Washington midair crash: What we know so far

Air traffic controllers asked the jet to switch its landing route from one runway to another shortly before the crash, according to The New York Times, which added this was a routine request for regional flights.

An American Eagle plane lands at Reagan National Airport as investigators use a temporary shed to gather pieces of wreckage after American Airlines flight 5342 on approach to the airport collided with a US Army helicopter, near Washington, DC, on January 30, 2025. (Credit: AFP)