All 67 people aboard the American Airlines flight from Kansas and the U.S. Army helicopter were killed in a collision last night near Ronald Reagan Washington Airport in the country’s deadliest aviation disaster since 2001.
China’s C919 narrow-body passenger jet completed its first scheduled international commercial flight to a foreign country on Aug. 12, marking a new stage in Beijing’s effort to establish a domestic commercial aviation industry with a foothold beyond the Chinese market.
