Washington DC plane crash: 28 victims identified as Trump criticized for response to disaster – live updates

Washington DC fire chief says 41 victims recovered, with 28 identified

John Donnelly, chief of Washington DC Fire and EMS, is now speaking.

41 victims have been recovered and 28 of them have been positively identified, he said.

He went on to add:

“Our dive teams are working in targeted areas, and additional Coast Guard assets will arrive this afternoon. The salvage crews have begun to arrive on the scene, and they’re assessing the work that’s going to be needed to recover the aircraft from the water.”

Earlier today, the army released the names of two of the soldiers who were onboard the Black Hawk helicopter that collided with a commercial airliner near Reagan airport on Wednesday night.

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But the army did not immediately release the name of the third soldier who died on the helicopter, saying it was withholding the name at the family’s request.

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The New York Times called the choice not to release the third soldier’s name “an extraordinary step,” and “highly unusual” noting that “typically, the names of service members killed during a peacetime accident or in combat zones are made public about 24 hours after their relatives have been notified”.

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The Times and other outlets have reported that the third, not-yet-identified soldier is a woman.

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On Thursday, 6ABC Action News and other outlets cited an official spokesperson, Jonathan Koziol, a retired army chief warrant officer, who described the Black Hawk helicopter crew as a “very experienced group” of pilots.

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“Koziol confirmed to reporters on a conference call that the male instructor pilot had more than 1,000 hours of flight time, the female pilot who was commanding the flight at the time had more than 500 hours of flight time, and the crew chief was also said to have hundreds of hours of flight time,” 6ABC Action News reported.

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The Black Hawk crew was on a routine night-time qualification flight, an annual exam in which an instructor pilot tests another pilot’s skills in navigating the Washington area, Koziol told the news outlets.

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Divisive comments from Donald Trump and his top officials, who have blamed the crash on past diversity efforts within the Federal Aviation Authority without offering any specifics, have put an additional spotlight on the identities of the pilots and the air traffic controllers involved in the crash.

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Pete Hegseth, the former Fox News television host who is now Trump’s secretary of defense, said in interviews just months before his confirmation that he does not believe women should serve in military combat roles.

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The Potomac River is a grim place today, as emergency responders continued to search for the bodies of more than two dozen people who have not yet been recovered.

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“This is heartbreaking work,” Washington DC fire chief John Donnelly said at a press conference earlier today, according to the Associated Press, noting that more than 300 responders were taking part in the effort at any one time, including teams of divers and two US coast guard cutters, at least one of which carries a crane. “It’s been a tough response for a lot of our people.”

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The Associated Press also interviewed Dean Naujoks, who routinely patrols the Potomac for the environmental group Waterkeeper Alliance, and who had permission to be out on the river on Thursday.

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Naujoks said he saw wreckage in the river that included pages from a flight manual, part of the plane’s cabin wall, a woman’s sweater, dozens of sugar packets with the American Airlines logo and what appeared to be the cushion from a pilot’s seat.

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“Everything is covered in jet fuel,” Naujoks said on Friday. “The sugar packets made me think of the flight attendants. I’m thinking of the people these things belonged to and it’s a punch to the gut. It’s just a sad day on the river.”

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Senator Jerry Moran of Kansas has confirmed that the Federal Aviation Administration has shut down all low-altitude helicopter flights near Ronald Reagan Washington National airport indefinitely.

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In a statement, Moran, who is on the Senate subcommittee on aviation operations, safety and security, said that the FAA “has indefinitely shut down all low-altitude helicopter flights near DCA.”

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“The FAA was right to take this action, and I expect these restrictions to be in effect until investigations are complete” he added.

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In response to a question on whether he believes authorities will have to lift the rest of the aircraft out of the water to recover the remains of the rest of the passengers, John Donnelly said:

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“Yes, I believe for us to recover the rest of the remains, that we are going to need to get the fuselage out of the water.”

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In response to a question on how long authorities believe it will take the salvage the aircraft’s remain on the water, John Donnelly said:

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“So we’re working as fast as we can. I’m not going to be able to give a timeline on that, as there’s a lot of unknowns.”

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He added that more salvage equipment will arrive on site tomorrow.

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John Donnelly, chief of Washington DC Fire and EMS, is now speaking.

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41 victims have been recovered and 28 of them have been positively identified, he said.

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He went on to add:

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In a recent statement, the Washington DC Fire and EMS Department says that with assistance from regional and federal partners, their response teams remain focused on recovery efforts in the Potomac River.

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They will be giving an update to the public at a news conference at 2:30pm ET.

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Maryland Governor Wes Moore, a Democrat, criticizes president Donald Trump’s response to the plane crash.

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“We have a sitting president of the United States blame it on DEI less than 24 hours after the crisis” Moore said on Friday, while addressing the Democratic National Committee’s winter meeting outside Washington, according to a video of the remarks shared by the Maryland Democratic party.

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“When a journalist asked if he would visit the site of the catastrophe, the president suggested that he wasn’t interested in going swimming” he added.

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“When this country needed comfort, we got chaos,” Moore said. “When this country needed healing, we got hatred.”

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Leavitt said that President Trump is “intent on ensuring that we are increasing staffing at these agencies” such as the FAA.

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“That’s why he signed a very strong executive order on his second day in office, immediately terminating DEI hiring practices at the FAA” she added.

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Leavitt added that Trump based his statement on Truth Social on “truth, because it’s truth and fact”.

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She added that it was “relayed to him by the authorities who are overseeing the investigation.”

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We reported earlier today that Trump wrote in a post on Truth Social:

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The Blackhawk helicopter was flying too high, by a lot. It was far above the 200 foot limit. That’s not really too complicated to understand, is it???

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It is unusual for a President to weigh in like this, especially on social media, and suggest the cause of the collision, when officials have not yet revealed the cause of the deadly collision and the crash remains under investigation by federal transportation authorities.

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More than 40 bodies have been recovered, officials said.

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More of the victims have been identified by their family members and friends, including a Filipino police officer, two lawyers, a law professor, two Chinese citizens, two parents from Kansas, a GE Aerospace employee, two young figure skaters and their parents, the president-elect of the National Association of Biology Teachers, and a college student.

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President Donald Trump said that the military helicopter involved in the crash was flying above the 200 foot limit, despite officials still investigating.

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Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said that the black boxes onboard the Black Hawk helicopter have not yet been recovered.

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National Transportation Safety Board member Todd Inman said today that the teams will continue their efforts in the field.

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Staffing levels were ‘not normal’ in control tower at time of Washington DC crash, report says.

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The National Transportation Safety Board said it will have preliminary report into disaster within 30 days.

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The US Federal Aviation Administration is reportedly restricting helicopter flights near Washington Reagan National Airport indefinitely, a FAA official reportedly told Reuters.

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The President of National Air Traffic Controllers Association said that he stood behind “every highly skilled, highly trained air traffic controller that is out there.”

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Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport is open and operating normally today.

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Illinois Representative Jesús García, a Democrat, has accused President Donald Trump of “exploiting disaster” in an interview.

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Speaking to CNN on Friday, García accused Trump of “exploiting disaster to continue to spread racist lies and divisiveness across the country, simply to score political points with his base.”

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“We don’t know what occurred and whether it was human error that caused this flight or other factors,” García said. “That is what we will learn. And once we have the facts and recommendations, our subcommittee on aviation will be prepared to act.”

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A Cedarville University student has been identified as another one of the passengers on the flight, the university said.

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Thomas White, the president of Cedarville University in Ohio, told reporters that student Grace Maxwell was on the American flight after attending her grandfather’s funeral, according to NBC News.

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“You know, I talked to her dad. I said, ‘What can we do?’” White said. “There’s no words that make this OK. There’s nothing that makes this easier. I can’t say anything that takes away your hurt or your pain.”

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Maxwell was a junior majoring in mechanical engineering, the university said.

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The Philippine National Police has identified Police Colonel Pergentino N Malabed, chief of the supply management division, as one of the passengers who was on board the American Airlines flight.

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In a statement on Facebook, the Philippine National Police said:

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The Philippine National Police mourns the tragic loss of Police Colonel Pergentino N. Malabed, Chief of the Supply Management Division, who was among those on board the American Airlines flight that collided midair with a U.S. Army Black Hawk helicopter near Reagan National Airport in Washington, D.C., and crashed into the Potomac River on Wednesday night.

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PCOL Malabed was on official travel at the time of the incident, fulfilling his duty as a dedicated police officer—committed to the service of protecting and securing both the PNP and the nation. His untimely passing is a profound loss to the PNP, where he served with honor, integrity, and dedication throughout his career.

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We extend our deepest condolences to his bereaved family, loved ones, and colleagues. The PNP is committed to providing them with all necessary support during this difficult time

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As we grieve this tragic event, we also honor the dedication and sacrifice of PCOL Malabed. His contributions to the PNP and the nation will never be forgotten.

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The National Association of Biology Teachers reported that NABT president-elect Lindsey (Carter) Fields was onboard the American Airlines plane which collided with the US Army helicopter on Wednesday.

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In a statement on Facebook, the NABT said:

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“Lindsey was traveling to represent the NABT community and advocate for excellence in life science education

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This is a tremendous loss. Please keep Lindsey, the other victims, and their families in your hearts. We also ask that you respect the privacy of her loved ones at this time.

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We will share more information as it becomes available.”

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A GE Aerospace employee has been identified as another passenger who was on the flight on Wednesday.

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In a statement, the company said that “this is a tragedy not only for our industry, but also for the GE Aerospace team as one of our cherished colleagues was onboard the flight” adding, “our hearts are with all the families impacted by this horrific accident.”

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In a statement to Fox19, Larry Culp, chairman and CEO of GE Aerospace, identified the employee as Vikesh Patel.

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According to his LinkedIn, Patel has worked at GE Aerospace for over 11 years.

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GE Aerospace is an American aircraft engine supplier.

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The US Federal Aviation Administration is reportedly restricting helicopter flights near Washington Reagan National Airport indefinitely, a FAA official reportedly told Reuters.

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The official, who was not named, reportedly told the news outlet that the agency was barring most helicopters from parts of two helicopter routes near the airport and only allowing police and medical helicopters in the area between the airport and nearby bridges.

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More than 40 bodies have been recovered from the Potomac River, a law enforcement official reportedly told the Associated Press.

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This comes as the recovery effort continued on Friday.

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The Associated Press said that the official spoke on condition of anonymity as they were not authorized to discuss details of the investigation.

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President Donald Trump said this morning that the military helicopter involved in the crash in Washington, DC, was flying too high at the time of the accident that killed 67 people.

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In a post on Truth Social, Trump wrote:

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The Blackhawk helicopter was flying too high, by a lot. It was far above the 200 foot limit. That’s not really too complicated to understand, is it???

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Here is a brief summary of the latest developments:

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Rescue crews are expected to return to Potomac River on Friday as they continue to search for the victims of the collision between the American Airlines flight and US army Black Hawk helicopter. So far, at least 27 bodies have been recovered from the plane and one from the helicopter which crashed into the river.

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Investigators plan to push forward today with efforts to retrieve the two aircraft involved in the crash. Fresh from recovering the so-called black boxes from the American Airlines plane that crashed into the Potomac River after colliding with an army Black Hawk helicopter on Wednesday, divers aim to “salvage the aircraft” and find additional components on Friday, Washington’s fire department said.

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The National Transportation Safety Board is studying the cockpit voice recorder and flight data recorder from the CRJ700 airplane, and is expected to provide a preliminary report in 30 days.

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An initial Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) report obtained by US media organisations said staffing levels were “not normal for the time of day and volume of traffic” before a military helicopter collided with a passenger jet in the heart of Washington DC. According to the report, the separate roles of coordinating helicopter traffic and arriving and departing planes had been combined when the collision happened, the Associated Press reported. The Washington Post said two people were handling the jobs of four inside the control tower.

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“Our hearts break for the families who lost loved ones in the tragic plane and helicopter crash at DCA,” former president Barack Obama wrote in a post on X. “Michelle and I send our prayers and condolences to everyone who is mourning today, and we’re grateful to the first responders who are doing everything they can to help under extremely difficult circumstances.”

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Public officials and aviation experts are resurfacing concerns about how uniquely congested the airspace is around Washington DC. On Thursday, during his confirmation hearing before the Senate armed services committee, Daniel Driscoll, Donald Trump’s nominee for secretary of the army, questioned why military helicopters need to conduct training exercises near such a busy commercial airport. Driscoll told lawmakers that the incident seemed “preventable” and vowed to review army practices.

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Senator Maria Cantwell, the top Democrat on the Senate commerce committee, questioned the safety of military and commercial flights separated by as little as 350ft (107 meters) vertically and horizontally. She also urged the government to reconsider allowing so many helicopter flights next to such a busy airport.

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The BBC reports that the identities of two of the three people onboard the Black Hawk helicopter involved in the Washington DC collision have been named. It added that the identity of the third person is not yet known. According to the British public broadcaster, the pilot has been named as Andrew Eaves by his wife, Carrie. Mississippi governor, Tate Reeves, also shared a message on X naming Eaves. Ryan O’Hara, 29, was the crew chief of the Black Hawk helicopter, reports the BBC, citing CBS News.

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A GE Aerospace employee was onboard the American Airlines passenger jet that collided with a and the US army Black Hawk helicopter near Washington DC on Wednesday night, the company’s CEO has said. In a post on X yesterday, GE Aerospace CEO Larry Culp, who did not name the employee, said: “This is a tragedy not only for our industry but also for the GE Aerospace team as one of our cherished colleagues was onboard the flight.”

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Two lawyers, Sarah Lee Best and Elizabeth Anne Keys, were among those onboard the American Airlines flight, their lawfirm and families have confirmed in statements reported by CNN and other media.

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US transportation secretary, Sean Duffy, said late on Thursday he will soon announce a plan to reform the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) after a devastating collision between an American Airlines regional plane and an army helicopter killed 67 people. “I am in the process of developing an initial plan to fix the @FAANews. I hope to put it out very shortly,” Duffy said on X.

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You can also find a helpful explainer of what we know so far about the fatal aviation incident in Washington DC here:

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An initial Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) report obtained by US media organisations said staffing levels were “not normal for the time of day and volume of traffic” before a military helicopter collided with a passenger jet in the heart of Washington DC.

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According to the report, the separate roles of coordinating helicopter traffic and arriving and departing planes had been combined when the collision happened, the Associated Press reported. The Washington Post said two people were handling the jobs of four inside the control tower.

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The cause of the crash remains unclear. Investigators have recovered the cockpit voice recorder and flight data recorder from American Eagle flight 5342, an American Airlines flight operated by PSA, the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) said late on Thursday. The recorders are now at the NTSB’s labs for evaluation. Todd Inman, a board member, said officials aimed to release a preliminary report on the incident within 30 days.

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A person familiar with the matter told the Associated Press that the positions handling helicopters and planes are regularly combined when controllers need to step away from the console for breaks, are in the process of a shift change or air traffic is slow. Speaking on condition of anonymity to discuss internal procedures, the person said the staffing situation on Wednesday night was at a normal level.

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But the initial FAA report, obtained by the New York Times, the Associated Press and others, concludes differently, saying that the staffing was “not normal” either for the time of day or the amount of air traffic over the city, which has more than 100 helicopters a day on average.

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Rescue crews are expected to return to Potomac River this morning as they continue to search for the victims of the collision between the American Airlines flight and US army Black Hawk helicopter. So far, at least 27 bodies have been recovered from the plane and one from the helicopter which crashed into the river.

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The BBC reports that the identities of two of the three people onboard the Black Hawk helicopter involved in the Washington DC collision have been named. It added that the identity of the third person is not yet known.

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According to the British public broadcaster, the pilot has been named as Andrew Eaves by his wife, Carrie.

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The Mississippi governor, Tate Reeves, also shared the following message on X naming Eaves:

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Mississippi is mourning the loss of Brooksville native chief warrant officer 2 Andrew Eaves, who was killed in last night’s accident at Reagan National airport. Elee and I are praying for the victims’ families and first responders who are assisting.

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Ryan O’Hara, 29, was the crew chief of the Black Hawk helicopter, reports the BBC, citing CBS News.

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Reporting by George Joseph and Joanna Walters.

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After Wednesday’s fatal crash which took down a commercial jet and a military helicopter on a training flight at Washington DC’s Reagan National airport, public officials and aviation experts are resurfacing concerns about how uniquely congested the airspace is around the country’s capital.

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As of Thursday night, authorities have said all 64 people on the American Airlines flight were presumed dead as well as three more on the army helicopter, making the incident the deadliest US air tragedy since 2001.

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On Thursday, during his confirmation hearing before the Senate armed services committee, Daniel Driscoll, Donald Trump’s nominee for secretary of the army, questioned why military helicopters need to conduct training exercises near such a busy commercial airport.

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Driscoll told lawmakers that the incident seemed “preventable” and vowed to review army practices.

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“There are appropriate times to take risk and inappropriate times to take risk,” he noted. “I think we need to look at where is an appropriate time to take training risk, and it may not be at an airport like Reagan.”

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The US military has provided little information on its helicopter training activities near the capital and did not immediately respond to requests for comment.

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Martin Chalk, a former British Airways captain who retired in 2020, posited that military pilots might need to train in this particular area to prepare for transporting senior political and military figures to and from the area, which is close to the Pentagon as well as the White House, Capitol Hill and other buildings at the heart of the federal government.

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“The military tend to have a bit of a law-unto-themselves approach,” he said, explaining that military pilots do not have to follow all civil aviation protocols.

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He emphasised that it is not clear yet exactly what happened but he suggested that investigators could ask questions about the exchanges between the aircraft and the tower.

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National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) chair, Jennifer Hommendy, described the investigation into the crash on Wednesday night as an “all-hands-on-deck event” for the agency during a news conference on Thursday in which she appeared with members of the board and a senior investigator overseeing the investigation.

n The Associated Press (AP) have put together this useful explainer on what the NTSB are and what they do:

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What does the agency do?

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The NTSB is an independent federal agency responsible for investigating all civil aviation accidents as well as serious incidents in the US involving other modes of transportation, such as train disasters and major accidents involving motor vehicles, marine vessels, pipelines and even commercial space operators.

n “We’re here to ensure the American people that we are going to leave no stone unturned in this investigation,” Hommendy said, noting the investigation is in the very early stages. “We are going to conduct a thorough investigation of this entire tragedy, looking at the facts.”

n The agency has five board members who serve five-year terms and are nominated by the president and confirmed by the US Senate.

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How will the investigation work?

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For the investigation into Wednesday’s crash, the NTSB will establish several different working groups, each responsible for investigating different areas connected to the accident, board member Todd Inman said.

n Inman said those groups include operations, which will examine flight history and crewmember duties; structures, which will document airframe wreckage and the accident scene; power plants, which will focus on aircraft engines and engine accessories; systems, which will study the electrical, hydraulic and pneumatic components of the two aircraft; air traffic control, which will review flight track surveillance information, including radar, and controller-pilot communications; survival factors, which will analyse the injuries to the crew and passengers and crash and rescue efforts; and a helicopter group.

n The investigation also will include a human-performance group that will be a part of the operations, air traffic control and helicopter groups and will study the crew performance and any factors that could be involved such as human error, including fatigue, medications, medical histories, training and workload, Inman said.

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How long will the investigation take?

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NTSB officials did not say on Thursday how long the investigation would take, but accident investigations often take between one and two years to complete.

n The agency typically releases a preliminary report within a few weeks of the accident that includes a synopsis of information collected at the scene.

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A regional passenger jet from Wichita, Kansas, collided with a military helicopter approaching Ronald Reagan National airport near Washington DC late on Wednesday, killing all 64 people onboard the plane and three soldiers in the helicopter. Here’s what we know a day after the crash:

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Investigators have recovered the cockpit voice recorder and flight data recorder from American Eagle flight 5342, an American Airlines flight operated by PSA, the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) announced late on Thursday. The recorders are now at the NTSB’s labs for evaluation. Board member Todd Inman said officials aimed to release a preliminary report into the incident within 30 days.

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At least 27 bodies have been recovered from the plane and one from the Black Hawk helicopter which crashed into the Potomac River. The Bombardier CRJ-700 jet broke into three parts and was in waist-deep water in the Potomac. More than 300 emergency workers, including divers, weathered high winds and packed ice to retrieve pieces of the plane and bodies.

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As many as 14 skaters and coaches, including two 16-year-olds and a married pair of world champions, were onboard the American Airlines plane. The Skating Club of Boston said Jinna Han and Spencer Lane, both aged 16, were on the plane. The club also said the Russian-born ice skating coaches and former world champions Evgenia Shishkova and Vadim Naumov, who were husband and wife, were onboard. Other victims included ice-skating coach Alexandr Kirsanov, and two of his young students Angela Yang and Sean Kay.

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Two Chinese citizens were also on the plane, state media reported citing the Chinese embassy. Senator Maria Cantwell said that the dead on the plane also included citizens from Russia, the Philippines and Germany.

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The pilot and first officer on the American Airlines flight were named as Jonathan Campos and Sam Lilley in media reports. Campos was 34 and Lilley 28, it was reported.

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Donald Trump has been strongly criticised by Democrats after suggesting that the previous administration’s diversity policies were responsible for the crash. In a press conference, Trump told reporters, “We had the highest standard [of air traffic controllers in his first administration] that you could have, and then they changed it back – that was Biden,” Trump said, adding that he believed the changes were made as part of diversity programs that his administration was vowed to repeal.

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Hakeem Jeffries, the Democratic House minority leader, said Trump had used the collision to “peddle lies, conspiracy theories, and attack people of color and women without any basis whatsoever”. He continued: “Have you no decency? Have you no respect for the families whose lives have been turned upside down?”

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Journalists also highlighted another exchange between the president and journalists. Trump responded to a question about whether he was going to visit the scene of the plane crash by saying: “What’s the site? The water? You want me to go swimming?”

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Trump later signed another executive order that officials said would stop “woke policies” in federal aviation. Trump had already signed an executive order ending diversity initiatives at the Federal Aviation Administration last week.

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Conflicting reports have emerged about whether staffing levels at Ronald Reagan national airport were “not normal”. According to an initial Federal Aviation Administration report, obtained by the New York Times, the Associated Press and others, staffing levels were “not normal for the time of day and volume of traffic”. According to the report, one air traffic controller was responsible for coordinating helicopter traffic and arriving and departing planes when the collision happened, the Associated Press reported, and that configuration was described as “not normal”.

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But a person familiar with the matter told the Associated Press that staffing at the air traffic control tower on Wednesday night was, in fact, at a normal level. The positions are regularly combined when controllers need to step away from the console for breaks or are in the process of a shift change, or air traffic is slow, the person said, speaking on the condition of anonymity to discuss internal procedures.

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Pete Hegseth, the defense secretary, said the Pentagon had launched an investigation. He added that the army helicopter crew involved in the collision was “fairly experienced”. Describing the flight as an “annual proficiency training flight”, Hegseth said: “They did have night vision goggles.”

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Both the helicopter and the passenger plane had been flying in a “standard flight pattern” on a clear night before the crash, transportation secretary, Sean Duffy, said. He added that it was not uncommon for military aircraft to be seen in the skies over the nation’s capital, including near Reagan National, which is located in Arlington, Virginia.

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The American Airlines CEO, Robert Eisen, said: “At this time we don’t know why the military aircraft came into the path of the PSA aircraft.” He urged friends and family of those affected to call 1-800-679-8215, which is the helpline the airline has set up.

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A day before Wednesday night’s midair collision near Reagan airport, a different jet there had to abort its landing and make a second approach after a helicopter appeared near its flight path, the Washington Post reported.

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The US army saw an increase in very serious aviation incidents during the last fiscal year, with 15 flight and two ground incidents that resulted in deaths of service members, destruction of aircraft, or more than $2.5m in damage to the airframe, the Associated Press reported.

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Agence France-Presse (AFP) has some more information on the news that a Filipino police officer was among the people killed in a mid-air crash in Washington between a US commercial jet and a military helicopter (see 6.16am GMT)

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“The Philippine National Police mourns the tragic loss of police colonel Pergentino N. Malabed, chief of the supply management division, who was among those on board the American Airlines flight that collided mid-air with a US army Black Hawk helicopter near Reagan National airport,” an official statement said.

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Manila was notified that a body carrying Malabed’s passport was recovered from the Potomac, police spokesperson Colonel Randulf Tuano told reporters.

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Malabed’s widow is set to fly to the US to formally identify and claim the remains, Tuano added.

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Malabed and two other officers had flown to the US to test personnel vests that the Philippine police planned to purchase, reports AFP. Malabed then headed onwards alone intending “to pay a courtesy call” to the police attache of the Philippine embassy in Washington.

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“Our hearts break for the families who lost loved ones in the tragic plane and helicopter crash at DCA,” former president Barack Obama wrote in a post on X.

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“Michelle and I send our prayers and condolences to everyone who is mourning today, and we’re grateful to the first responders who are doing everything they can to help under extremely difficult circumstances.”

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China on Friday expressed “deep condolences” over a midair crash in Washington in which two of its nationals died, extending “sincere sympathies” to affected families.

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“China has requested the US side to promptly update it on the progress of the search and rescue operations, swiftly clarify the cause of the accident and properly handle follow-up matters,” a spokesperson for Beijing’s foreign ministry said, as reported by Agence France Presse.

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Air traffic control recordings appear to capture the final attempted communications with the helicopter, call sign PAT25, before it collided with the jet.

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“PAT25, do you have a CRJ in sight? PAT25, pass behind the CRJ,” an air traffic controller says at 8:47 pm ET (0147 GMT) on Wednesday, according to a recording on liveatc.net, Reuters news reported.

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Seconds later, another aircraft calls in to air traffic control, saying, “Tower, did you see that?” – apparently referring to the crash.

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An air traffic controller then redirects planes heading to runway 33 to go around.

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“I just saw a fireball and then it was just gone. I haven’t seen anything since they hit the river,” an air traffic controller says.

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Webcam video of the crash showed the collision and an explosion lighting up the night sky.

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Among the confirmed victims of the American Airlines jet carrying 64 people that collided in midair with an army Black Hawk helicopter carrying three soldiers were young figure skaters returning from the US figure skating championships, along with their parents and coaches, and a North Carolina-based flight attendant.

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The Skating Club of Boston said in a statement on Thursday that Jinna Han and Spencer Lane, along with their parents Jin Han and Christine Lane and coaches Evgenia Shishkova and Vadim Naumov were aboard the plane on Wednesday night.

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Nationals from Russia, China, the Philippines and Germany were also on board.

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What caused this tragic aviation disaster is not yet known, but the National Transportation Safety Board investigators has said it will have a preliminary report within 30 days.

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Despite the lack of clarity, newly inaugurated US president Donald Trump has accused his Democratic predecessor Joe Biden of lowering hiring standards and suggested the Federal Aviation Administration’s diversity push could have weakened its capabilities.

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The comments come as president Trump has pushed back against what he has described as the “woke policies” of his predecessor.

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Asked if the crash was caused by diversity hiring, he said: “It just could have been.”

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The Trump administration has not provided any proof to back these assertions, and there is no evidence that efforts to make the federal workforce more diverse have compromised air safety.

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After the crash, Trump signed an executive order on aviation safety that rolls back diversity initiatives and repeated claims without evidence that those initiatives contributed to Wednesday’s fatal collision.

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Hello and welcome to the Guardian’s live coverage of Wednesday’s night’s collision between a regional passenger jet and a military helicopter near Washington DC’s Reagan airport.

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The flight data and cockpit voice recorders have been recovered from the American Airlines flight, National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has announced, and they are now at the NTSB’s labs for evaluation.

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The NTSB said earlier on Thursday that it was too soon to determine the causes of the disaster and pledged to release a preliminary report within 30 days.

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Early scrutiny focused on an initial Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) report on the incident which called the staffing levels at a DC air control tower “not normal,” since one controller was reportedly handling both helicopters and planes.

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But the Associated Press and CNN have both reported that sources told them this level of staffing was, in fact, “normal” or “not uncommon.” The FAA has long struggled with a shortage of air traffic controllers and identified fatigue as a factor that might lead to mistakes, the Associated Press noted.

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Here’s a summary of other developments:

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With the 67 people aboard both the American Airlines flight and the army Black Hawk helicopter all presumed dead, the collision is being called “the deadliest aviation disaster” in the US since 2001. At least 28 bodies have been recovered from the Potomac River, with recovery operations ongoing.

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A day before Wednesday night’s midair collision near Reagan airport, a different jet there had to abort its landing and make a second approach after a helicopter appeared near its flight path, the Washington Post reported.

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The US army saw an increase in very serious aviation incidents during the last fiscal year, with 15 flight and two ground incidents that resulted in deaths of service members, destruction of aircraft, or more than $2.5m in damage to the airframe, the Associated Press reported,

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Donald Trump and members of his administration claimed, without evidence, that diversity efforts at the FAA under the Biden and Obama administration could be to blame for the crash, with Trump specifically claiming that the FAA had been accused of being “too white,” and suggesting efforts to hire Americans with disabilities were irresponsible.

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Trump signed an executive order that rolls back diversity initiatives to stop “woke policies” in federal aviation.

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The Trump administration’s choice to draw an unfounded connection between a deadly tragedy and diversity initiatives at a press conference sparked broad condemnation from Democratic politicians. They called the comments “disgusting,” “despicable,” and “racist,” with Democratic minority leader Hakeem Jeffries saying that Trump was “blaming women and people of color for the deadly plane crash.”

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As many as 14 skaters and coaches, including two 16-year-olds and a married pair of world champions, were onboard the American Airlines plane. The Skating Club of Boston said Jinna Han and Spencer Lane, both aged 16, and the Russian-born ice skating coaches and former world champions Yevgenia Shishkova and Vadim Naumov, who were husband and wife, were on the flight.

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New briefing from the National Transportation Safety Board will happen soon

The press briefing is expected in about ten minutes, and can be viewed online here.

Transgender pilot falsely identified on X as the pilot of the downed Black Hawk: NYT

A transgender woman who serves as a helicopter pilot in the Virginia Air National Guard was falsely identified on social media as the pilot of the downed Black Hawk plane, the New York Times reported. The false identification reportedly sparked tens of thousands of posts and hundreds of thousands of views on X, a social media platform owned by Trump ally Elon Musk.

The pilot, who released her own social media video about the false claims, called them “insulting to the families,” and said, “They don’t deserve that. I don’t deserve this.” She did not immediately respond to a request for comment from the New York Times.

As political attacks on transgender people in the US have escalated in the past four years, one common form of public harassment is falsely blaming a trans person for having a role in a particular tragedy.

In late 2024, NBC news described this as “a trend on the conservative internet that now plays out after many high-profile crimes: People hunt for clues to try to connect a given crime to transgender people, or they jump to the conclusion that a suspect is transgender regardless of whether evidence points that way or is relevant to the crime.”

‘Highly unusual:’ one person who died onboard helicopter not named

Earlier today, the army released the names of two of the soldiers who were onboard the Black Hawk helicopter that collided with a commercial airliner near Reagan airport on Wednesday night.

But the army did not immediately release the name of the third soldier who died on the helicopter, saying it was withholding the name at the family’s request.

The Times and other outlets have reported that the third, not-yet-identified soldier is a woman.

The Associated Press has new details on the previously announced temporary restrictions on helicopter flights near Reagan National airport:

The area over the Potomac River and near the airport is now off-limits to most helicopters to ensure safety in the aftermath of the crash, the FAA said.

The exceptions include emergency medical helicopters, active law enforcement and air defense. The presidential helicopter Marine One is also exempt.

The restrictions are expected to continue at least until the National Transportation Safety Board finishes its preliminary report, expected within 30 days.

Efforts to recover bodies of victims ‘heartbreaking’ work – fire chief

The Potomac River is a grim place today, as emergency responders continued to search for the bodies of more than two dozen people who have not yet been recovered.

The Associated Press also interviewed Dean Naujoks, who routinely patrols the Potomac for the environmental group Waterkeeper Alliance, and who had permission to be out on the river on Thursday.

Eric Adams, New York’s mayor, announces that a 28-year-old New Yorker was one of the 67 victims on the flight.

In a post on social media, Adams said that on Friday, he learned that “one of the 67 victims of the heartbreaking crash on Wednesday was a fellow New Yorker, Melissa Jane Nicandri.”

“At just 28 years old, her life was tragically cut short” he said. “My heart and my prayers go out to her loved ones.”

Her family said that she was returning from a work trip in Kansas, and was connecting through Reagan.

Her mother told The Gothamist that “she was an amazing woman, she was an amazing girl and had so much going for her”.

She lived in Brooklyn Heights, her mother said.

Sean Duffy, the US transportation secretary, has confirmed that effective today, the Federal Aviation Administration will restrict helicopter traffic around Ronald Reagan Washington National airport.

“Today’s decision will immediately help secure the airspace near Reagan airport, ensuring the safety of airplane and helicopter traffic,” Duffy said, adding that this is part of the US Department of Transportation’s “ongoing commitment to safeguarding our nation’s skies and upholding the highest standards of air travel safety”.

“The American people deserve full confidence in our aviation system and today’s action is a significant step towards restoring that trust” he said.

The restricted area includes Memorial Bridge to South Capitol Street Bridge, excluding the Tidal Basin, Haines Point to Wilson Bridge and over the top of DCA, he added.

Duffy said that the decision was made with the support of Donald Trump and in consultation with secretary of defense, Pete Hegseth.

The US Army has released the names of two of the three soldiers killed in Wednesday’s midair collision, but withholds the name of the third at the family’s request.

The army identified two of the soldiers killed was staff sergeant Ryan Austin O’Hara, 28, of Lilburn, Georgia, and chief warrant officer Andrew Loyd Eaves, 39, of Great Mills, Maryland.

“At the request of the family, the name of the third soldier will not be released at this time,” an Army statement said.

Eaves served in the US Navy from August 2007 to September 2017 before transitioning to a Black Hawk pilot for the Army in September of 2017. His remains have not yet been recovered.

O’Hara began serving as Black Hawk helicopter mechanic in July of 2014, and was deployed to Afghanistan from March 2017 to August 2017.

Both soldiers have received numerous awards.

“Our deepest condolences go out to all the families and friends impacted during this tragedy, and we will support them through this difficult time” Maj. Gen. Trevor J. Bredenkamp, said in a statement.

“Our top priority is to assist in the recovery efforts, while fully cooperating with the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB), the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), and other investigative agencies to determine the cause of this tragic incident,” he added.

The Unified command has activated peer support for first responders, Washington DC officials said on Friday.

The World Central Kitchen’s relief team and many other local restaurants have also provided meals and snacks to first responders, officials said.

FAA shuts down all low-altitude helicopter flights near DCA airport indefinitely

In a statement, Moran, who is on the Senate subcommittee on aviation operations, safety and security, said that the FAA “has indefinitely shut down all low-altitude helicopter flights near DCA.”

“The FAA was right to take this action, and I expect these restrictions to be in effect until investigations are complete” he added.

In response to a question on whether he is confident on where the other passengers’ remains are, John Donnelly said:

“It couples with the question about removing the aircraft. I believe that when we remove the aircraft that that will help us resolve this… If it doesn’t, we will continue the search.”

Officials believe remaining victims will be recovered once fuselage is out of the water

In response to a question on whether he believes authorities will have to lift the rest of the aircraft out of the water to recover the remains of the rest of the passengers, John Donnelly said:

“Yes, I believe for us to recover the rest of the remains, that we are going to need to get the fuselage out of the water.”

Officials unable to say when aircraft will be fully salvaged

In response to a question on how long authorities believe it will take the salvage the aircraft’s remain on the water, John Donnelly said:

“So we’re working as fast as we can. I’m not going to be able to give a timeline on that, as there’s a lot of unknowns.”

He added that more salvage equipment will arrive on site tomorrow.

Washington DC fire chief says 41 victims recovered, with 28 identified

John Donnelly, chief of Washington DC Fire and EMS, is now speaking.

41 victims have been recovered and 28 of them have been positively identified, he said.

He went on to add:

Terry Liercke of the Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority is delivering an update right now on the collision.

He said:

“We are in a reduced capacity and a reduced arrival rate due to the proximity of the recovery site. We do have two of our three runways that are closed. So as always, we do want to encourage passengers to reach out to their Airlines for any potential flight delays. Typically, a full schedule here at [Ronald Reagan] National Airport would encompass about 800 flights a day using those three runways. We’ve had several obviously, cancelations yesterday. Airlines are resuming as much as possible normal operations. I think we have about 100 flights or so canceled today.”

Here are some images coming through the newswires of recovery efforts currently under way in the Potomac River and from around Ronald Reagan National Airport:

Emergency vehicles and recovery operations are seen near the mouth of the Anacostia River at the Potomac River near Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, Friday, Jan. 31, 2025, in Washington. Photograph: Carolyn Kaster/AP

This image provided by Dean Naujoks shows debris recovered from the Potomac River south of Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport in Alexandria, Va., Thursday, Jan. 30, 2025. Photograph: Dean Naujoks/AP

Flights take off over crash site of an American Airlines plane and an Army Black Hawk helicopter that collided and crashed into the Potomac River near Reagan National Airport in Arlington VA on January 30, 2025. Photograph: Carol Guzy/ZUMA Press Wire/REX/Shutterstock

In this image provided by the U.S. Coast Guard, wreckage is seen in the Potomac River near Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, Thursday, Jan. 30, 2025, in Washington. Photograph: Petty Officer 2nd Class Taylor Bacon/AP

Washington DC officials to give update on recovery efforts

They will be giving an update to the public at a news conference at 2:30pm ET.

When asked about President Donald Trump’s behavior during the press briefing yesterday, where he used a expletive and blasted the previous administration, Karoline Leavitt said that he was expressing frustration “perhaps even anger” with the previous administration policies.

“I think one of the things that the American people love most about this President is that he often says what they are thinking, but sometimes lack the courage to say themselves” Leavitt said.

“And I think yesterday at this podium, you heard President Trump express great frustration, perhaps even anger, with the previous administration’s policies, many of which have led to the crises that our country is currently facing” she added.

White House Karoline Leavitt says that the White House is continuing to mourn the victims of the collision and their families and friends.

“Everyone in this White House continues to mourn the victims and keep their friends and families in our thoughts and prayers during this unimaginable time” she said, adding that the president is continuing to receive updates as recovery efforts continue on the ground.

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