Mary Schlangenstein

A regional jet flown for American Airlines Group Inc. collided in a deadly midair crash with a military helicopter as it flew into Ronald Reagan

Rescue crews worked through the night to retrieve any survivors, but by early morning their mission had turned into a salvage operation.

of 11 The collision between an American Airlines Group Inc. regional jet and a military helicopter near Ro

The collision between an American Airlines Group Inc. regional jet and a military helicopter near Ronald Reagan airport in Washington left no

American Flight 5342 that had come in from Wichita, Kansas, with 60 passengers and four crew hit a Sikorsky H-60 Black Hawk helicopter with three military personnel on board while approaching the runway just before 9 p.m. local time on Wednesday. Rescue crews worked through the night to retrieve any survivors, but by early morning their mission had turned into a salvage operation, they said at a press briefing at the airport.

The collision between an American Airlines Group Inc. regional jet and a military helicopter near Ronald Reagan airport in Washington left no

Allyson Versprille and Mary Schlangenstein Bloomberg News Updated of 2

WASHINGTON — An American Airlines Group Inc. regional jet collided with a military helicopter near Washington, D.C., on Wednesday leaving no survivors, marking one of the deadliest U.S. air disasters in decades.

United Airlines Holdings Inc. said it’s not in talks with another carrier over a potential acquisition or other transaction, dismissing rumors that had been circulating online in recent days.