U.S. Sen. Jerry Moran has flown from Wichita to Washington, D.C., dozens of times. He will now have hearings on what went wrong in Wednesday's crash.

Representing Kansans in Washington, D.C., Senators Roger Marshall and Jerry Moran were among those who spoke at the Reagan National Airport as federal and local officials provided updates on Wednesday night’s air crash involving an inbound American Airlines flight from Wichita and a Black Hawk helicopter.

On Thursday, Kansas Senator Jerry Moran said the Wichita flight that crashed on its way to Washington D.C. was personal to him because he lobbied to make the flight. In July 2023, Moran working as Vice Chair of the Senate Commerce Subcommittee on Aviation,

An American Airlines flight that departed from Wichita, Kansas, on Wednesday collided with a military helicopter at Reagan National Airport near Washington, D.C.

During a press conference about the Washington, D.C., plane crash that involved an American Airlines regional jet colliding with an Army Black Hawk helicopter, Senator Jerry Moran, R-Kansas, expressed his condolences and added that the flight is "personal" for him,

An American Airlines flight from Wichita to Washington, D.C. was involved in a crash near Reagan Airport Wednesday night.

U.S. Sens. Jerry Moran and Roger Marshall said Thursday afternoon that they have not been told who was on the flight from Wichita that crashed in DC.

The crash on Wednesday night near Washington, D.C.’s Reagan National Airport involved an American Airlines flight from Wichita and a Black Hawk helicopter. No one is believed to have survived the crash.

Sen. Jerry Moran (R., Kan.), at the early morning press conference at Reagan National Airport, told reporters that the crash of the Wichita plane is a “very personal circumstance.” He [lobbied America

Officials said a search and rescue operation is underway, adding there is no information on any casualties at this time.

Lawmakers from Oklahoma and Kansas are reacting to a plane crash near Washington, D.C., as federal authorities investigate.

An American Airlines plane collided with a military helicopter crashing into the Potomac River near Reagan National Airport (DCA) Wednesday night.