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The American Airlines regional jetliner was carrying 60 passengers and 4 crew when it collided with a US Army Black Hawk helicopter near Reagan Washington National Airport, plunging the aircraft into the Potomac River, Press TV reported.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Washington,\u00a0DC Fire and EMS Chief John Donnelly said at a press conference on Thursday that a huge rescue operation had been launched, but no survivors are expected from the crash.<\/p>\n
He said first responders worked throughout the night to recover bodies and search for survivors despite the tough working conditions due to the plane falling into the Potomac River.<\/p>\n
However, till now the rescue workers had not found any survivors and were able to only recover 30 dead bodies, one of which was from the helicopter.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n
News agencies reported that a renowned Russian figure skating couple, who worked as coaches in the US and were traveling with a group of young skaters, had been aboard the American Airlines plane that crashed on Thursday.<\/p>\n
Meanwhile, experts say numerous safety defects leading to crashes in American-made airliners indicate a decline in production standards in US airplane manufacturing plants.<\/p>\n
Boeing, the flagship American manufacturer of commercial airliners, posted a fourth-quarter loss of $3.8 billion on Tuesday amid continued machinists’ strikes and other problems at its plants.<\/p>\n
Two Boeing whistle-blowers, who warned about manufacturing defects in its planes, have been found dead in the US after making their revelations.<\/p>\n
John Barnett and Joshua Dean both died in mysterious conditions.<\/p>\n
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