CEO of American Airlines Robert Isom addresses the media, after American Eagle flight 5342 collided with a Black Hawk helicopter while approaching Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport and crashed into Potomac River, in Washington on Jan. 30, 2025.
Kevin Lamarque | Reuters
American Airlines CEO Robert Isom said Thursday morning that the regional jet that collided with a Black Hawk military helicopter near Washington, D.C’s Reagan National Airport on Wednesday night was on a standard flight path.
The collision between American Eagle Flight 5342 and the helicopter occurred at about 9 p.m. Wednesday. Officials do not expect to find any survivors.
“At this time, we don’t know why the military aircraft came into the path of the PSA aircraft,” Isom said at a Thursday morning press conference.
Isom said in a staff note Thursday that the National Transportation…
