US air collision: Plane collides with helicopter midair in Virginia

A plane and helicopter collision has sparked a desperate search and rescue operation in the US state of Virginia. The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) said late on Wednesday that a PSA Airlines Bombardier CRJ700 jet collided with a Sikorsky H-60 helicopter while on approach to the airport in Arlington County. News agencies are citing the US Army saying three soldiers were on board the helicopter. At least two bodies have been recovered. All takeoffs and landings have been stopped at Ronald Reagan National Airport. Emergency services are at the scene. Al Jazeera’s Shihab Rattansi joins us now live from Arlington, Virginia. Keith Mackey is an aircraft accident investigator and aviation consultant. He is also a retired pilot who has flown into Reagan National Airport many times. He joins us live from Ocala in Florida to discuss the latest developments. Subscribe to our channel http://bit.ly/AJSubscribe Follow us on Twitter https://twitter.com/AJEnglish Find us on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera Check our website: http://www.aljazeera.com/ Download AJE Mobile App: https://aje.io/AJEMobile #UnitedStates #Virginia #Arlington #VirginiaPlaneCrash #WashingtonPlaneCrash #ReaganPlaneCrash #MidairCollision #PotomacRiverPlaneCrash #CRJ700 #Bombardier#PSAAirlines #AmericanAirlines #BlackHawk #Helicopter #SikorskyH60 #DCA #DCAPlaneCrash #RonaldReaganAirport #FAA #AmericanEagleFlight5342 #Flight5342 #AviationAccidents