Latest news and live updates after an American Airline jet collided with a Black Hawk helicopter over the Potomac River.

Airlines have issued travel waivers to help passengers whose flights into and out of Washington, D.C., were affected following a deadly midair collision on Wednesday.

An American Airlines jet carrying 64 people collided Wednesday with a helicopter near Reagan Washington National Airport, with no survivors expected.

The pilot and first officer on the American Airlines plane that crashed into a military helicopter Wednesday night—killing all 64 people on board—have been identified by a colleague and family member as victims alongside American and Russian figure skaters,

United CEO Scott Kirby diminished American in comments on Wednesday. American CEO Robert Isom barely responded during American's earnings call.

An Army Black Hawk helicopter collided with a regional jet near Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport on Wednesday evening, U.S. officials confirmed to ABC News.

"I walk here every day. I see helicopters going around. I see planes coming in like crazy. I never thought that would happen."

The married couple, won the world championships in pairs figure skating in 1994, had reportedly lived in the US since at least 1998.

Sixty passengers and four crew members from the plane and three Black Hawk helicopter personnel are feared dead as a recovery mission is underway.

Sam Lilley, the pilot on the American Airlines flight that tragically crashed in Washington D.C., was going to achieve a major life milestone later this year. Sam's dad, Tim Lilley, took to social media on Thursday,

The airspace around Washington, D.C., is congested and complex — a combination aviation experts have long worried could lead to catastrophe.