Then, in May 1979, a DC-10 flown by American Airlines crashed during takeoff in Chicago, the result of improper engine-maintenance procedures. That crash killed 293 people.

American Airlines, which had painted “DC-10 Luxury Liner” on each plane’s fuselage, erased the DC-10 label and went with a less descriptive “American Airlines Luxury Liner. ...

The collision between an American Airlines passenger jet and an Army helicopter at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport near Washington, D.C, late Wednesday killed 67 people, including more ...

RECOVERY EFFORTS UNDERWAY AFTER AMERICAN AIRLINES JET, MILITARY HELICOPTER COLLIDE MIDAIR NEAR DC. American Eagle Flight 5342 was flying from Wichita, Kansas, to the nation's capital when it was ...

The wing tip of an American Airlines plane struck another plane from the same airline on a taxiway of the Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport on Thursday, authorities said.

The Brief. An American Airlines pilot reassured passengers after a deadly midair crash killed 67 people. He told them safety was his top priority before a flight from Jacksonville to Miami.

Everyone aboard an American Airlines jet carrying 60 passengers and four crew members that collided with an Army helicopter was feared dead in what was likely to be the worst U.S ... DC, January ...

10:55 P.M. – American Airlines CEO Robert Isom confirms Flight 5342 crashed into the Potomac River with 60 passengers and four crew members onboard. Thursday, Jan. 30 ...

On Jan. 29, an American Airlines passenger jet and an Army helicopter collided as the plane prepared to land at Washington, D.C.’s Ronald Reagan National Airport. Both plunged into the Potomac ...