The passenger plane involved in the tragic midair collision with a US Army helicopter in Washington DC, was a Bombardier CRJ700. The aircraft was in the final stages of its approa ...

Tuesday’s announcement came as crews continued to remove wreckage from the bottom of the river, including “major components” of the Canadian-made Bombardier CRJ-700 series twin-engine jet.

Skies were clear. A few minutes before the Canadian-made Bombardier CRJ-700 series twin-engine jet was to land, air traffic controllers asked Flight 5342 if it could use a shorter runway.

Tuesday’s announcement came as crews continued to remove wreckage from the bottom of the river, including “major components” of the Canadian-made Bombardier CRJ-700 series twin-engine jet. Large lifts ...

Skies were clear. A few minutes before the Canadian-made Bombardier CRJ-700 series twin-engine jet was to land, air traffic controllers asked Flight 5342 if it could use a shorter runway.