The number on the American Airlines flight from Washington to the nation’s capital is being retired by the airline, with the direct Wichita-to-DC flight now numbered 5677.

The aviation community continues to mourn after a fatal mid-air crash involving a military helicopter and an American Airlines jet near Washington, D.C. earlier this week.

A timeline of the tragic collision between a commercial plane and a Black Hawk helicopter over the Potomac River, with ...

The midair collision Wednesday night between the plane and an Army helicopter in Washington, D.C., has left Wichita grieving.