Flights in and out of the Virginia airport originally halted as dive teams scoured the crash site throughout the night.

A longtime Atlanta area air traffic controller said he was devastated to learn about the deadly midair collision near Ronald Reagan National Airport.

Chief John Donnelly, DC Fire and EMS said the mission has switched from a rescue to a recovery. They have recovered 27 bodies from the American Airlines flight and one from the helicopter. Donnelly said there were no survivors. Officials from area medical examiner offices are working to identify those killed in the crash.

ATLANTA — After an American Airlines passenger jet and Army helicopter collided over the Potomac River in Washington D.C. on Wednesday night, several flights between Atlanta and Washington, D.C. have been impacted on Thursday.

Am I safe if our own government can’t keep our helicopters safe? Who are the ones here to protect us?’ one flyer said

The plan to add five incoming and five outgoing flights was included in the bipartisan FAA Reauthorization Act last year.

There are many questions online about how the fatal crash between a passenger jet and Army helicopter. Here’s what we can VERIFY so far.

Nearly 300 first responders are searching for survivors after the deadly collision between an American Airlines jet and Army Black Hawk Helicopter outside Washington, DC.

Officials temporarily shut down Ronald Reagan National Airport after a passenger jet and Army helicopter collided over the Potomac River in Washington D.C.

A passenger jet has collided with a helicopter while landing at Ronald Reagan National Airport near Washington

A jet with 60 passengers and four crew members aboard collided with an Army helicopter while landing at Ronald Reagan National Airport near Washington, prompting a large search-and-rescue operation in