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We are now at the point where we are switching from a rescue operation to a recovery operation,
said John Donnelly, the fire chief in the nation’s capital The airplane was on a perfect and routine line of approach to the airport. The helicopter was going straight at the airplane for an extended period of time. It is a CLEAR NIGHT, the lights on the plane were blazing, why didn't the helicopter go up or down, or turn. Why didn't the control tower tell the helicopter what to do instead of asking if they saw the plane."
Trump wrote on Truth Social Wednesday night These responders found extremely frigid conditions. They found heavy wind. They found ice on the water, and they operated all night in those conditions,
We have recovered 27 people from the plane and one from the helicopter,
Do I think this was preventable? Absolutely."
When asked about President Donald Trump's statement Wednesday night that it All she wanted to do was help people, and DC, she thought, was the place to achieve her goals,
This is a bad situation that looks like it should have been prevented. NOT GOOD!!!
As part of any investigation, we look at the human, the machine and the environment."
Asked about the president's claims, NTSB chair Jennifer Homendy told reporters We have early indicators of what happened here,
he said, declining to elaborate I've been crying since yesterday,
Andemicael said, her voice cracking Both pilots had flown this specific route before, at night. This wasn't something new to either one of them,
said Jonathan Koziol, chief of staff for Army aviation On final approach into Reagan National it collided with a military aircraft on an otherwise normal approach,
American Airlines CEO Robert Isom said How can he make these brash statements when an investigation is barely under way?”
said Rev Al Sharpton, president of the National Action Network civil rights group I would just say that everyone who flies in American skies expects that we fly safely,
Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said The position configuration was not normal for the time of day and volume of traffic,
You had a pilot problem from the standpoint of the helicopter,
You should be assured that when you fly, you’re safe,
Overnight, boats will remain on scene for security and surface searches from local, state, and federal regional partners,
The other pilot is looking for other aircraft...But he's on the other side of the cockpit from the direction that the helicopter is coming from,
They're going to be looking at whether the pilot of the helicopter saw the jet or not,
