Stay up to date with notifications from The Independent

Notifications can be managed in browser preferences.

Independent TV

Showing now | News

Officials say US has 'safest airspace in world' after American Airlines plane and military helicopter crash

00:20

Officials say US has 'safest airspace in world' after American Airlines plane and military helicopter crash

Officials maintained that the US has the "safest airspace in the world" after an American Airlines plane collided with a military helicopter in Washington DC on Wednesday, 28 January.

In an update on Thursday, authorities said that at least 28 bodies were recovered after the regional jet carrying 64 people collided mid-air with an Army Black Hawk helicopter.

“We have early indicators of what happened here, and I will tell you with complete confidence, we have the safest airspace in the world,” Transport Secretary Sean Duffy told reporters.

Up next

Thank you for registering

Please refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in