American Airlines CEO says it's not clear why helicopter came into jetliner's flight path

CEO of the 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, U.S. January 30, 2025.American Airlines CEO Robert Isom said Thursday morning that the regional jet that collided with a Black Hawk military helicopter in Washington, D.C., on Wednesday night was on a standard flight path.The collision between American Eagle Flight 5342 a ...