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keep up with the airline for additional information. and right now that's all i have. >> i would like to say that director, city manager and several council members were at the airport last night as the care team got activated. i also learned from american airlines this morning that additional care team members have come to wichita and will be providing support for families, as well as crew members. i am in direct contact with american airlines to find out the confirmed information to provide to all of you. but i want to reiterate that any information should go to their hotline especially for families. that number that jesse said already but i will remind everyone to use again is 1-800-679-8215. in addition, this afternoon at high noon the wichita city council in contact with the ministerial league and multiple faith leaders in wichita will be coming together for a community-wide prayer and we ask that anyone who would like to join us to come to city hall here in downtown wichita for that community prayer. all are welcome. at this time

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but we know that this american airlines plane, specifically psa airlines, which is a regional airline, does business as american airlines was, was landing at dca on final approach, just seconds away from touching down when it came into contact, when it crashed with this black hawk. and right now that. aggressive fire rescue is underway to try and pull people. it's our understanding that both aircraft are still, you know, submerged or at least partially submerged in the potomac. as this operation continues. and, you know, i've been out here on scene for a solid hour, and the sirens just keep on sounding. and the, you know, the fire and rescue trucks just keep on coming here. so this is going to be a very, very long night for first responders here as we continue to learn more. you know what what ultimately went wrong here. senator duckworth mentioned it. this is busy, busy airspace. if you fly into dc, you know, it's not just the planes that at reagan national airport, we have dulles airport just down the road, and we also have busy airspace just over the potomac river with multiple dif

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airliner to go around. he realized that that plane was landing on the runway where his airliner was located. so he he that's what we call crew resource management. we now empower people to speak up if they see something wrong. you speak up. it's called authority with participation, assertiveness with respect. and we started out training the copilots and flight engineers that you are obligated to correct the captain. if you see him making a mistake, he or she makes a mistake, you speak up and of course the captain empowers you to do that. now we're doing that with air traffic controllers. and so the whole industry has learned how to share information and speak up. if you see something wrong. now, we don't know what happened, you know, yesterday in this terrible situation there on the potomac. but i'm sure that'll be something else that the ntsb will carefully look at. did anybody aboard those aircraft are in the control cab have a, you know, have a concern that maybe they didn't speak up? maybe we need to re

it was a psa airlines flight number 5342, flying for american airlines. the helicopter was a swirski h-60. the ntsb will take the lead in the investigation to figure out how all of this happened. but we do right now have some new video, an earth cam video of the collision happening in midair. you see there a ball of light clearly exploding above the city. dc police and search rescue operations are on the scene as we speak. let's get right to cnn's pete muntean. pete, you have been on the air for most of the last hour talking about how extraordinary this is. this is a commercial airline colliding mid-air with a black hawk helicopter just outside of the nation's capital. what more do we know about what happened here? >> this. clearly, abby, will be a tragedy that will change aviation. mark my words. now, you are looking now at the incredible response there on the shores of the potomac river. that is the scene, apparently, from the air, looking eastbound toward reagan national airport. you can see the terminal and gates in the background. in the foreground.

american airlines now has a hot line for those onboard and airline pilot association is sending team to assist probe of the crash. >> ashley: an american artificial intelligences pilot that just returned last night joins me now. thank you for talking about this. having just come from the airport, i know everyone says flying is safest form of transportation, is this ever anything you worry about as a pilot? >> well, first off, our thoughts and prayers with the passengers, the crew members, the three military crew members and their families go out. and to the first responders risking life and limb to rescue and/or recover in this incident this terrible tragedy. is it something we look for? it is something that we are trained to do, be aware of threats out there. we don't know exactly what happened in this, we are getting more information. ntsb and faa investigate. big picture as secretary duffy stated and president trump said we have to prevent this happening again, they are looking forward. this time, we will settle in and take on the grief and do all we can to support those impacted

american airlines i know absolutely has exactly this.and there is a special room at the american headquarters in dallas where when you have a major incident like this, everybody goes into the room. it is depending on the airline, it is made up of concentric circles where the people managing the crash and the crisis are in the center, and all their assistance and all the other information's flow out and the information flows in and the information flows out. and the reason they have this is to manage the many. so let's just take, you know, unfortunately, this first of all, you actually have to manage the information of telling the families. you have to make sure that you have people on the ground who will be there to assist, to, to give comfort to, in some cases to transport the families of victims who are not there, you know, to bring them in, to make sure that they have the care and comfort, the religious necessities that they may require. all of that away from the public gaze. so that has to be put in place. and it's a well practiced,

airliner to go around. he realized that that plane was landing on the runway where his airliner was located. so he he that's what we call crew resource management. we now empower people to speak up if they see something wrong. you speak up. it's called authority with participation, assertiveness with respect. and we started out training the copilots and flight engineers that you are obligated to correct the captain. if you see him making a mistake, he or she makes a mistake. you speak up and of course the captain empowers you to do that. now we're doing that with air traffic controllers. and so the whole industry has learned how to share information and speak up. if you see something wrong. now, we don't know what happened. you know, yesterday in this terrible situation there on the potomac. but i'm sure that will be something else that the ntsb will carefully look at. did anybody aboard those aircraft are in the control cab have a, you know, have a concern that maybe they didn't speak up? maybe we need to

we know that american airlines flight 53 42 was operated by psa psa airlines. it was a crj 700 jet.hat's a small regional jet. and the fact that it was operated by secondary airline isn't entirely a uncommon. a lot of those big carriers use secondary airlines if they contract with for their short haul flights, which this was just a little while ago. president donald trump also spoke from the white house giving some limited information beyond what we already knew in terms of what happened. he according to he blamed the crash on the helicopter. pilots saying that they did not do what they were told, however, not giving much information beyond that. however, he also took the chance as he according to him, blame part of this on lowered height, lower hiring standards that were put in place by the air form air traffic controllers by the obama and biden administrations. again, those were his claims. he also gave some insight into what we can expect to see over the next few days as this investigation continues to play out. we'll find out how this disaster occurred and will ensure >> that no

i lobbied american airlines to begin having direct non-stop flight service to dca. that flight has been in existence about a year. and it is certainly true in kansas and wichita, in particular, we're going to know people who are on this flight know their family members know somebody. so this is a very personal as well as an official response. and again, we're we will do everything we can to make certain that we're supportive of the rescue efforts. and we'll do everything we can to make certain that. our subcommittee congress is engaged in needs to take place the the outcome of this evening. and this this months, kind of investigation i talked to ntsb talked to the white house, talk to the department of defense. talked to the ceo of american airlines there is all of us pulling together for the best outcome possible. i'm honored to be here with my colleague, senator marshall as we try to try to make certain that we care for, though, certainly back in kansas that were on that flight. but it's a reminder that there are people here in washington, d.c., in this region and

operated by psa airlines, which is a. wholly owned subsidiary of american airlines. first, and most. >> importantly. >> i'd like to express our. >> deep sorrow about. >> these events. this is a difficult day for all of us at american airlines, and our efforts now. >> are. >> focused entirely. >> on. >> the needs of our passengers. >> crew members. >> partners, first responders. along with their families and loved ones. i know that there are many questions, and at this early stage. i'll not be able. >> to answer. >> all of them. >> but i do want. >> to share the information i. have at this time. american eagle. flight 5342, operated by psa airlines, a crj 700 aircraft traveling from wichita, kansas. >> to washington. >> reagan national airport, has been involved in an accident near washington, dc. it appears. >> to. >> have collided. >> with. >> a military aircraft on approach. flight 5342 was under the command. of four crew members and carried 60 passengers. >> for a total. >> of 64 people on board. >> we are. >> actively working with. >> local. state and federal aut

on behalf of american airlines, that is a company that is owned wholly by american airlines, this is the flight path that you can see here. the yellow line is of the helicopter. this is the flight tracking data. the orange line is of that american airlines psa flight coming in to land on runway 33 at reagan national airport. this is a common and routine approach typically utilized by air traffic controllers to try and squeeze planes in a little bit faster. this is the image of the fireball that ensued of the helicopter coming right to left, toward the bright light there. that is, that psa american airlines flight and then smash. that is the midair collision and the parts falling to the icy potomac river below water temperature about 35 degrees tonight. i've pointed this out a couple times prior, and i have a few models here to demonstrate just how hard it can be for a pilot of a pilot of a commercial airliner. two pilots in that airplane, and the pilots of helicopters to see one another. typically. >> where are the blind spots? if you're a pilot? so you understand this very well, obv

pamelarwin: it's the airline that is dictating everything.is: that's la travel agent, pamela irwin, who's on the american society of travel advisors board, she helped us understand the 47 pages of lufthansa conditions and 24 pages of jargon-laden fare rules we reviewed for the couple's flights. she says arthur and laurie should have called lufthansa and told them they were running late. pamela: you have to advise the airline ahead of time, otherwise you're a no-show. chris: and when you're a no-show, even one minute past your departure time, many airlines cancel the value of your missed flight. for example, lufthansa's terms say, "we have the right to cancel your booking if you fail to arrive at the boarding gate in time." that's what cost the couple $460 each in milan, they had to buy new tickets to frankfurt. chris: so what about the money lufthansa demanded in frankfurt? that's another $277 per person. turns out that's a bit of a repricing penalty, all because the couple didn't fly their flights in order, and that's required in the fine pr

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airliner to go around. he realized that that plane was landing on the runway where his airliner was located. so he he that's what we call crew resource management. we now empower people to speak up if they see something wrong. you speak up. it's called authority with participation, assertiveness with respect. and we started out training the copilots and flight engineers that you are obligated to correct the captain. if you see him making a mistake, he or she makes a mistake. you speak up and of course the captain empowers you to do that. now we're doing that with air traffic controllers. and so the whole industry has learned how to share information and speak up. if you see something wrong. now, we don't know what happened. you know, yesterday in this terrible situation there on the potomac. but i'm sure that will be something else that the ntsb will carefully look at. did anybody aboard those aircraft or in the control cab have a, you know, have a concern that maybe they didn't speak up? maybe we need to r

a lot of those big airlines will use secondary airlines to handle their short haul and regional tripst impact happened as the american flight was coming in for landing colliding with that army black hawk helicopter. transportation secretary sean duffy says both aircraft were on standard flight pass. he said he's also a spoke about the ongoing investigation. let's take a listen. >> his administration, the faa, the dot, we will not rest until we have answers for the families. for the flying public. you should be assured that when you fly, you're safe. >> and that was one of the key points. the secretary duffy was driving home when he spoke earlier is that he says the u.s. still has the safest airspace anywhere in the world. the flying public should not be concerned about getting on air flights, aircraft, even following an incident like this also important to note that the ntsb will be handling this investigation going forward. we're expecting to get some kind of an update from officials there later on today. that's the latest here in washington. we'll send it back to you guys in san fra

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it's american airlines, 5342. i'm going to ask our control room to put the phone number on the screen for american airlines. if you believe you knew someone who was landing around 8:51 p.m. this evening from wichita. american airlines lines are open right now. that's what we know at the moment. there is a search and rescue underway, dca, reagan national airport, as they call it now is closed, will reopen at 11 a.m. tomorrow. but you can see the emergency response. right now we have unconfirmed reports and because we have unconfirmed reports, i don't want to spread unconfirmed information. so until we get confirmed reports about what and who has been retrieved and where, people are all we know right now, we'll show you some images. i think. still pictures. in a moment we can see the aircraft, the fixed wing aircraft, the american airlines crj 700, in the water. it's been split in two pieces and it will be lying in the water. when that comes up, i'll show you there. you can see there. you can see some of it. that's

the american airlines pilots. the young figure skaters, their coaches and family members returning from the national championships and camp in wichita. the young stars, many from the boston area. the husband and wife coaching team. former olympic skater nancy kerrigan tonight in tears talking about those young skaters. among them, a 16-year-old figure skater and what he posted just before that flight took off from wichita. president trump in the white house briefing room calling for a moment of silence. moments later, the president implying dei policies, diversity, equity, and inclusion, might have contributed to the crash. >>> also tonight, the fast-moving investigation now. you will hear the air traffic controller asking the black hawk helicopter, do you see the regional jet? tonight, defense secretary pete hegseth saying a mistake was made. and what early data reveals about altitude. the black hawk flying at 350 feet. authorities on where it should have been. and tonight, new questions about whether that one ai

airline, a us airline crash? >> yes. >> excuse me, a us airline plan. domestic crash that was also landing. it was going into buffalo. the fact that this plane was landing. does that play a factor is that often when we see crashes or these kind of these near misses and other things happen, is it generally on the approach into an airport? is that something that we see just generally just more potential for something like this to happen? well, your near misses at airports generally are going to happen either taxiing or on takeoff and landing. those are the three areas where you see the most interaction of aircraft. now does that mean that it's more likely on a landing than on a takeoff there? i there's no way of knowing, frank, but we can tell you this what eamonn's talking about, how busy reagan national is and that airspace is there. there has been a tug of war, especially over the last 10 to 15 years between the airlines and the city of washington, d.c, and residents in that area, because there's so much demand to fly right in close to downtown d.c. th

i'm robert isom, the ceo of american airlines. i want to express my sincere condolences for the accident that happened at dca last night. we're absolutely heartbroken for the family and loved ones of the passengers and crew members and also for those that were on the military aircraft. our focus right now is doing everything that we can to support all of those involved and also the psa air lines team. this is devastating. we are all hurting incredibly. we urge any family and friends looking for information about their loved ones to call our designated help line, and that's 1-800-679-8215. 1-800-679-8215. here's what i can share at this early stage, american eagle flight 5342 operated by psa airlines traveling from wichita, kansas, to reagan national airport, was involved in an accident just before 9:00 p.m. local time on final approach into reagan national. it collided with a military aircraft on an otherwise normal approach and at this time we don't know why the military aircraft came into the path of the psa aircraft. flight 534

airlines. that's not entirely uncommon. a lot of those big name carriers we'll use secondary care and carriers they contract with the handle short a short haul regional flights, which is what this flight was last night. we also know we do know that this impact happened just as that american airlines flight was coming in for landing. but beyond that, we don't know too many details about what led up to that crash just a little while ago. president donald trump spoke from the white house. he didn't give a lot of specific information beyond what we already know. however, he placed blame based on what he says he knows on the pilots of the helicopters saying they didn't do what they were told to do. but again, not elaborating beyond that. the president also taking the opportunity to place blame on what he says were lower hiring standards for air traffic controllers put into place by the obama and biden administration, specifically blaming dei practices for somehow contributing to this crash. again, t

>> what happened last night is american airlines being flown by psa airlines. canadair regional jet 700 holds up to a 70 people with 64 on board. it was coming in to land, as you know, happens, you know, every few minutes, all the time. there were several planes in the air. it was a busy airport. i landed here myself at 730. it was very dark, very cold, a little bit bumpy wind. but weather wasn't really a factor in the accident. also operating in the area were was an army helicopter. it is reported that it was a training mission. there were lots of helicopters in dc ferry around vips and and you know, all sorts of all sorts of folks. but this was a training mission. the air traffic control tower, specifically asked it's reported did ask the helicopter if the helicopter had this flight, this american airlines flight in sight. that's very important. that's very telling. it's a key piece of evidence because the aircraft, the commercial passenger service aircraft are always under full air traffic control. and what's called instrument air traffic direction. so that

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at this point on that american airlines flight. we know there were 60 passengers and 4 crew members. 3 people were on board that black hawk helicopter, including the pilot. again, no survivors in either of those aircraft. authorities say at this 0, 27 bodies have been recovered. this flight would have happened just a few 100 feet above the potomac river. temperatures in the water right now are hovering around 36 degrees. so very, very cold. this was a small regional jet. the american airlines flight was it was a crj 700 flight. those usually only have about 65 seats on them to a very small aircraft. at that point, the pilots would have been very hard pressed to do anything to recover that aircraft after the impact with that helicopter, authorities are continuing to investigate again, big piece of new information that they've recovered avery classified. this as a recovery effort, a newly sworn in secretary of transportation's sean duffy is on hand here at the airport. he spoke just a few minutes ago. this is what he had to say about

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american airlines 53 e-42 is inbound it was psa flying under the american airlines labeled inbound to reagan national at a about an altitude of 400 feet and speed 140 miles per hour over the potomac river according to data from radio transponder with the crj-700 jet can be configured to carry around 70 passengers and when you hear that at 400 feet with a helicopter coming up and the dials and warning systems in the world very difficult for a pilot at 400 feet moving multiple miles per hour would it be from some helicopter that was rising into it. and the aircraft obviously has less maneuverability than the helicopter does in the aircraft and the psa airline there it was approaching runway 33 from the southwest over to the northwest and with the banking turn and a comic eight things as well. with the clear picture of the horizon and with the vision from those windows is obviously a little bit obstructed to sending towards the runway at nighttime. and putting those two together it paints a different picture and we see that and it's really hard to tell where exactly the helicopter hit ri

another civilian airliner. you know, up in the sky, you don't necessarily know when you see a speck in the sky, you don't know if it's military or civilian. so we rely on atc to help coordinate some of that deconfliction. >> so there's no difference in how military aircrafts communicate with air traffic control than, than commercial aircrafts. it's the same. >> yes. essentially it really is. i mean, you have a call sign, you're given instructions. now, if a military aircraft is going to have specific training routes and a military aircraft might have specific missions and places where military aircraft can go, that civilian aircraft cannot go. and likewise, you have places where civilian aircraft can go that military aircraft cannot go. however, you're all coordinating with air traffic control within the airspace of the united states of america. and i will say, and it doesn't get said enough, we do have the best air traffic control in the world. so this is a tragic incident. but and there's all kinds of problem

you had a airliner coming in, american airlines. he was doing everything right. he was on track.ght, and going at an angle that was unbelievably bad when the air traffic controller said, do you see? he's talking about, do you see him? but there was very little time left when that was stated, and then also, he said, follow him in, and then almost immediately after that, you know, seconds after that, there was the crash that took place. well, you follow them in. that means, like, everything's fine. follow them in. you had a pilot problem from the standpoint of the helicopter. i mean, because it was visual. it was a very clear night. it was cold but clear and clear as you could be. the american airlines plane had lights blazing. they had all their landing lights on. i could see it from the kennedy center tape. we had a tape up on the kennedy center. that seems to be the primary -- i'm sure we'll see other tapes because it's such an area where there are a lot of cameras with areas into space. we'll probably see many other shots of it before too much time goes by, but we had a situati

we have had the opportunity to be briefed by all american airlines officials as i am told american airlinesleadership is on the way to washington as well and officials are in the airport actually talking to families now. we do have a 1-800 number for families to contact us a rather contact american airlines with more information providing that shortly. we will turn to a number of officials to provide as much information as we have this evening and we expect to have more frequent briefings at daylight. so if that i will turn to secretary duffy. >> for all of us we want to extend our thoughts and prayers to those individuals impacted by this tonight. their families as this is a very difficult time. and say thank you to the first responders in this difficult situation searching and attempting to rescue people. i spoke with president trump and is team in the situation room and had a conversation with the defence secretary there and others such as a governor from and governor from kansas. and from the faa perspective we will offer our full support and to the gsp to conduct the investigation. we

based airline crash in the u.s.xcluding the colden crash prop not since shortly after september 11th. the military does such phenomenal job at training pilots. and these pilots fly into this airspace flying for airlines are extremely well-trained. this is kind of like the one in a million. it's almost like getting struck by lightning two times it's very rare. if this was two small aircraft in the middle of a cornfield or 15 miles away from an airport, i would say it's not out of the ordinary for this to happen it w. a commercial airliner and military aircraft so close to an airport pretty much like getting struck lie lightning. >> ainsley: very rare. >> steve: thank you very much for joining us. >> brian: so much to the story we don't know. >> we'll learn more at 7:30. press conference. first responders are fighting to find survivors after this d.c. plane crash. the senate intel committee chair tom cotton will join us next. ♪ total beets, america's best-selling beets brand, is available at walmart. total beets blood

you had a airliner coming in american airlines. he was doing everything right. he was on track. path, and for some reason he had a helicopter that was at the same height, obviously when they hit, but pretty much the same height and going at an angle that was unbelievably bad. when the air traffic controller said, do you see, you know, he's talking about do you see him? but there was very little time left when that was stated. and then also he said, follow him in. and then almost immediately after that, you know, seconds after that, there was the crash that took place. well, you follow him in that means like, everything's fine, follow him in. you had a pilot problem the standpoint of the helicopter. i mean, because it was visual, it was very clear night. it was cold, but clear and clear as you could be. the american airlines plane had lights blazing. they had all their landing lights on. i could see it from the kennedy center tape. we had a tape up on the kennedy center. that seems to be the primary thus far. i'm sure we'll see other tapes because it's such a an area where there

on behalf of american airlines, that is a company that is owned wholly by american airlines, this isth that you can see here. the yellow line is of the helicopter. this is the flight tracking data. the orange line is of that american airlines psa flight coming in to land on runway 33 at reagan national airport. this is a common and routine approach typically utilized by air traffic controllers to try and squeeze planes in a little bit faster. this is the image of the fireball that ensued of the helicopter coming right to left toward the bright light there. that is that psa american airlines flight and then smash. that is the midair collision and the parts falling to the icy potomac river below. water temperature about 35 degrees tonight. i've pointed this out a couple of times prior, and i have a few models here to demonstrate just how hard it can be for a pilot of a pilot of a commercial airliner. two pilots in that airplane, and the pilots of helicopters to see one another. typically. >> where are the blind spots if you're a pilot, pete. so you understand this very well, obviously.

the crash of american airlines flight 5342. this is a sad day for kansans and our nation as we awaken this morning to this tragic news. my heart grieves for the lives that were lost and their loved ones who are now learning that their friend or family member was among those who perished. there will be much to learn and to do in the coming days in the wake of this tragedy. but today, please join me in praying for kansas. may god comfort those who are mourning mayor, thank you. >> i would like to now ask our airports director, jesse romo, to provide some updates. and again, a lot of the details are still waiting for confirmation. and so we ask that, jesse, give us the latest that we have confirmed. >> thank you mayor. good morning everyone. jesse romo, director of airports, wichita airport authority. i don't have. >> a lot of. >> official information to share. >> we will get that directly. >> from ntsb. american airlines will be. providing the official. >> updates and information. they do have. >> a. >> newsroom that you. >> can

and also the psa airlines team.s have been recovered from the crash scene yet, which will be critical in the investigation. we've just learned president trump is expected to address the nation surrounding the tragedy at 8 a.m. as we get updates on the search and investigation. stay with us for the very latest. you can always stay up to date with our app. it's free and available on all smart devices. and breaking news this morning out of the middle east, where hamas has released more hostages, kidnaped during the october 7th attacks. in all, eight people were released today. that group includes three israelis and five nationals working in israel when they were abducted. in exchange, israel later today is expected to release more than 100 palestinian prisoners. the agreement calls for about three dozen more israeli hostages to be released over the next several weeks, including an american this saturday. and the today show is just ahead with more on both of these breaking stories. in the meantime, you can catch everyth

when we look at the american airlines jets, every civilianjet look at the american airlines jets, everyof any radar in their controlled zone but also a vector coming out of the squawk which basically means there be a vector coming out of 77helicopter, of 7 7 7 77 helicopter, of vector 7 7 bh7t76f7 the7777777 5h7t7éf7 the 7c7i7v7i7lia7n [moi the 7c7i7v7i7lia7n jet coming out of the civilian jet and this is the radar and this is on the radar screen and this is on the radar screen a computer will be able to = whether there is a compute whether there is a chance of collision. if it g that allows the air does, that allows the air traffic to give 7 to whichever aircraft guidance to whichever aircraft tell them basically, turn 60 to tell them basically, turn 60 north onto zero to zero avoid collision. in a\ usually sion. in a\ usually it on. in a\ usually it would to the case usually it would be to the helicopter because the jet is slower, and slower, less manoeuvrable and on final so i go back on final approach so i go back to the original thing i to the originalthihg i said, which is basical

airlines plane. >> and the. >> army and black hawk helicopter. and then for. >> secretary duffy last night. >> the. >> president had. said that. >> this could have been. prevented and questioned why. >> air traffic control didn't tell his helicopter what to do. >> is that something that investigators. >> have determined should have happened in this situation? so do. >> you want. >> to can. >> quickly, secretary, just just quickly. i don't have a lot of information to release, but these were experienced pilots. i know that the captain was had six years with, with psa or almost six years with psa and the first officer almost two years. um, and again, standard approach. and that's about all i can say. thank you. >> in regard to the military, i don't have information in regard to the experience of the military pilots. i would just note that this was classified as a as a training mission. sometimes people could think that a training mission is someone who is inexperienced in the cockpit. uh, this is we call these these missions that are flown in the d

airlines jet and a u.s. army black hawk helicopter. you've been listening to president trump making comments at the white house about the border, largely. cnn's jeff zeleny is covering the white house for us today. jeff, what do you. >> what do you make of what. >> president trump. >> has had to say? >> well, jake, what president trump just did. first of all, he actually signed an order appointing an acting director of the faa, chris rocheleau, who was a longtime faa worker, before leaving to the private sector. but this just underscores the fact that this is one of the many vacant positions in the faa as this new government administration is taking hold. so that was the first thing he did. the second thing he did was sign an executive action of some kind. basically just restating the comments we heard from him earlier today saying he wants competence in the faa, not die. of course, there is no evidence that that any type of hiring initiatives had anything to do with this. the president also said he would be meeting with some of the fa

here's part of the first statement from american airlines ceo. i want to express my sincere condolences for the accident that happened at dca last night. we're absolutely heartbroken for the family and loved ones. of the passengers and crew members, and also for those that were on the military aircraft. our focus right now is doing everything that we can to support all of those involved. and also the psa airlines team. this is devastating. it's we are all hurting. we have also now learned that american figure skaters were on board that american airlines flight. they have not been identified. but u.s. figure skating confirms in a statement, reading in part, these athletes, coaches and family members were returning home from the national development camp held in conjunction with the u.s. figure skating championships in wichita, kansas. we are devastated by this unspeakable tragedy and hold the victims families closely in our hearts. russian state media meantime reports world champion russian figure skaters were also on board, and that includes evge

i'm robert isom, the ceo of american airlines. i want to express my sincere condolences for the accident that happened at dca last night. we're absolutely heartbroken for the family and loved ones, of the passengers and crew members, and also for those that were on the military aircraft. our focus right now is doing everything that we can to support all of those involved. and also the psa airlines team. this is devastating. it's, um, we are all hurting incredibly. we urge any family and friends looking for information about their loved ones to call our designated helpline. and that's at one( 800) 679-8215. one( 800) 679-8215 and here's what i can share at this early stage american airlines american eagle flight 5342, operated by psa airlines, traveling from wichita, kansas, to reagan national airport, was involved in an accident just before 9 p.m. local time on final approach into reagan national. it collided with a military aircraft on an otherwise normal approach, and at this time, we don't know why the military aircraft came in

detalladas sobre quiÉn era jonathan campos, el primer hispano que piloteÓ ese aviÓn de american airlinesentando ese paÍs . conminÓ a su estudio de piloto en la academia new smyrna, en florida, nos informa laura bermÚdez desde orlando. laura: jonathan campos de 34 aÑos de edad fue este plato que desafortunadamente perdiÓ la vida en este choque entre el aviÓn de american airlines y Éste helicÓptero militar. naciÓ en nueva york, pero sus familias puertorriqueÑa y se criÓ en el estado de la florida. conocemos en el aÑo 2017 se convirtiÓ en inspector de vuelo, tambiÉn en el 2018 se graduÓ de piloto, y en el 2022 entrÓ a trabajar con la aerolÍnea american airlines como capitÁn. un comunicado que emitiÓ la academia, dice lo siguiente "jonathan obtuvo su certificado como instructor de vuelo con nosotros, y fue un instructor de vuelo y aquÍ. era dedicado con una pasiÓn innegable por negar". tambiÉn visitamos su casa en ormond beach, sin embargo, los vecinos no quisieron hablar en cÁmara. nos dijeron que campos vivÍa en esa casa junto a su novia y otros dos inquilinos. conocemos que Él tuvo certif

you had an airline coming in, american airlines. he was doing everything right.e was on track, the same track as everybody else. probably the same track they have had for 25 years or more. he's coming into path. and for some reason, you had a helicopter that was at the same height when they hit, and going at an angle that was unbelievably bad when the air traffic controller said do you see, was talking about do you see him? there was little time left when that was stated. also, he said follow him in. and then almost immediately after that, seconds after that, there was the crash that took place. you had a pilot problem from the standpoint of the helicopter because it was visual. it was very clear at night. it was cold and clear, clear as it could be. the american airlines plane have lights blazing. they have their landing lights on. i could see it from the kennedy center tape, we had a tape on the kennedy center. that seems to be the primary. it is such an area where there are a lot of cameras looking into the air and space. we will probably see many shots of it

airline crash since 2009. robert isom, the ceo of american airlines, is in dc. flew in there late last night. he's there along with their go team, to work with the ntsb, work with the faa, try to determine exactly what happened that caused this mid-air collision. >> hey, phil, before you go, you know, they're landing close to their landing planes within two minutes of each other, supposedly during this period. yep. throughout. throughout. and then you made this comment about, you know, the helicopters being there. and that's not always unsafe. >> it as. >> as a, as a layman, you think to yourself, given given all of the particulars of trying to get a plane on the ground and how many planes they seem to be landing at one given time, this seems to be one of the most sort of busiest times. how is it possible that the helicopters are running training missions right next to the airport? >> great question. i don't have an answer for you, andrew. look, they don't just pick a spot out and say, hey, let's go on a training flight. as you know, they the faa, air traffic co

we're in coordination with american airlines. we're in coordination very strongly, obviously, with the military. but i think that's not a very smart question. i'm surprised, coming from you. >> are you blaming. >> for. yes. >> and the point obviously is not about the names or the list or the manifest. the point is that these bodies were still being pulled out of the potomac as the president was raising these questions, and we do not know what has led to this. there is very much an investigation that is still underway. the chair of the ntsb was actually sitting alongside the wall in that room, and i noticed that the vice president got up and spoke also about these initiatives. so the defense secretary, who, of course, has been briefed on this, given the black hawk involvement and also the brand new transportation secretary, we never heard from the ntsb director herself during that briefing or the brand new acting faa administrator. i should note that for all the talk about who is staffing and right now, trump obviously took office

, airliners that were landing and taking it.h a busy airport and an extremely busy runway. that's one of the biggest questions right now. so far, i've just been in touch with army officials. there is still no official status for those three u.s. soldiers who were on board that 60 black hawk helicopter. and just for perspective, mika, that would mean that there were no passengers on board a blackhawk like this would have a pilot, a copilot, and then a third person who is essentially like an observer. so there were these are often frequently used as people movers, but it doesn't appear that there were any passengers, just the three crew members who were on board. but at this point, still no status change for how those those crew members are. but as we have been watching this unfold all throughout the night, the situation is grim for both the passengers on board that commercial airliner and that u.s. army black hawk helicopter, a little bit about the helicopter and the unit, they were they were assigned to or attached to the 12th a