Each person killed in the Wichita plane crash has a story. We are sharing what loved ones say about the lives lost on flight 5342.

That’s because American Airlines has retired that number after the deadly plane crash in Washington, D.C., said Jesse Romo, Wichita’s director of airports. But on Friday, Wednesday’s flight information was still on the departure screens at Dwight D. Eisenhower National Airport.

American Airlines confirmed to PEOPLE on Friday, Jan. 31, that flight 5342 will cease to exist. The airline is retiring the number following the tragic collision in Washington, D.C., on Wednesday, Jan.

Wednesday night’s crash of an American Airlines commuter plane in Washington could be one of the worst disasters for the Fort Worth-based airline in more than two decades.

The National Transportation Safety Board said on Monday it has completed interviews with air traffic controllers in its investigation into the collision last week between an American Airlines regional passenger jet and a U.

Two employees at Ronald Reagan National Airport have been arrested following the plane crash in Washington, D.C. An American Airlines jet collided with a U.S. Army Black Hawk helicopter in the middle of the air on Wednesday evening,

Last Wednesday (29), the United States was shaken by shocking news of a collision between an American Airlines passenger plane and a military Black Hawk helicopter in Washington. The post Helicopter Black Box Will Be Key to Discovering the Cause of the American Airlines Plane Crash appeared first on Trânsito e metrô.