Deadly American Airlines-helicopter collision highlights concerns with crowded U.S. airspace

Emergency response units search the crash site of the American Airlines plane on the Potomac River after the plane crashed on approach to Reagan National Airport on January 30, 2025 in Arlington, Virginia.Just before 9 p.m. ET on Wednesday, an American Airlines regional jetliner collided with a military helicopter near Washington D.C.'s Reagan National Airport. There were no survivors on either the Bombardier CRJ700 regional jet that carried 60 passengers and four crew members or on the Army Black Hawk heli ...