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The American Airlines jet that crashed in DC was given a runway change minutes before the tragedy.Audio tapes show the military helicopter had the passenger plane "in sight" before the collision.The NTSB will look at pilot and air traffic control actions when investigating the crash.In the minutes before an American Airlines flight crashed into the…

A jet operated by American Airlines collided with a Black Hawk helicopter in Washington, DC.Investigators on Thursday said they recovered the black boxes from the passenger jet.Black boxes can provide key data from moments before the impact.Investigators recovered the recording devices, or black boxes, from one of the aircraft involved in Wednesday night's midair crash…

A passenger jet collided with a Black Hawk helicopter near Reagan Washington National Airport.Four crew members and 60 passengers were aboard the jet, and three were aboard the helicopter.President Donald Trump said there were no survivors.Sixty-seven people are presumed dead after an American Airlines flight crashed into a military helicopter Wednesday night during the jet's…

PSA Airlines flight 5342 collided midair with a helicopter near Reagan National Airport and crashed.PSA Airlines is a subsidiary of American Airlines.The airport issued a ground stop following the accident; details on casualties are unknown.The Federal Aviation Administration confirmed on Wednesday that PSA Airlines flight 5342 collided midair with a helicopter during its final approach…

Air travel is being disrupted by strong winds and wildfires in Los Angeles.Several airlines have waived change fees for flights to Los Angeles and Orange County.Some flights to Burbank were diverted, and passengers photographed the fires from the skies.The wildfires devastating Los Angeles and the strong winds intensifying them are disrupting air travel in and…

American Airlines flight attendants were sent a union memo about leaving passengers on empty planes.The AFPA said cabin crew members should check lavatories and under seats for sleeping passengers.A union spokesperson said it "routinely" issued such reminders to members.The union for American Airlines flight attendants has issued a memo reminding cabin crew not to leave…

American Airlines grounded all its US flights for an hour on Christmas Eve because of a technical issue.Read the original article on Business Insider

American Airlines briefly grounded all its US flights over a technical issue on Tuesday morning.The airline told BI that a "vendor technology issue" had affected its flights.Certain cancellations and delays trigger compensation under new federal rules.American Airlines grounded all of its flights across the US for about an hour on Tuesday, saying it was experiencing…

American Airlines will launch new longer-haul routes from LaGuardia. They'll only fly once weekly.LaGuardia's new routes are doable thanks to the "perimeter rule" being waived on Saturdays.American and other airlines also use perimeter rule exemptions in Washington, DC.American Airlines will use a special rule exception to fly longer-than-normal routes out of New York's LaGuardia Airport…

A Spirit executive blamed mainline carriers for some of its financial woes during a Senate hearing.He said some airlines "manufactured" a pilot shortage and that others want Spirit "out of business."Spirit recently filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy and is revamping its business to earn more revenue.A Spirit Airlines executive blamed competitors for some of its…