According to the NTSB, there are substantial differences in altimeter readings from various sources. The CRJ-700 flight ...

The Army Corps of Engineers will begin lifting the wreckage from the Potomac River on Monday. Officials have said it could ...

Here’s what to know about the aircraft involved in the collision. Flight 5342, a Bombardier CRJ-700 regional jetliner operated by PSA Airlines, a subsidiary of American Airlines, was bound from ...

A timeline of the tragic collision between a commercial plane and a Black Hawk helicopter over the Potomac River, with ...

The Bombardier CRJ-700 passenger plane involved in the tragic midair crash with a U.S. Army helicopter in the midnight skies of Washington, D.C., is a workhorse of the regional jet market with a ...

while the CRJ’s deviation enabled another American aircraft, a Boeing 737, to use runway 1 for departure – the controller emphasising an “immediate take-off” and “no delay” to the crew.

According to a brochure from Bombardier CRJ Series, the jet can hold up to 78 people. Per a flight manifest, American Eagle Flight 5342 from Wichita, Kansas had 60 passengers and four crew on board.

A Canadair Regional Jet 700, built by Bombardier, collided in America’s first fatal aviation accident since 2009. © 2024 Fortune Media IP Limited. All Rights ...