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Published February 3, 2025 at 11:15AM

Police and fire boats search the Potomac River after the Jan. 29 mid-air airplane and helicopter collision near Reagan National Airport with the crash site visible in the background (staff photo by James Jarvis)

A new relief fund has emerged to supplement the patchwork of GoFundMe pages and meal trains created to support the families of those who died in last week’s airplane and helicopter crash into the Potomac River near Reagan National Airport.

The Capital Area Community Foundations, a partnership of D.C.-area nonprofits that includes the Oakton-based Community Foundation for Northern Virginia, launched a DCA Together Relief Fund on Friday (Jan. 31) to raise money for the families, first responders and organizations providing mental health services and other recovery resources.

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JUST IN: Army identifies soldiers on Fort Belvoir helicopter in DCA crash

By Angela Woolsey

Published January 31, 2025 at 3:55PM | Updated January 31, 2025 at 5:21PM

An American Airlines flight passes over nearly two dozen crosses near Gravelly Point, a tribute to the 67 victims of the mid-air collision over the Potomac River (staff photo by James Jarvis)

Two of the three soldiers on the Army helicopter that collided with an American Airlines passenger jet over the Potomac River on Wednesday (Jan. 29) have been identified.

One of the bodies that has been recovered so far appears to be that of Staff Sgt. Ryan Austin O’Hara, a 28-year-old Lilburn, Georgia, native who had served in the Army as a UH-60 Blackhawk helicopter pilot since 2017, the Department of the Army announced today (Friday).

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BREAKING: FCPS students, parents among National Airport crash victims

By Angela Woolsey

Published January 30, 2025 at 3:45PM | Updated January 30, 2025 at 7:33PM

A D.C. fire boat searches the Potomac River the morning after the mid-air airplane and helicopter crash outside Reagan National Airport (staff photo by James Jarvis)

The victims of last night’s deadly airplane and helicopter crash outside Reagan National Airport included multiple Fairfax County Public Schools students and their parents, Superintendent Michelle Reid says.

All 64 people on American Airlines Flight 5342 from Wichita, Kansas, and three soldiers on the military helicopter — a U.S. Army UH-60 Blackhawk that was on a training mission from Fort Belvoir — are believed to have perished in the crash.

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Fairfax County supports response to deadly plane and helicopter crash at DCA

By Angela Woolsey

Published January 30, 2025 at 12:00PM | Updated January 30, 2025 at 3:09PM

Response to airplane and helicopter crash in the Potomac near National Airport, as seen from Gravelly Point (staff photo by James Cullum from ARLnow)

The D.C. region is reeling in the aftermath of a crash involving an American Airlines passenger jet and a military helicopter near Reagan National Airport that officials say left no survivors.

Arriving from Witchita, Kansas, the airplane was making its descent when it collided with the helicopter over the Potomac River around 8:50 p.m. yesterday (Wednesday). The crash drew a massive emergency response that included personnel from Fairfax County’s police and fire departments.

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Springfield pilot killed in plane crash remembered for dog rescue efforts

By Angela Woolsey

Published December 3, 2024 at 2:30PM

The Animal Shelter of Schoharie Valley released a photo showing Seuk Kim during a flight to deliver dogs rescued from a euthanasia list to the Animal Shelter of Schoharie County on Nov. 11, 2024 (Animal Shelter of Schoharie Valley via AP)

The family of a Springfield man who was recently killed in a plane crash will also bury the ashes of one of the dogs he was transporting.

The family of Seuk Kim, 49, went to Leesburg on Sunday (Dec. 1) to pick up the ashes of a puppy named Lisa, who died alongside Kim when his 1986 Mooney M20J crashed in the Catskill Mountains about 35 miles southwest of Albany, New York, on Nov. 24.

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Springfield pilot killed in New York plane crash, but two dogs survive

By Associated Press

Published November 26, 2024 at 2:30PM

Seuk Kim, 49, of Springfield was killed in a plane crash in New York on Sunday, Nov. 24 (via Ever Loved obituary)

WINDHAM, N.Y. (AP) — A pilot and a rescue dog he was transporting to an animal shelter were killed when a small plane crashed in the snowy woods of the Catskill Mountains, though two other dogs were later found to have survived, authorities said.

Seuk Kim, 49, was flying from Maryland to Albany, New York, when the plane crashed Sunday evening in a remote area of Windham, about 35 miles (56 kilometers) southwest of Albany, officials said.

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Construction takes off on United Airlines flight attendant training center in Chantilly

By Angela Woolsey

Published November 26, 2024 at 9:15AM

A United Airlines flight attendant (via United Airlines)

United Airlines is building a new facility to train its flight attendants based at Dulles International Airport and elsewhere in the D.C. region.

Construction is now underway on the 20,000-square-foot Inflight Training Center, a $16 million investment that’s expected to open sometime next year, the Fairfax County Economic Development Authority (FCEDA) announced yesterday (Monday).

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Canadian plane tech manufacturer to open Reston research facility

By Angela Woolsey

Published November 5, 2024 at 11:15AM

Electronic displays in an airplane cockpit (via Rodrigo Soares on Unsplash)

A Canadian company that makes electronic systems for airplanes is swooping into Reston.

CMC Electronics will invest $5 million to establish an office and research and development facility in Reston, bringing 89 new jobs with plans for more positions as it builds up its operations in the area, Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin announced on Friday (Nov. 1).

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Annual ‘Dulles Day’ returns to airport for 32nd consecutive year

By Jared Serre

Published September 9, 2024 at 1:30PM | Updated September 11, 2024 at 4:35PM

Community members gather at the airfield for Dulles Day (courtesy MWAA)

An annual fundraiser supporting Special Olympics Virginia is set to return to Dulles International Airport next week.

The 32nd annual Dulles Day is scheduled to be held Saturday, September 14. Entry to the event is free, but visitors can participate in a variety of activities with a donation.

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United Airlines expects busy Labor Day weekend at Dulles Airport

By Angela Woolsey

Published August 29, 2024 at 3:30PM

United Airlines planes at Dulles International Airport (courtesy United Airlines)

The upcoming Labor Day weekend is anticipated to be a busy one for travel, including at Dulles International Airport.

United Airlines, the airport’s biggest carrier, says it will average more than 240 nonstop flights per day to and from Dulles over the holiday weekend, starting today (Thursday) through Monday (Sept. 3). The number of departing flights will be up 10% compared to last year’s Labor Day weekend.