.— this airport. i will “ust - recover, i airline was recover, passenger airline was people on board has collided midair with a helicopter on approach to reagan national in washington, dc, we airport in washington, dc, we understand 60 of those people were for 7 in this in this american crewmembers in this american airlines operator flight which is operated by the american airlines flight operated by the �* psa was airlines flight operated by the �*psa was arriving from partner psa was arriving from wichita, kansas, said crash occurred when a the crash occurred when a jet operated 7 7 eagle, this range of american eagle, this range of american eagle, this range of american airlines, shortly nine o'clock at 7 nine o'clock at night, collided 7 collided with 7 collided with the 7 collided with the military hawk 7 hawk and7 77777i71awk 77 7a7r71d7that black hawk helicopter and that assent wreckage into the assent wreckage intathe ~ ~~ ~ river, rescue votes potomac river, rescue votes currently at the scene, american airlines as there was on board the 60 passengers on board the plane, �*crewmembers and plane, for crewmembers and national one of the reagan national is one of the busiest airport in the country, takeoff has takeoff and landing has been halted, can i ask you as well, what are likely to happen to that were due to these planes that were due to land there this evening, are going be diverted they going to be diverted to another nearby airport? yes.

there is a — another nearby airport? yes. there is a lot _ another nearby airport? yes. there is a lot of _ another nearby airport? yes. there is a lot of other - there is a lot of other airports around washington. that are very close baltimore, that are very close proximity where aircraft be prfisimtfii innate aircraft’oanbs’ ’ and prosimttyi innate aircraft’oanbs’ ’ and passengers can diverted and passengers can their planner make have their planner and make other connections to get to the 7 destinat7ions have also and a number of had reports and a number of politicians that th7e c7r7a7sh 7 7 7t7h7e eeg and th7e c7r7a7sh and hew monitoring the crash and new transportation secretary says that he is at the headquarters in washington, dc and is close is the he is monitoringrthe's'ttuatioh. he confirmed one day ago and also confirmed one day ago and hearing as well from the vice presidentjd vance saying presidentjd vance are saying quote, hope for best, quote, let's hope for the best, posted on the social media x sayin- please, say a prayerfor prayer for involved in prayer for everyone involved in the �* collision the midair collision near reagan this reagan airport this evening monitoring the situation —e for now let's7hope for but for now let's hope for the best. �* l, , l, best. authorities have not said whether anyone _ best. authorities have not said whether anyone - been - best. authorities have not said i whether anyone - been injured whether anyone has been injured or in the collision so gyykilled in the collision so

�* and also gyykilled in the collision so �*and also hearing gyykilled in the collision so �*and als the aring j” gyykilled in the collision so �*and als the pentagons and the pentagon, the pentagons and the the pentagon. the pentagons and the the situation, pentagon, the pentagons and the the situation, the confirmed defence newly confirmed defence pete hegseth said safest??? fats fisaéstfiéafla the assets??? fats figaéfle—iafla the pentagon is 5§£§§e§7§ fats figaéfle—iafla the pentagon is actively the7 7 the7situation, 7 the7situation, he monitoring the situation, he also posted on x saying that are a re to are to assist if they are poised to assist if needed and that they are praise for all involved. i ask as for all involved. can i ask as well about the emergency measures place or measures in place or training with situations happen for example, a systems failure or major happens if was to 7was to be 7 7was to be losing 7 there was to be losing engines there was to be losing engines the pilot, how much, for the pilot, how much, give me a sense of the that mea sense of the trainingjhat,,,, on. mea sense of the trainin: at. a i!!! ~ mea sense of the trainin: at. a goes on. we ars'uoeurs . as” as of goes on. we ars'uoeurs a. ..:.a. as of riaht goes on. we arauneucsefehat - as of right now, - goes on. we arauneucsefehat - as of right now, the - causes as of right now, the that we are seeing as response that we are seeing as far as down the fgajfggsggcjosing down the to other aircraft, airspace to other aircraft, allowing search rescue allowing search and rescue to conduct their view personnel to conduct their view of the potomac river and tried rescue anybody that they to rescue anybody that they " right �*that�*s a very can, right now that's a very active and rescue seen,

certainly as a pilot, when coming into it's a time where you're dc, it's a time where you're looking around the aeroplane, watching for hazards and there are systems aboard the aeroplane they can alert you to hazards, time will tell as far the ntsb and faa take as the ntsb and faa take over this investigation, they will take and be mystic take and be very mystic killers. you those systems that can alert to _ killers. you those systems that can alert to - how- killers. you those systems that can alert to - how much can alert to hazards, how much warning as the pilot given in those instances — how much with the pilot have morning with. the ollotbaye aaaaaaa aaa mocoloq with the ollothaye aaaaaaa aaa mocoioq with the oilethaye aaaaaaa aaa had? -- warning. depends on proximity. — had? -- warning. depends on proximity. - of - had? -- warning. depends on proximity, - of timing | had? -- warning. depends on i proximity, - of timing on system, 7 syste7m, picking 7 7 7syste7m, picking up syste7m, picking up another the system, picking up another aircraft, and as a military craft of the system that could craft of the systemathat could alert that where even alert that quickly, where that aircraft took 7777 7 are happening are happening very in that 7 7 7 in that type 7

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join me in praying for all involved, also heard involved, we also heard from congressmen don beyer, a presenter from northern which is very close to virginia which is very close to the site saying that is also in touch with airport officials adding this is very but i the to7 please 7 7 77 77t7o7 please let first committee to please let first to their jobs committee to please let first to theirjobs and responders to theirjobs and lives. just recover for save lives. just recover for any viewers be joining us 7 pre7se7ntly7 7 77 presently77amer7ican 7 now, presently, american flight collided airlines flight that collided midair the �* in midair the helicopter in dc, we wait was d was a black ilayyk military helicopter helicopter, military helicopter in this airlines in this american airlines was carrying 64 people, flight was carrying 61; people. for crewmembers 60 passengers, for crewmembers from cancers which land 77 very 7 77very busy very busy airport in the this very busy airport in the centre of it centre of washington. it happened while on approach to centre of washington. it happen 33 while on approach to centre of washington. it happen 33 and e on approach to centre of washington. it happen 33 and we i approach to centre of washington. it happen 33 and we understand o etafe't’h'e . 7” —~— — ”we—w— 7777777t7i71e7jet7 hés77 7 flog-ct héc77g7ohe7777777 flog-ct hécdohef the jet héegohef has 77 777 77 the into ias gone — has 777the7into7the7jone7—7 has 7 7 77777777t7h7e7into7t7h7e77poto7ma7c7s777 7777777t7h7e7into7t7h7e7pot7o7ma7c7r7iver weaves dc. we which weaves through dc. we

also hearing rachel one �*our looker, one of our reporters, she said they from the7 7 from the7residents hearing from the residents were the airport about near the airport talking about how sad they are, one of that 7 that although people are ever is them they who ever is picking them up they who ever is picking them up from the terminal it was due to land. they also said that to land; they'also said that gathered on the roof those gathered on the roof at crash in shock allstate at the crash in shock and we also — i also bring in professor of environmental civil and environmental engineering from the university 7southerr7l7 7 7southerr7l7 colour 7 7southerr7l7 colour — 7 you for california. thank you for joining us now. can you give me sense of, i'm sure if a sense of, i'm not sure if you're aware of these you’re awareof these black. helicopters involved hawk helicopters were involved in this collision, one if you mea me a sense of what can give me a sense of what they are like is aircraft. very to hear they are like is aircraft. very - to hear - news, i they are like is aircraft. very. - to hear - news, just sorry to hear these news, just about this from the bbc