American Airlines CEO Robert Isom released a third statement Thursday following the crash of American Eagle Flight 5342, saying the AA family was devastated and hurting but focusing on taking care of the victims' families.

Many established international airlines have posted messages of condolences following news of the American Airlines plane crash in Washington DC, US.

The athletes were flying from Wichita, Kan. to Washington D.C. on American Eagle Flight 5342 when the crash occurred around 9 p.m., the Federal Aviation Administration said.

An American Eagle regional jet collided with a US Army Black Hawk helicopter on final approach to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport.

An American Eagle flight crew from Charlotte was onboard a plane that collided with a military Black Hawk helicopter over the Potomac River by Washington, D.C., according to multiple media reports and at least one crew member’s family.

After American Airlines’ American Eagle Flight 5342 had a mid-air collision with a helicopter and subsequently crashed into the Potomac River, the D.C. fire chief shared a statement.

The camp serves as a launchpad for athletes vying for their spot on Team USA in the upcoming world championships.

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.

Reports have emerged on how a jet tried to land at the same airport where the American Eagle Flight 5342 collided with an Army Black Hawk helicopter. Fox

Recovery efforts are ongoing on the Potomac River. US President Donald Trump gave a briefing on the crash on Thursday night - where he claimed there was a link between a diversity hiring drive and the deadly collision.

Sixty passengers and four crew from the plane are presumed dead from the crash, which also killed the three military members in the helicopter.