The American Airlines passenger jet that collided midair with a U.S. Army helicopter Wednesday night in Washington, D.C., had made a stop in Maine the day before the crash.
At least 28 bodies had been recovered as of Thursday morning after the passenger jet and a U.S. Army helicopter collided midair Wednesday night in D.C.
Authorities believe there are no survivors in the accident, which happened as a regional passenger jet was attempting to land Wednesday night at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport.
The Portland International Jetport and Bangor International Airport websites list all American Airlines flights to Washington D.C. as canceled.
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Authorities believe there were no survivors in the accident, which happened as a regional passenger jet was attempting to land Wednesday night at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport.
The American Airlines passenger jet that collided midair with a U.S. Army helicopter Wednesday night near Washington, D.C., had made a stop in Maine the day before the crash.Flight data from FlightAware and Flightradar24 indicate the CRJ700 regional jet that was involved in the crash made two recent round trips between Bangor International Airport and Ronald Reagan National Airport in Washington.
Sixty passengers and four crew members from the plane and three Black Hawk helicopter personnel are feared dead as a recovery mission is underway.
Several American Airlines flights to and from Reagan Washington National Airport were canceled at Maine's two largest airports.
Thursday's flights between the Portland Jetport and Reagan Airport in Washington were canceled, as well as Friday morning's flights between the two airports.
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Senators from Virginia and Maryland said a near-miss at the D.C. airport in April should be a "bright red warning light flashing before Congress."